Schneider Electric (Korea Branch Representative Kim Kyung-rok), a global company leading the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has selected two factories as lighthouse factories and sustainable lighthouse factories, and has been recognized as exemplary cases of 4th Industrial Revolution technology.

Schneider announced on the 19th that it selected its Hyderabad, India plant as a lighthouse factory at the World Economic Forum 2022 (WEF·Davos Forum) and recognized its Le Vaudreuil plant in France, which was selected as a lighthouse factory in 2018, as a Sustainability Lighthouse.

With this, Schneider Electric now has five lighthouse factories in Hyderabad, India; Batam, Indonesia; Lexington, USA; Le Vaudrey, France; and Wuxi, China.

Schneider Electric's Lexington and Le Bordeaux factories are among only six sustainability lighthouse factories in the world.

Sustainability Lighthouse is a manufacturing company that uses 4th Industrial Revolution technologies to deliver greater environmental responsibility for a clean and sustainable future while improving operational competitiveness.It shows best practices that are strengthening .

The Le Vaudreuil factory in France uses data to drive sustainable results.

The factory implemented industrial Internet of Things (IoT) sensors into its products, collected data through a digital platform, and implemented optimized energy management for the factory, reducing power usage and carbon emissions by 25% and material waste by 17%.

Additionally, by building a water recycling station through AI-based monitoring and cloud analysis, water usage was reduced by 64% compared to before.

The Hyderabad, India, plant manufactures mission-critical products (computers, electronics or electromechanical devices required for specific tasks).

The plant adopts Schneider Electric EcoStruxure solutions to help customers make faster, better decisions to improve their businesses.

The Hyderabad, India, plant leverages predictive and prescriptive analytics, AI deep learning, and Industry 4.0 integration technologies to meet changing customer demands, resulting in 54% growth in business and 9% increase in manufacturing efficiency.

In addition, field errors were reduced by 48% and lead time (the period from when an item is ordered until it is delivered and ready for use) was reduced by 67%.

“The recent recognition of our Le Vaudrey and Hyderamad plants by the World Economic Forum is a remarkable example of the deployment of Industry 4.0 technologies in manufacturing,” said Mourad Tamoud, Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain, Schneider Electric. “The Fourth Industrial Revolution is bringing sustainability, agility and resilience to the workplace,” he said. “As a trusted partner for digitalization and sustainability, Schneider Electric will work to improve and enhance the supply chain for our customers and society.”

In April 2018, the World Economic Forum, in collaboration with McKinsey & Company, launched the Global Lighthouse Network initiative to recognize manufacturers driving growth in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

The Hyderabad, India factory has joined the Global Lighthouse Network, a network of global lighthouses that are driving business model innovation and customer value creation through 4IR technologies.

This case study demonstrates how digital operations can improve productivity and efficiency, enabling sustainable growth in the face of widespread disruption and challenges.