The collaboration with the BASSETTI group allows ARaymond to successfully digitise its technical data worldwide 

BASSETTI group has enabled ARaymond to deploy internationally and to enrich the initial project (Laboratory and materials), which now includes a Quality, Health, Safety and Environment (QHSE) dimension.

Collaboration Timeline

Initially, the TEEXMA® software was deployed to digitise laboratory and materials data. Then, in a second phase, the management of quality data and chemical substances was added in order to share them instantaneously through a web portal for the group's entities throughout the world.

From 2019, BASSETTI Data provider, a subsidiary specialising in the supply of technical and environmental data, enabled ARaymond to dematerialise and provide its experts with QHSE data updates, by outsourcing the collection and management of Safety Data Sheets (SDS).

In 2020, ARaymond was able to rely on BASSETTI China when it came to deploying the plastic materials database and PPAP* solutions. Progressively, all the plastic bases of its subsidiaries in France, Germany, China and Spain were integrated into TEEXMA. By the summer of 2022, all 25 subsidiaries will be integrated into the plastics database.

Centralized and instantaneous data sharing

The collaboration with BASSETTI began with the need for some of ARaymond's laboratories to be able to store, record and have rapid access to analysis results, particularly for quality files and laboratory results.

"The interest for ARaymond in having deployed this digital tool is to be able to give each of the entities access to what is being done in the network, immediately and instantly. With the TEEXMA® raw materials database, we have all the data relating to the deployment, development and use of plastics by all the entities in the network."

---- Pascal Pernes, Purchasing Innovation Manager at ARaymond

Automating time-consuming tasks for QHSE managers

BASSETTI's mission then evolved into automated digital management of the monitoring of chemical substances contained in the raw materials used. But also in the prevention of associated risks, in line with changes in regulations and legislation.

BASSETTI Data Provider, in 2019, took over the management of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) - attached to raw materials in TEEXMA® - with a view to providing ARaymond's experts with updated Safety and Environmental data. The automation and dematerialisation of these redundant and time-consuming tasks was one of the key challenges and a key step towards Industry 4.0.

Digital continuity and transversality for easier global deployment

Because ARaymond's ambition was to deploy the tool worldwide, understanding local needs was an essential factor for success. That's why BASSETTI China was called in when it came to deploying the plastic materials base and PPAP solutions.

"We started the project with a laboratory, development, materials expertise theme to a project that today is global, and which also integrates a QHSE dimension. BASSETTI Data Provider, through its algorithms, allows us to identify changes in the substances to be monitored and can extract in a few minutes the materials impacted by regulatory changes," says Pascal Pernes.

ARaymond and Bassetti China

Interestingly, in 2019, ARaymond's initial business collaboration with Bassetti China was not TEEXMA® software, but our other core business - engineering services. A year later, Bassetti China learned about the need to mobilize a plastics materials database, which has led to a further partnership. In 2021, Bassetti China supported as well on the SDS project for the suppliers data collection in China. To date, Bassetti China has successfully delivered the second phase of the software optimization project to ARaymond and the two companies have maintained a long-term win-win relationship.

Future Prospect

On the strength of this success, ARaymond does not intend to stop there and plans to have several other extensions globally.