On the basis of our history and our experiences, the following distinctive factors can be highlighted:

SLIM ORGANISATION APPROACH
A fundamental goal of AST is to organise projects and orders by adopting slim organisation concepts:

• catering for customers’ requests
• precise and fast answers
• solutions customised according to budget and requirements
• understanding and producing solutions that create added value for the customer
• adapting the organisation process and skills to the type of project

CONTINUOUS PRODUCT AND SERVICE INNOVATION CAPACITY
Over the years AST system automation has developed such a capacity for innovation that all staff members share know-how and skills, creating a common heritage of information and new ideas which permit achieving original solutions very quickly.

INTEGRATED EXPERTISE
Different types of expertise are integrated:

• organisation and analyse
• mechatronic design
• electric and electronic design
• PLC e CNC programming
• programming: VISUAL C, C++, DELPHI
• top-level programming: JAVA e WEB DESIGN
• innovative ICT solution

FLEXIBLE “NETWORK” ORGANISATION MODEL
AST has developed an organisation model typical of the small and medium enterprises of Emilia-Romagna, with its own external “network” organisation of activities. This means the involvement of selected partners able to provide customers with “turnkey” solutions. The particular type of work organisation ensures increased productivity according to need and adaptability to the requirements of the moment. This cuts organisation costs with considerable advantages for customers.

ABILITY TO MANAGE COMPLEX PROJECTS
The broad experience acquired on various types of plants and production processes makes us a particularly expert and reliable partner for the management and control of production processes and for integrating systems. Over the years, we have created specific and customised solutions and commissioned large plants with complex operating organisations and processes both in Italy and abroad.

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
AST has always stood out for being able to present customers with an innovative vision of its solutions; each single project has always been distinguished by originality in terms of the solutions adopted and value added for the customer.