Case Study: UMBRAGROUP reduces manufacturing defects by over 20% with IBM Watson Studio

To outsmart some manufacturing challenges, you need more than human analysis

UMBRAGROUP, a global manufacturer of high-precision aerospace and industrial components, was struggling with non-conforming parts in its production runs, which were driving scrap, cost, and profit losses. To better understand the root causes, UMBRAGROUP worked with IBM and IBM Business Partner Nodes S.r.l., using IBM Watson Studio to analyze production data and uncover factors that human analysis had missed.

IBM and Nodes built a predictive modeling platform that cleaned and connected ERP and MES data, then used it to identify process changes that would reduce defects. The solution helped UMBRAGROUP cut non-conforming production materials by more than 20%, improve production quality, and simplify ongoing analytics so the team could model changes before deploying them.

UmbraGroup

Mauro Bernareggi

Chief Information Officer