Greycon
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| Private | |
| Industry | Information Technology |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Headquarters | London, England |
Key people | Constantine Goulimis, CEO |
| Products |
X-Trim, opt-Studio, GreyconMill |
Number of employees | 85 (2016) |
| Website | http://www.greycon.com |
Greycon Ltd is an information technology firm based in London, England developing software for scheduling (production processes) and the cutting stock problem primarily for the paper, film, nonwovens and metals industries. The company's solution for the cutting stock problem is responsible for savings equivalent to 0.5 – 1.5% of production, with important environment and financial benefits. It is used, among others, to optimise more than one third of total North American paper production and in the largest paper mill in China. Greycon tools are also used in the production of all UK banknotes.
These industries are compelled to lower costs, improve production & supply chain efficiency, and increase customer service, specifically in terms of delivery accuracy, reliability & visibility and shorter lead times. Companies that succeed in improving performance in these areas are the most successful and are forcing their competitors to follow suit. Manufacturing companies are relying on optimisation, manufacturing execution systems and supply chain management initiatives. Greycon’s strength is in providing a suite of solutions that understand the complexity of roll-base and flat-sheet material production, from primary machine producing the master rolls, through to the final cutting and converting operations. The same challenges and opportunities arise in production of paper and board, flexible packaging film, photovoltaic film, nonwoven products, specialist steel, aluminium and copper rolls & tubes. During production the variants in the specification of products, the permutations in the allocation of orders, the complexity of scheduling rules and the importance of real-time production feedback, allow an industry-specific solution to significantly out-perform the general Supply Chain/APS/MES solutions.
History
Greycon originated in 1985 from the Industrial Systems Group of Imperial College of the University of London. The three founders of the company, Alex Dimitriadis, Prof. Greyham Bryant, and Dr. Constantine Goulimis, developed innovative software for the paper and board industry and formed the company to specialise in the application of advanced mathematical techniques for manufacturing.
Some of Greycon's key milestones:
- 1985 - Greycon formed.
- 1997 - Over 6 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) scheduled by Greycon in the paper industry
- 1999 - North America operation
- 2002 - Strategic alliance with SAP and Metso
- 2003 - X-Trim 2.0 - ReTrim Implementation - APS Connector to SAP APO
- 2005 - Asia, APP & Moorim projects - Formation of Greycon Latin America - SAP Certification
- 2006 - SIAM Kraft project
- 2008 - Initiation of MES solution
- 2009 - China office launched - Multi-core parallel processing
- 2010 - opt-Studio® launched
- 2012 - Greycon Greece established - Usiminas project in the steel industry
- 2013 - Delivered a series of significant projects, including Biaxplen in Russia, Blue Paper in France, Kipaş in Turkey and Fiskeby in Sweden.
- 2014 - Greycon implemented at 500th site - Metals project in South America (Prolamsa) and in North America (AJ Oster) - 50 customers worldwide in the Plastics Film Industry
- 2015 - Greycon optimises 200 million tons per annum in the paper industry - 10th India project live - 2nd project in Russia (llim) - Greycon suite versions 8.4 / 8.5 / 8.6 released
Aims
Greycon develops and implements solutions that contain elements of mathematical optimisation and are used in supply chain problems in the paper, film and nonwovens industries.