A commitment to better safety today and a sustainable tomorrow
Company Size
1,000+
Region
- America
Country
- United States
Product
- Intelex Sustainability Performance Indicators
- Intelex Communication Management
- Intelex Audit Management for EHS
- Intelex Meetings Management
- Intelex Action Plans
- Intelex Job Safety Analysis
- Intelex EHS Incident Management
Tech Stack
- Digital Transformation
- Data Analytics
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Productivity Improvements
- Waste Reduction
Technology Category
- Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Industries
- Metals
Applicable Functions
- Discrete Manufacturing
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Manufacturing System Automation
- Predictive Maintenance
Services
- Data Science Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
Kloeckner Metals Corporation is a subsidiary of Klöckner & Co. of Duisburg, Germany. Based in Roswell, Georgia, it is a distributor of steel and non-ferrous metals. The company supports customers and suppliers with innovative metal solutions and strives to go beyond mere delivery of products. Kloeckner Metals Corporation is a full-line manufacturing, production and service center business specializing in metals industries, including hot-roll products, structural materials, sheets, pipes and plates. The company employs approximately 2,200 people and includes a 20-member environment, health and safety (EHS) team of 11 corporate and nine branch-dedicated professionals. As a pioneer of digital transformation in the steel industry, the company is striving to fully digitalize and largely automate the supply and service chain.
The Challenge
Kloeckner Metals Corporation, a full-line manufacturing, production and service center business specializing in metals industries, was seeking a solution to streamline its processes and make it easier for branch operations to meet the company’s environmental health and safety (EHS) objectives. In 2017, the company was using multiple EHS systems to track incidents, perform corrective actions, hold safety meetings, perform job hazard analyses, and run other EHS programs. Each system was disparate and there was no interoperability. Kloeckner wanted to consolidate these workflows, close the loop on both corrective actions and audit recommendations, and enhance its overall EHS processes.
The Solution
Kloeckner began discussions with Intelex in 2017. Solution development and implementation started a year later and was performed in two stages. Phase 1 introduced Intelex Sustainability Performance Indicators, Communication Management, Audit Management for EHS, Meetings Management, Action Plans and Job Safety Analysis. Phase 2 introduced Intelex EHS Incident Management and was rolled out during May 2019. With Intelex, Kloeckner introduced a single integrated system that achieved full user acceptance and helped the company meet its overall goals, including the elimination of redundant claims reporting to its insurance carrier. After successfully implementing the Intelex EHS Incident Management application and sharing it with Kloeckner’s operations, a new opportunity presented itself. The company’s controlling and operations functions used a paper-based capital expenditure request and approval process that was extremely time-consuming.
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