Aluminum product manufacturer Purso benefits from FactoryTalk Optix

Purso project in a nutshell:

Purso Oy, a Finnish aluminum manufacturer, upgraded its 1,000 m² paint shop automation in early 2024 using Rockwell Automation’s Allen-Bradley control system and FactoryTalk Optix (FT Optix) software by Rockwell.

FT Optix centralizes data, replacing multiple databases and paper-based reports with a single, user-friendly platform for real-time production tracking and quality management. Workers can now quickly access vital info like paint codes and oven times, reducing errors and boosting efficiency. The upgrade has also improved accuracy, productivity, and traceability.

Praised for its affordability and minimal need for technical support, FT Optix may be expanded across Purso’s operations. 

Five key customer benefits: 

1. Centralized Data Access: FactoryTalk Optix consolidates critical production data into one platform, eliminating the need to search across multiple databases.

2. Improved Process Efficiency: Easy access to key information like paint codes and oven times streamlines operations, reducing delays and errors in the paint shop.

3. Cost-Effective Licensing: FT Optix offers a more affordable software solution compared to competing platforms, providing strong value for money.

4. Digitalization of Quality Tracking: The system replaces manual, paper-based reports with digital tools, supporting better quality management and traceability.

5. User-Friendly and Low Maintenance: The platform is easy to implement and use, requiring minimal technical support, which simplifies adoption and lowers overhead.

Aluminum product manufacturer Purso Oy has quickly identified the major benefits available on Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Optix software. 

In the early 2024, the automation in the approximately 1,000-square-meter paint shop was updated, and Allen-Bradley control system by Rockwell Automation was implemented. Automation Engineer Samuli Romppainen of Purso realized that FT Optix could enhance many important production functions.

FT Optix streamlines paint shop processes

FT Optix is used for data collection into a database, but it also serves as an HMI (Human-Machine Interface).

- We no longer need to search vital production data from ten different databases, but it is now available on one platform, Romppainen explains.

Paint shop workers can now easily find, for example, the codes for the paints required for different products and the oven times, which refers to how long the treated products need to be kept in the curing oven to dry the paints.

Romppainen praises Klinkmann Automation for allowing a free trial of FT Optix.

- The license is affordable compared to competing solutions, he adds.

Usage may expand in the future 

According to Samuli Romppainen, FT Optix has also been successful in replacing the paint shop's paper-based quality and tracking reports with digital ones.

Romppainen notes that it is possible that FT Optix could be implemented in other areas at Purso, beyond just the paint shop, and that customer information and order numbers could also be integrated into the Rockwell software.

Klinkmann Automation is committed to providing technical support in the early stages of FactoryTalk Optix implementation, but so far, it has hardly been needed, Romppainen says.

Purso Oy

The Finnish family-owned company Purso is an aluminum product manufacturer founded in 1959, with a turnover of approximately 250 million euros in 2022. The entire Purso company group has around 550 employees.

Purso's products are used in industries such as manufacturing, building facades, and lighting. In 2016, Purso became the first company in Finland to start producing recycled aluminum. The company's headquarters and largest production facility are located in Siuro, Nokia.