ITI Group Signs Major MES Contract with Fazer

Design and implementation of its new ‘Factory of the Future’ MES (Manufacturing Execution System).

Leading international, progressive systems integrator ITI Group has announced it has been selected by Fazer, the Finnish confectionery and food giant for the design and implementation of its new ‘Factory of the Future’ MES (Manufacturing Execution System). The new €400m factory in Lahti, Finland is the largest investment in food manufacturing in northern Europe in over 70 years. ITI Group has been providing consulting services to Fazer on the project for the past two years developing the initial concepts, defining business strategy, through to technical specifications. ITI Group has now been retained to develop, build and implement this multi-million Euro project following a four-way pitch process. ITI Group will develop the MES deploying Parsec Automation’s TrakSYSTM software for the entire factory which will fully automate all areas of the factory’s operations.