LISI GROUP - Integrated report 2023

42 2 0 2 3 I N T E G R A T E D R E P O R T STRATEGY Investing in the future ROBOTIZATION Speeding up automation at LISI MEDICAL The automation of polishing and forging is included in the Group’s development plan. It has now entered its operational phase. In 2023, the activity robotization plan accelerated for the LISI MEDICAL division. “At Hérouville, automation supports the increase in the site’s production capacities and covers all stages of production, from forging to finishing,” explained David Bogaert, in charge of technical services at Hérouville-Saint -Clair (Northwest France). These transformations will come complete with a technical training stage in order to increase the skills and polyvalence of the on-site teams. These capital expenditures come about as a response to the strong development of business at Hérouville-Saint-Clair, a site that produces orthopedic implants (hip and knee prostheses), as well as at Big Lake, Minnesota in the US, which produces minimally invasive surgical instruments. #MEDICAL #CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT #PRODUCTIVITY “The automation of the Hérouville site covers all stages of production, from forging to finishing.” –DavidBogaert, in charge of technical services at Hérouville-Saint-Clair (Northwest France). Robotizationand Industry4.0at Big Lake In response to the strong growth in markets linked to minimally invasive surgery, the Big Lake site in the US (LISI MEDICAL) has practically doubled its production capacity in 3 years and plans to create new facilities in 2024. These extensions came along with a plan to automate production processes based on Industry 4.0 processes. Robotic systems operating in a closed loop should thus be added to the 12 existing automated lines. These new systems will integrate the manufacturing, handling and control of parts, as well as automatic machine adjustments based on the data collected and analyzed. This extension covers more than 10,000 m 2 of surface area and will be operational at the end of 2024. Big Lake, US plant (LISI MEDICAL).