‘Our industry has many suppliers that offer innovative solutions. As the only global player in the glass industry active in all segments of glass production with close to 60 furnaces, we believe that in order to imagine, design, discover, innovate and implement the solutions of the future, we need to move forward together. In our rapidly changing world, we want to build a sustainable industry that can actually be expanded to an ‘as-a-service’ model in the near future,’ says Şişecam CEO Görkem Elverici with a view to “Plant of the Future”.
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The Plant of the Future platform operates as an open innovation model with the aim of generating tangible solutions from innovative ideas.
While the company works towards its goals in terms of operational optimisation, digitalisation and sustainability, this platform will generate practical, well-designed and innovative solutions. This will create an ecosystem in which people can work together and grow together.
CEO Görkem Elverici continued: ‘We recognise that tomorrow's needs must be addressed today, which is why we are committed to shaping the future of the glass industry now. I invite all our business partners to join us in this great transformation. We firmly believe that the key to progress lies in the collaborations we are building.’
Initially, the ‘Plant of the Future’ platform will focus on the production of glass packaging and flat glass.
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Şişecam will test development projects submitted in the identified focus areas at facilities where suitable capacity can be created. Successful solutions will then be rapidly rolled out across the entire production network.
