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

At the production plant for tire vulcanization presses and tire building machines in Belišće, Croatia, these logs were recorded manually using paper and Excel. The process took several months and involved different people and roles. Manual recording was prone to errors, characterized by media breaks and very time-consuming in terms of post-processing. In addition, there is often a lack of transparency and clarity. The production status is not directly visible and the determination is delayed. 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 digitized the acceptance process at the HF GROUP site in Belišće and eliminated manual activities. Smart functions, such as the photo and marking function, make documentation much easier. To meet all requirements, customer-specific features have been developed that allow machines to be audited in parallel. Recorded data is synchronized immediately and is immediately available. The production status can be viewed by everyone involved at any time. 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 divisions is already being planned.