Phong Phu International: Promoting the role of technology and employee qualifications

Active investment in technology and modern machinery in production has helped Phong Phu International Joint Stock Company increase production productivity, reduce labor costs and improve product quality. Besides, improving the labor qualifications is also very focused by the Company.

Phong Phu International Joint Stock Company is a textile business with more than 50 years of establishment and development with more than 17 factories stretching from the North to the South. The company’s main products are knitted fabric, denim and garment products. During the development process, to affirm itself in the domestic and international market, the Company has been constantly innovating, creating and innovating in production. On July 28, 2017, the Company also completed Kaizen training program and awarded certificates to managers.

At the meeting with the leaders of Vietnam General Confederation of Labor in the application of technology 4.0 of the enterprise, Deputy General Director of the Company – Ms. Nguyen Thi Lien shared the fruits of investing in machinery and equipment in the direction of technology 4.0 in production and the need to improve labor skills.

Specifically, in the PP injection stage, Jeans requires 20 workers to do it manually. This is a stage that requires a lot of manpower and uses chemicals, so it affects the health of workers. Therefore, the Company decided to invest in Robots to replace humans. As a result, after investing in Robots, the spraying stage has increased spraying capacity by 10 times. Spraying workers are transferred to other parts, thanks to not having to be in regular contact with chemicals but also better health for workers.

The wash stage (the stage of washing and grinding fashion for jeans) has also been invested in replacement machines for manual labor. With the large laser machine, the washing process capacity increased by 14 times, resulting in better product quality.

Investing in machinery and equipment is very important in the current smart production trend to bring efficiency and increase productivity, but according to Ms. Lien, the labor force is also the object to focus on investing. Because at present, in many stages of production, people still play an important role and the investment in machinery cannot be fully implemented. Therefore, the labor force needs to be trained and improved to be able to access modern machinery and equipment.

Productivity and Quality Office