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The HF GROUP is a global pioneer for sustainable solutions in rubber and plastics processing. With 2,000 employees and sales of 447 million euros in 2024, the HF GROUP sets standards in industrial production. For continuous improvement, compliance with quality and reduction of entrepreneurial risk, HF relies on production-accompanying inspections and acceptance reports.

In the production plant for tire vulcanization presses and tire assembly machines in Belišće, Croatia, these protocols were manually recorded using paper and Excel. The process takes several months and involves various people and roles. The manual recording was prone to errors, characterized by media breaks and very time-consuming in post-processing. In addition, there is often a lack of transparency and clarity. The production status is not directly visible and the determination takes place with delay. At the end of the process, the manually created report was scanned and sent manually as a PDF to the person responsible.

With cluetec Audit, we have comprehensively digitalized the acceptance process at the HF GROUP location in Belišće and eliminated manual activities. Smart functions, such as the photo and marking function, significantly simplify the documentation. To meet all requirements, customer-specific features were developed that allow machines to be audited in parallel. Captured data is immediately synchronized and immediately available. The production status is visible to all parties involved at all times. The system is designed as a company-wide standard and is already being used by the subsidiary Farrel, a mixing plant manufacturer based in the USA. A roll-out to other companies and business units is already being planned.