INSIGHT ISSUE 02 | 2020

16 Enabling the Digital and Energy transition Its most recent project launch is PG Connect, an in-factory remote collaboration system combining a state-of-the-art head-mounted camera with a cloud-based extended collaboration software. After connecting the headset to the Internet, the onsite user can interact with remote colleagues in real time, sharing content (videos, pictures, documents) and work instructions. PG Connect is now operative in North America, Brazil, Italy, Northern Europe, Oman and Romania. More locations such as Argentina, China, Australia, UK and South Europe are planned to start PG Connect by the end of the year. “PG Connect is changing the way people interact, and brings the company closer to its customers while aiming at creating a new digital world that is more sustainable, reliable and efficient,” says Carlotta Dainese. Factory data forms the basis for Predictive Quality, a project that was successfully tested at the optical fibres plant in southern Italy and will be extended to other optical fibres plants around the world. It uses sophisticated statistical and artificial intelligence algorithms to crunch data collected from the factory’s machines in order to predict the quality of optical fibres cables increasing the plant performance. This enables Prysmian to reduce scrap, optimize costs, optimize procedures, and improve cable quality. Next year the method, now implemented in a selected plant, may start to be exported in other different plants using a replicable approach. “What I like to do is keep pushing people to think outside the box”, she says. “My goal is to get people to change from ‘this is impossible’ to ‘let’s do it’.” PRYSMIAN GROUP EDITORIAL STAFF