Bridgestone plant a ‘Factory of the Future’

Bridgestone Aircraft Tire Europe (BAE) has received a ‘Factory of the Future’ award for its facility in Frameries, Belgium. BAE is one of 17 firms honoured by Digital Wallonie, the Walloon Government’s digital strategy, at a ceremony that took place in Brussels on 8 February.

Sharing news of the distinction through its Linkedin page, the tyre maker comments that “for the BAE team, this achievement is the result of years of transformation, including several breakthrough plant automatisation projects, widescale safety initiatives and the upgraded governance putting people at the heart of its operation management.”

The Factory of the Future award recognises manufacturing companies that push the boundaries and leading in their respective domains – from advanced manufacturing technologies to integrated engineering, digital factories to eco-factories, and smart manufacturing to human-centred organisation. Facilities that gain this title may use it for a period of three years.