Sigma Technology helps AXEL Christiernsson optimize grease production with AI services

Sigma Technology Insight Solutions and AXEL Christiernsson, a global leader in the lubricants industry, announce the start of their strategic partnership. Sigma Technology’s expert team in AI development will support AXEL Christiernsson in optimizing production planning for grease production. Together, the companies aim to minimize production failures, reduce the number of cleanings, and improve the efficiency of the entire production process.

Contamination in AXEL Christiernsson's grease production process can cause hiccups like batch issues, extra cleaning time, and resource waste. These challenges make workflows less smooth and add to costs, while also making it harder to meet AXEL's sustainability and compliance goals.

Sigma Technology Insight Solutions proposed an AI contamination solution to tackle these challenges. By replacing the current manual process with a dynamic, scalable system, the solution simplifies contamination sequence management and enhances cross-plant usability. Algorithms and real-time data analysis will enable AXEL to proactively identify contamination risks, optimize cleaning processes, and reduce manual intervention. The project aims to improve production efficiency, reduce downtime, and lower costs, all while minimizing the environmental footprint.

Axel Christiernsson’s grease production site.

With Sigma’s expertise in digital solutions and AXEL's operational knowledge, the collaboration will deliver a user-friendly, scalable solution seamlessly integrated into AXEL’s operations for long-term success.

“As a manufacturer of formulated greases, we aim to reduce environmental impact continually. In this context, we refer to all-important environmental aspects such energy consumption, transport of finished goods and raw materials, and the products themselves. Optimizing the production flow will help us organize orders in a way that minimizes the need for industrial cleanings, thus saving resources and reducing environmental impact while also increasing our productivity. We are looking forward to cooperating with Sigma Technology team,”says Fredrik Jonasson, Group IT Manager at AXEL Christiernsson.

“By using advanced technology to optimize production planning, we can lower costs and create a more sustainable and efficient operation. AXEL Christiernsson is a market leader in the grease and lubricant industry, developing high-performance and sustainable technologies. We are proud to start our partnership, where we will help them drive innovation in the industry,” says Robert Åberg, President at Sigma Technology Insight Solutions.

For more information, contact:

Robert Åberg, President at Sigma Technology Insights Solutions, robert.aberg@sigmatechnology.com

Nataly Lamkén, Chief Communication Officer at Sigma Technology Group, nataly.lamken@sigmatechnology.com

About Sigma Technology Group

Sigma Technology Insight Solutions is a rapidly growing provider of data analytics and digitalization services, including AI/ML, IoT, sensor data, and visualization solutions.

Sigma Technology Group, part of the Sigma Group, is a privately-owned global technology consulting company with operations in Sweden, Hungary, China, Norway, Germany, and Ukraine, and global delivery to Europe, the USA, and China. Sigma Technology Group offers cutting-edge expertise in software development, product information, embedded systems design & development, digital solutions, and IT infrastructure with expert consultants, offshore delivery, and development teams.

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Sigma is owned by Danir AB and has about 5 000 employees and a network of partners in 13 countries.

About AXEL Christiernsson

Axel Christiernsson, founded in 1888, is a leading lubricating grease manufacturer in Europe and USA with 6 production sites located in Sweden, the Netherlands, France, and the USA.

AXEL serves many of the largest and most prestigious companies in the world as a customized label manufacturer. The demanding quality standards set forward by these companies are natural obligations for AXEL to match. Our production sites are all ISO certified including ISO 21469 certification at our French facility.

For more information, visit www.axelch.com.