Introducing Gerrie Digital Industry Solutions: Your Partner in Smart Manufacturing Adoption

June 27, 2024

In the rapidly evolving manufacturing landscape, staying competitive requires more than just maintaining the status quo. Manufacturers are adopting practices such as targeted continuous innovation projects, asset connectivity, and data-driven decision-making in their manufacturing processes.

As they continue to adopt digital technologies to stay competitive, having an experienced and trusted partner to count on becomes critical. At Gerrie Digital Industry Solutions, we understand these new challenges and are excited to announce our partnership with Rockwell Automation as an Information Solutions Value-Added Reseller (IS VAR).

Accelerating Digital Transformation with Rockwell Automation

The Rockwell Automation Information Solutions Value Added Reseller program helps accelerate this digital transformation. It’s a highly selective designation, limited to the most deeply experienced, highest-performing and best trained Rockwell Automation resale partners globally.

As a member of this elite group, Gerrie Digital Industry Solutions gains exclusive access to Rockwell Automation's portfolio of smart manufacturing solutions. This partnership enhances our ability to deliver industry-leading solutions that address manufacturer's individual needs with tailored solutions.

Why Gerrie Digital Industry Solutions?

1. Exclusive Access to Information Solutions Portfolio: Our IS VAR status gives us unique access to Rockwell Automation's smart manufacturing solutions portfolio. This means we can help manufacturers implement the latest innovations in smart manufacturing, ensuring they stay ahead of the curve.
2. Customized Information Solutions: By combining Rockwell Automation's solutions with our expertise, we provide manufacturers with tailored solutions that tackle their unique manufacturing challenges. Whether improving equipment performance, implementing real-time production monitoring or enabling digital workforce capabilities, we help manufacturers do what they do better.
3. A Local Trusted Partner To Count On: We are here when manufacturers need us most. Our constant support is present before, during, and after implementation. A dedicated team of experts is available throughout the entire digital transformation path.

Why It's Time to Digitalize?

As competition across most manufacturing industries has become tight in recent years, companies are looking for ways to do more with less and digital technology adoption has proved to be the way to go. In general, the adoption of information solutions in a manufacturing environment can bring the following direct benefits:

Enhanced Equipment Performance: Integrating automation equipment with centralized information solution software enables manufacturers to optimize their operations. Consequently, this increases efficiency, reduces machine downtime, and mitigates product quality issues.

Continuous Improvement by Design: With access to state-of-the-art information solutions tools, manufacturers can innovate more effectively, resulting in data-driven targeted projects and measurable objectives.

Workforce Digital Enablement: Our digital industry solutions empower the workforce by providing tools that enhance their capabilities. Some practical examples are real-time data access, instant work order creation, AI-driven insights and other smart manufacturing capabilities.

Multi-Plant Connectivity: Different facilities are now connected to a single access point, allowing consistent and reliable data. In other words, all shop floor operations are now visible from the machine level to the entire production workflow.

Sustainability: We are committed to promoting sustainable manufacturing practices. Therefore, since their inception, our solutions have been designed to minimize energy consumption, reduce waste, and support environmentally friendly initiatives. Integrating sustainability into our digital solutions helps manufacturers achieve operational goals while contributing to a greener, more sustainable future.

Our Commitment to Canada's Manufacturing Industries

Since 1957, Gerrie Electric has been helping the development of Canada's manufacturing industries. Now, Gerrie Digital Industry Solutions, a division of Gerrie Electric, is committed to assisting manufacturers in transitioning to a smart manufacturing world. We deeply understand the unique challenges faced by each manufacturing industry in Canada and are devoted to providing the right information solutions that address each unique case and be their day-to-day digital transformation local partner. 

Let's Talk

We invite professionals from various manufacturing industries across Canada to learn how Gerrie Digital Industry Solutions can support their adoption of digital transformation.

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Written by

Ricardo M. Costa

Senior Content Writer, Smart Manufacturing Solutions