Customer profil

Industry: Machine manufacturer
Size: 270 employees
Solution: Development Citrix Plattform

Martin Maron Head of IT & Processes
“Thanks to the successful and highly appreciated cooperation with Dinotronic, we are able to focus our internal IT resources mainly on our specific business apps such as ERP & PPS and to push the digitalization and automation of our winding machines. Dinotronic provides us with extremely competent and reliable operational support and advises us on projects and the operation of our ICT infrastructure. We can also count on Dinotronic in case of capacity shortages, specific know-how and extraordinary projects. In addition, Dinotronic proactively advises us with regard to cyber security.”

In the combined 300-year-old tradition of the Schärer, Schweiter and Mettler companies, which merged in 1989 to become SSM, the commitment to textile machinery and facilities for yarn processing has always been exceptional. With such a rich experience in building textile machinery, SSM has learnt to understand the customer needs, and to adapt to the changes in the industry. Although people, markets, technologies and fashion are subject to continuous change, at the center of SSM activities is the endeavor to deliver top products and best solutions for any new demand: that’s why SSM customers can rely on a worldwide service network.

Thanks to commitment to technological innovation, focused on cooperation with best partners in the field and with industry leaders, nowadays SSM is recognized as innovative leader in Yarn Processing and Winding – Swiss developer, leader and holder of the patents in electronic yarn guiding systems. The resulting benefits for SSM machine users are: Performance Flexibility Quality and reproducibility Best and most tight service network in the world of producers of yarn winding equipment. We are proud to serve the most acclaimed and successful companies in all our areas of activities.

SSM relies on a classic client-server model for its headquarters in Wädenswil. All business applications are made available via Citrix to the field offices in China and Italy as well as to field staff.

The Citrix Farm in use was put into operation in 2012 and was thus getting on in years. The goal of the project was to create a new platform based on the latest technologies that would greatly reduce operating expenses.

In an initial workshop, the initial situation was analyzed very carefully, with a special focus on the user requirements. Thanks to our new solution with PVS technology, administrators can now make policy changes or patches for applications and operating systems for an entire server farm in a single location.

The new Citrix platform was implemented between October 2019 – January 2020. Due to the corona crisis in 2020 and the resulting relocation of various workstations to the home offices, SSM had to add additional users to the Citrix platform within a short period of time. Far more than originally planned. With the help of the new Citrix platform, SSM was able to master this challenge in an exemplary manner.

We know your industry

You have the knowledge and experience – we have the IT solutions to give your business room to grow. As an owner-managed SME, Dinotronic has many years of experience in the production, trade and logistics sectors and offers you extremely efficient and thus cost-optimizing solutions with high flexibility and mobility.

YOUR ADVANTAGES

  • Many years of industry experience
  • Efficient and cost-optimized IT solutions
  • Flexible and agile use
  • 7×24 support