Geann Revolutionizes Manufacturing with Cloud Technology

Geann Revolutionizes Manufacturing with Cloud Technology

Geann, a leading ceramic faucet cartridge manufacturer, is advancing digital transformation through a strategic partnership with Chunghwa Telecom. By adopting Google Cloud solutions, Geann has significantly improved operational efficiency and streamlined its ERP systems.

This leap enables real-time data access, global scalability, and fortified cybersecurity, paving the way for Geann’s vision of a fully automated, smart factory. As a pioneer in Industry 4.0 practices, Geann demonstrates the power of digital innovation for sustainable growth.

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Geann Industrial is the No.1 copper-ceramic valve spool manufacturer in Taiwan, demonstrating a pioneering stance in leading Taiwan's small and medium-sized enterprises towards Industry 4.0, accelerating the automation process, and striving to realise the goal of an unmanned ‘turn-off factory’. The cooperation with Chunghwa Telecom has successfully uploaded the ERP system to the cloud, laying the foundation for the digitalisation of production and management, comprehensively enhancing operational resilience and data access efficiency, and effectively addressing the challenges of information security, further strengthening the company's competitiveness in the global market.

Geann Industrial is specialised in the production of durable products that are essential to people's livelihood. Under the strict quality requirements, our valve cartridges and faucets have obtained a number of international certificates, such as NSF 61/9, cUPC, WRAS, ACS, KTW-DVGW, W270, WATERMARK, etc., which has further highlighted the high quality of Geann's products that have been internationally recognized. This strategy has enabled the company to become a global leader in the field of This strategy has enabled the company to become a leader in the global faucet market, with its products being sold all over the world. However, as the market environment changed, Geann Industrial was under pressure to transform at both the operational and technological levels. The traditional manufacturing management model was no longer able to meet the market demand, and the global expansion had increased the burden on the old information system, making it difficult to support the company's current operational load.

Break through the bottleneck of traditional ERP on the ground and move towards Industry 4.0 on the cloud

Geann Industrial used to rely on the traditional local ERP for inventory, finance and production management, but due to the old system architecture, the data access speed is limited, especially in the case of multi-location offices, the efficiency is even lower. In addition, the backup mechanism was inadequate and there was a potential risk of disaster or information security threats. These bottlenecks and pain points were magnified as market changes intensified, and the company's management realised that the existing system could no longer support the company's sustainable development.

ERP to the cloud is an important step in Geann Industrial's digitalisation towards Industry 4.0. The company plans to gradually introduce Manufacturing Execution System (MES) and Advanced Planning and Scheduling System (APS) to promote production automation and process intelligence, and to realise the vision of a ‘Turn-off Factory’. This series of digital transformation requires the efficient integration of ERP and other production systems, and cloud deployment facilitates system connectivity and real-time data sharing, which is conducive to the realisation of intelligent production. The choice of cloud not only meets the current operational needs, but also lays a solid foundation for the company's future development.

Enhanced cloud security protection to ensure operational stability and security

In the process of moving the ERP system to the cloud, in addition to installing firewalls and conducting regular security scans through the GCP SCC (Security Command Center), we successfully identified and fixed potential vulnerabilities, implemented stringent access controls, and conducted regular information security education and training for employees. The multi-level protection measures effectively reduce the risk of attacks and make full use of cloud service tools and security advantages to ensure the long-term protection and stable operation of critical business data.

he cloud deployment not only improves security, but also enables the new ERP system to track the carbon footprint of production, which will allow for accurate calculation of supply chain carbon emissions in the future, and establish a foundation for Geann Industrial's sustainable operation; at the same time, in response to the increased demand for digital production, Geann Industrial is planning to introduce more automated management tools in the future to further enhance production efficiency, and will continue to work with Chunghwa Telecom in order to ultimately achieve the vision of the ‘turn-off factory. In the future, we will continue to cooperate with Chunghwa Telecom to move forward towards the ultimate vision of a ‘turn-off-light factory’ with full automation.