FRITZ & MACZIOL GmbH

FRITZ & MACZIOL teamwork with Holcim (Russia)

Further VAS 5 commissioning in Russia

Ulm, 12 December 2012. With the successful placement of the VAS logis-tics solution in two cement plants belonging to Holcim (Russia), FRITZ & MACZIOL has now been able to further build up its position in the Russian market. The VAS system already started operations in the Holcim plant in Volsk in summer 2012. Now the Shurovskyi plant at the Kolomna location is following.  Russia is implementing real time monitoring in VAS 5 Holcim through which truck routes can be transparently traced through the vari-ous stations. "In this way Holcim  is now in a position to optimally use the capacities of the logistics infrastructure – such as loading ramps -, con-trol material flows better and automate relevant shipping processes," em-phasised Johann Gastgeber, the project manager responsible at FRITZ & MACZIOL.

The extreme temperatures were a particular challenge for the technology used. Temperatures can fall to -40 degrees centigrade in winter. Therefore FRITZ & MACZIOL had to install terminals and processors that can also work under the-se conditions at all workplaces used outside. Both VAS installations are also connected to the central SAP system in Madrid, through which all orders are administered. On site VAS has taken over the processing of deliveries, shipping and printing the associated documents, such as delivery notes, and transmits all the data to the central system again in the end. "An important argument in fa-vour of our solution was also the extensive evaluation possibilities. Thus,     Holcim (Russia) will not only be in a position to exactly trace the utilisation of the individual logistics stations, but will also be able to prepare differentiated mate-rial statistics. So that, for example, seasonal trends in the sales of the various bulk materials can be identified promptly and be taken into account," said Johan Gastgeber, describing the benefits of shipping automation.

Mutual partnership in a spirit of cooperation was very important for the project teams from Holcim (Russia) and for the FRITZ & MACZIOL team. Both teams are currently working flat out on the equally successful commissioning of the second plant. The customer satisfaction with the VAS system can also be seen in the follow up orders for the SMS Gateway and Infoterminal modules.

About Holcim
Holcim (Rus) performs its business in connection with the investments in the securities of the cement industrial enterprises at the territory of the Russian Federation and CIS countries. The Company has a controlling interest in the enterprises, produc-ing the construction cement, Portland cement, etc., and namely: in Holcim (Rus) CM (Moscow Region) and Volskcement (the Volga Region). The Company's biggest shareholder is Holcim.

Holcim is one of the world's leading suppliers of cement and aggregates (crushed stone, gravel and sand) as well as further activities such as ready-mix concrete and asphalt including services. The Group holds majority and minority interests in around 70 countries on all continents.

About VAS
VAS – the process oriented software solution for the base material industry – depicts the whole process chain from delivery to planning and loading up to leaving the plant. As the link between IT systems and technical equipment, VAS has the key role and is the adjustable screw for efficient processes. In addition, VAS supports reporting and supplies real time information to downstream systems, such as those for production, sales and controlling. All external technical systems, such as weighing, silo or dosage equipment, are fully integrated in the VAS logistic system procedures. VAS is currently used in more than 120 plants in the base materials industry worldwide.

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Background information
The following companies belong to FRITZ & MACZIOL Group with its headquarters in Ulm: FRITZ & MACZIOL Software und Computervertrieb GmbH, INFOMA® Software Consulting GmbH, FRITZ & MACZIOL Schweiz AG, NEO Business Partners GmbH, STAS GmbH, STAS Österreich GmbH, FRITZ & MACZIOL Asia Inc. and IT&T AG. With currently around 1000 em-ployees at 22 locations and six service locations worldwide, the group of companies achieved total sales of over 280 million euros in 2011.

The FRITZ & MACZIOL Group has positioned itself in Germany and Switzerland and worldwide with FRITZ & MACZIOL Asia Inc. and service offices in various countries. A specialist just as much as generalist, as a system and consultancy firm, the Group offers a holistic portfolio of hardware, software, services and consultancy in selected areas. The companies in the FRITZ & MACZIOL Group develop and distribute software and system solutions for organisations in the public sector, SMEs and large companies. The Group of companies is a top partner of IBM, Microsoft and SAP as well as EMC and Cisco with the highest certifications. It makes the full spectrum of the relevant IT issues available to the customer on the basis of the latest technologies of these world market leaders as well as complementary manufacturers. As part of the Dutch technology group Imtech N.V., the system and consultancy firm uses the other divisions within the Imtech ICT Division and cooperation part-ners, for example German Imtech in the Data Center area and in doing so also European synergies.