Synergies and technological innovation
Synergy and innovation were the talking point of the IRI (Inspection, Robotics and Innovation) 2023 convention, organised by A.I.MAN, the National Maintenance Society, in collaboration with Sarlux of the Saras Group.
Two days of meetings, debates and training with institutions, organisations, universities, experts and enterprises in the sector to monitor the state of industrial plants in each of their specific fields, to better manage maintenance using innovation and robotics, and to tighten synergies in the area with a view to competitiveness.
Sarlux supervised the round table Synergies and technological innovation for industrial competitiveness which, involving representatives of companies and institutions, helped to provide a direction and offered the speakers’ proposals to the Mayor of the Metropolitan City of Cagliari.
“Creating favourable conditions for industrial development and progress is our main mission”, said Barbara Porru, president of Cacip, “enterprises are the beating heart of the consortium”.
Paolo Moser pointed out how Anpal Servizi is safeguarding innovation: “by ensuring that the labour market keeps up with the times and flexibly adapts to local demands”.
For Andrea Porcu, Deputy Director of Confindustria (the Italian Industrialist Association), “innovation can also be understood as a synonym for change that is pursued by taking action within the organisation and in people, experimenting and promoting new models. Enterprises are able to innovate even when they are an integral part of a regional system from which indispensable synergies can be derived, and the Sarroch production district, if I think about industrial and labour relations, is an emblematic case”.
“These devices”, said Maria Francesca Milazzo, professor in Prevention Techniques in the Working Environment and Workplace at the University of Messina, “are essential to improve the safety standards of inspections in industrial plants”.
Walter Cocco, Head of Industrial Operations Sarlux, emphasised that “The aim of innovation and technology is also cultural and it is crucial in order to tackle the period of energy and ecological transition. We are counting on technological innovation to speed up our decarbonisation process”.
Organisers Giuseppe Atzeri, Laura Delogu and Marcello Pintus, expert engineers from Sarlux’s Reliability Service and A.I.MAN managers, explained the event’s twofold objective: “on the one hand, to spread the culture of maintenance and safety, and, on the other hand, to give everyone the opportunity to network and create synergies, which are essential for success”.
A unanimous view emerged on the very high value of collaborations in the technology sector. The challenge for Sarlux and related enterprises is to work every day to create value, considering constant commitment, investment in technology innovation and energy efficiency, continuing worker training and responsibility towards the local communities as fundamental elements for the company’s productivity and competitiveness.
Sarlux and the industries of the Sardinian region are all focusing on technological innovation and sustainability to be competitive and establish themselves in domestic and international markets.
The Saras Group, founded by Angelo Moratti in 1962, is one of Europe’s leading players in the energy and oil refining industry. Through its parent company Saras SpA and subsidiaries Saras Trading SA, based in Geneva, and Saras Energia SAU, based in Madrid, the Group sells and distributes oil products in the domestic and international markets. The Group is also active in the electricity generation sector through its subsidiaries Sarlux Srl (IGCC plant) and Sardeolica Srl (wind farm). The Group also supplies industrial engineering and research services to the oil, energy and environmental sectors through its subsidiary Sartec Srl. The Saras Group has about 1,576 employees and revenues of about EUR 15.8 billion as at 31 December 2022.