Business View Magazine | January 2020

76 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE JANUARY 2020 has now become the buzz word in America, as well. Industry 4.0 is about connectivity; about automating a manufacturing system to create the repeatability process, and using data and data collection systems to get information out of the automation system and using that information to improve quality and productivity.” “In our Iowa facility, we are able to monitor all the manufacturing processes and our scrap rate is absolutely minimal,” Cagnatel continues. “We deliver 5,000 parts per month to our customers using this technology with a perfect performance and no rejects. When you have the right information at your fingertips to monitor the manufacturing process, and it’s all automated, the level of value you can add is phenomenal. So, Quatro Composites was a great acquisition.” The blending of the two companies allowed AIM to enlarge its product line, and this past year, Cagnatel reports that the newly expanded firm won several contracts to bring composite