Focus on the project is to enable companies and teams to develop complex, modern IT solutions faster and without specific knowledge of software engineering. This way we are making SME companies more competitive towards big, already established software vendors. On the other hand, we offer big companies, with their own IT department, to develop IT solutions that cover their business logic. This is their preferred option when implementing such system. Reasons are that they know their business logic best, can respond to end-user feedback quickly, development chain is much shorter, maintenance and additional development is easier.
With pre-prepared solutions like unique labelling system big companies get full functionality of the required IT solution (which meets all necessary regulation demands). They can then easily integrate this solution with their process, data and existing devices. This provides additional added value from the same IT solution.
The overall objective of the proposed Tom PIT Studio project is:
1. To further develop our ICT technology from TRL6 to TRL9 and commercialize it.
We have brought our prototype, used to contact first customers, to product first version stage. Product currently offers all functions required by EU directive 2001/83/EC as well as directive for Russian market. This means that customer can opt for solution and implement it in 70% less time and 30% less cost. However solution itself does not provide any added value until it is merged with other systems (ERP, PV, MES,etc.) to ensure traceability on the transport package level and aggregation of the product. This is where Tom PIT technology is used to do this. Tom PIT technology is developed and already on the market with 2 major releases planned for 2017.
Because Tom PIT solution is on the market, customers can decide for the implementation at much later stage and can focus on the hardware part of the solutions. This is also very desirable by the customers because some regulations tend to deviate during the implementation period which is set to end on 30.11.2017. This goes for large scale production also.
2. To demonstrate on a pilot scale the technological performance of Tom PIT Studio with a clear aim to validate our technology to potential customers.
During the duration of the project we have managed to implement several solutions with our customers in Slovenia as well as in EU market (Estonia, Finland). With our IoT partner we have set the first implementation of the solution in Nigeria.
Unique labelling solution is being used in automotive company to serialize their manufactured parts. This is how customer want to ensure that replicas and forged car parts are easily identified before its installation. The quality of their service is therefore guaranteed by our labelling solution.
3. To bring the Tom PIT Studio solution to global markets.
Besides extensive sales campaigns in Slovenia we have started sales process in EU market.
As Croatia is a part of EU and therefore under its legislation, companies in this region have the same need for the unique labelling solution. While distance and language pose no obstacle, we have decided to enter the market without any local partner. Region is appropriate due to its technological unsaturation and lack of funds for investment.
In January 2017 Tom PIT GmbH will be opened in Augsburg and will cover German market. At the beginning covering area around Munich. Expansions depends on the result in the first half of 2017.
We have established a partner relationship with British Research company which provides us with the access to the market of Great Britain. Together we have also entered market in Africa (Nigeria) and are planning to go to middle east.
With company BizXpand we are entering a partnership that will open for us Austrian, Swiss and Polish market. Partner company will be responsible exclusively for sales in these regions.
