Smart Factory

Leaders in smart manufacturing are navigating AI adoption while managing the transformation of legacy systems and empowering their workforces. We’ll work alongside you to develop your smart manufacturing roadmap – delivering measurable operational gains through practical digital integration tailored to your real-world environment.

Fulfilling AI's Potential While Safeguarding the Expertise of your Team

There can be a large gap between AI’s transformative promise and the reality of the decades-old equipment that your production still relies on. While competitors report 50% productivity gains from smart manufacturing, your teams wrestle with siloed data systems, aging PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers) on different semantics and skilled operators wonder whether algorithms will replace their expertise. Each day brings fresh urgency – quality variations that sensors detect but can’t explain, maintenance schedules based on calendars not conditions, and the nagging sense that valuable insights hide in your operational data. This is where our paths converge.

Working alongside your teams, we translate data into insights that prevent breakdowns before alarms sound. We create dynamic systems that learn from every cycle – delivering measurable gains while honoring the operational wisdom you’ve built over decades.

Meet our Smart Factory Leaders

Bas Koetsier

Managing Director & Senior Partner

Dr. Kai Magenheimer

Partner

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Real Results Achieved with our Clients

25-40%

OEE improvements via AI optimization that respects operator expertise

Up to 70%

Reduction in unplanned downtime via predictive maintenance

Up to 250%

Reduction in throughput time through digital twin simulations

A Tailored and Pragmatic Approach that Fits your Reality

From sensor integration to control towers, we co-architect your transformation with your teams who know the individual quirks of every machine.

We work with you to integrate collaborative robots that amplify operator expertise and to build digital twins that test tomorrow's improvements today. We'll help your production teams to master AI-powered quality systems and your organization to become a team of data-savvy problem preventers.

Our collaboration transforms data into actionable insights – delivering OEE improvements while building digital capabilities that make your operators AI-empowered problem solvers.

The impact: self-improving operations where algorithms learn from experience and human insight drives sustainable advantage.

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Smart Factory Client Results

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Chemicals

One Operations Community: Strong Performance on Every Playground

A global chemical company launched a joint performance improvement initiative with EFESO across twelve plants on four continents. Significant improvements in cost drivers and margins were achieved.

Automotive and Commercial Vehicles

Private Equity

Automotive Supplier Doubles Scale Through Strategic M&A Integration

Industrial machinery manufacturer faced complexity in custom equipment production. We implemented modular design principles, standardized components, and optimized project management, reducing lead times by 40%.

Automotive and Commercial Vehicles

End-to-End Profitability Program for Global Automotive Supplier

Automotive supplier needed profitability improvement for complex drive components. We established end-to-end value optimization, supplier collaboration, and cost engineering, improving margins across entire value chain.

The EFESO Touch

EFESO has guided 500+ manufacturers through smart factory transformations – from first sensor integration to enterprise-wide digital ecosystems. Our 1,000 operations specialists have been delivering Industry 4.0 expertise, coupled with a mastery of lean manufacturing and TPM foundations, since 2013. This combination of skills enables digital deployment that goes beyond what technology-only advisors can achieve – amplifying your operational excellence through integrated, real-world implementation.

Our AI Lab develops custom agents that automate workflows while preserving human judgment. We transfer these capabilities into your organization – transforming maintenance crews into data-savvy problem preventers and operators into AI-empowered decision makers.

Clients choose EFESO because we co-implement solutions that work in their reality, not just on paper – ensuring that digital transformation delivers lasting performance gains, not just technical upgrades.