MICHELIN plant in Torino Stura

Recently the need arose to install a new audio intercom and public address system in the production department to replace the previous analogue public address system which had until then been the only means of communication between staff.

This method of communication had the drawback of always using loudspeaker messages broadcast throughout the area even when, in reality, the communication concerned only the personnel of two of the stations installed along the production line.

The customer needed the new system to retain this functionality, which is useful for communicating with staff who by the nature of their duties do not need to be at a fixed workstation (e.g. maintenance staff), but at the same time to allow point-to-point communication in intercom mode between staff at two workstations to avoid the frequent disturbance caused by broadcasting announcements over all the loudspeakers.

Other customer requirements were:

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that the system be installed quickly in order to minimise disruption during this phase, which had to be carried out without stopping production.

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for the same reason, it was necessary that once the new system was installed, the time between the deactivation of the old system and the start-up of the new one should be minimal

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it should be possible to simply change the operating mode of each individual workstation in order to adapt the system to changing work department needs over time

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in order to be able to adapt the system to the changing operational needs of the production department, it also had to be possible to integrate the system with new units over time without this having to involve modifications, additions or replacement of what had already been installed