An easy-to-deploy SPC solution

The case of Celluloses de Brocéliande, manufacturer of baby and feminine hygiene products for Intermarché, as told by the heads of the Quality, Development and Quality Control departments.

Broceliande cellulose premises

History

Les Celluloses de Brocéliande has been manufacturing single-use hygiene products since 1990. The leading producer of baby diapers, it produces over 3.2 million baby diapers every day. The Breton company brings together a multitude of skills, from product design and machinery to sales.

IN 2019, Les Celluloses de Brocéliande was looking for a user-friendly, easy-to-configure SPC (Statistical Process Control) software package to replace its current one. After a benchmark, Ellistat was shortlisted.

"We contacted Ellistat, a company renowned for its easy-to-use SPC application. Ellistat offered us a free trial of their solution in our workshop. Thanks to their 100% web architecture, the very next day we had access to connect to the software and were able to start testing, without even having to go through training. After a week's testing, we were convinced by the tool," recalls Fabrice LARIVE, Production Manager at the Ploermel site.

Express" deployment of the SPC solution

After a period of independent testing, Cellulose de Brocéliande decided to call on Ellistat for field support in deploying the SPC solution.

Just one day with the Ellistat consultant was needed to configure the entire SPC software package and ensure that it met the specific requirements of the production site. 

"The "duplicate" function was a great help in creating all our ranges, given the large number of references we have to manage on a daily basis," says Corinne SAVIGNE, the company's Laboratory Manager.

Fabrice LARIVE continues, "The Ellistat team played a crucial role in the success and implementation of our project. They brought us their business expertise in industrial quality, and helped us adapt the tool to our specific needs, notably with software upgrades to meet our expectations."

Results

We have deployed Ellistat's SPC tool on all our manufacturing lines (8 stations) and in the quality control laboratory (4 stations). Thanks to Ellistat, we have seen a marked improvement in our manufacturing and quality control processes. One of the key points of this solution is the interface between Ellistat's SPC (Statistical Process Control) and Data Analysis modules, enabling us to obtain advanced statistical analyses and generate quality reports for our customers with just one click.