Ciel & Terre ensures digital continuity across its 7 international subsidiaries

In summary

Using Aletiq, Ciel et Terre was able to:

✓ Optimize the management of technical data (CAD, calculations, tests, QMS...)

✓ Create synergies through the harmonization of operating methods between sites

✓ Ensuring the digital continuity of data

✓ Accelerate cycle times and improve products

Ciel et Terre is the world leader in the deployment of floating solar power plants, from design to distribution and installation.

The company has installed more than 300 projects in 30 countries, has 1.22 GWp of installed capacity and 1.6GWp of capacity under development.

The company was a pioneer in its sector and relied on a clear vision and a strong capacity for innovation to make floating solar energy an essential energy on a global scale.

Operational challenges

The operational teams identified several issues hampering operational performance and innovation:

Operational inefficiencies in managing technical data

→ Losses of time in the management of technical data (research, collaboration, impact analyses...)

→ Heavy technical processes (signature circuits, technical modifications, dissemination of data in the workshop...)

A lack of traceability and risks of non-compliance

→ Limited traceability on changes in CAD, data and product configurations

→ Need to secure data over the long term

The need for digital continuity with international subsidiaries

→ Complex collaboration between R&D centers (France and India)

→ Sharing up-to-date data with international subsidiaries is difficult without digital continuity

Setting up Aletiq

Deployment at Ciel et Terre was rapid and took place by product line to gradually migrate all data and operating modes to Aletiq. The teams quickly gained expertise on the tool: Design Office, Project, Quality, Purchasing...

In just 2 months of support, all product lines have been migrated and new operating methods implemented:

→ Definition of the target model with operational teams: data structure, workflows...

→ Migrating historical data to Heaven and Earth

→ Software settings

→ Customized on-site user training

The adoption of teams

Initially managed on local and SharePoint servers, CAD data was very complex to keep up to date. Teams spent a lot of time documenting directories and maintaining all CAD documentation so that subsidiaries always had access to current data. This work made infinitely easier with Aletiq has changed the life of the design office.

Data sharing between the two R&D centers and regional subsidiaries ensures end-to-end digital continuity and simplifies the local development of projects.

Finally, Aletiq's ease of use allowed rapid adoption by all teams and a return on investment from the first year.