Henkel has signed an agreement to participate in the membership program of the International Centre for Industrial Transformation (INCIT). By joining INCIT’s partner network, the company’s adhesive technologies business unit aims to leverage INCIT’s tools and frameworks to further drive the digital transformation of its operations. Henkel is the first company to join INCIT’s membership program, following the inclusion of multiple governments.

INCIT is an independent, non-government, non-profit organization focused on accelerating the transformation of the global manufacturing industry. INCIT’s mission is to develop internationally referenced frameworks, tools, concepts, and programs to raise awareness and educate the international manufacturing community on the latest transformation developments and trends in manufacturing – with the aim to create a more sustainable future. INCIT’s tools and frameworks provide international standards that allow unbiased benchmarking, which can drive continuous improvement and growth in manufacturing.

Henkel Adhesive Technologies is a global solution provider of adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings across more than 800 industry segments. To accelerate the digital transformation in its over 150 sites, the operations and supply chain organization has set up a new global digital operations function based in Singapore. The partnership with INCIT aims to support the team realizing value through digitalization..

“Digitalization is a key driver towards innovative Industry 4.0 solutions and to further enhance sustainability across operations and the entire supply chain,” said Nick Miesen, global head of Digital Operations at Henkel Adhesive Technologies. “By partnering with INCIT, we get access to their renowned international standards and insights that will help us to leverage tools and solutions for even better decision making in the future.”

As part of the partnership, Henkel will get access to INCIT’s ManuVate global innovation platform. With this, Henkel becomes part of this platform to co-create an innovation management methodology linked to INCIT frameworks for Industry 4.0 and sustainability. In addition, Henkel will also get access to tools and frameworks related to the smart industry readiness index (SIRI) and to the thought leadership platform GETIT.

For more information, visit: www.henkel.com.