Blog | Sirris

Putting guidelines into practice - 4.0 made real by Sirris

July 11, 2019

Keeping track of performed manufacturing operations is mandatory in almost every certification and quality process. In the past this resulted in a giant paper stack. Our new manufacturing system will use an electronic identity or eID.

Different levels to connect machines - 4.0 made real by Sirris

Peter ten Haaf

July 2, 2019

Machines and equipment can be connected in several ways, each offering a dataset that differs in level of detail and information. Depending on your needs, time and budget you can select the most suited connection method. Within our 4.0 manufacturing system different methods will be demonstrated.

Data integration in the transparent factory

Filiep Vincent

July 2, 2019

An important aspect of the demonstrator in the Smart & Digital Factory Application Lab in Kortrijk is data integration. Connecting the different elements of production systems is one of the six skills of a smart, agile factory.

In search of special effects - 4.0 made real by Sirris

Peter ten Haaf

July 1, 2019

In our factory with 4.0 technology, we aim to 3D print a watch. We use a femtosecond laser to create an optical effect, and we couldn’t be more impressed!

News about Factory 4.0

Filiep Vincent

July 1, 2019

The latest issue of the Interreg Factory 4.0 Project newsletter keeps you up-to-date with progress, events and testimonies.

Help! Our productivity growth is going down! Another five tips to boost your productivity (part 6)

Pascal Pollet

June 25, 2019

Belgium is the fourth most productive country in the world, but our productivity growth has been sputtering. In this series we present five practical tips to boost productivity in the office and on the shop floor.

The importance of smooth surfaces - 4.0 made real by Sirris

Peter ten Haaf

June 24, 2019

In its workshop in Diepenbeek Sirris is creating a new demonstrator, on which it will have to be possible to create smooth (3D) surfaces. Mechanical components with rough surfaces are preferably to be avoided. You will have to perform some time-consuming and expensive tricks to smoothen the surface. Our new demonstrator will enable us to produce components with smooth surfaces.

What functionalities do you want to add to your product?

Olivier Malek

Stijn Lambrechts

June 18, 2019

Today, the combination of coating and texturing is a viable option for our manufacturing industry, but the number of possibilities is immense. That is why we want to know which functionalities you would like to add to the surface of your product, machine or process. Let us know! Fill in our survey and receive the anonymous results afterwards!