G.D designs and manufactures high-speed production lines for tobacco processing, filter production, and related products—a capital equipment business requiring deep mechanical engineering and embedded systems expertise. The tech stack reflects this: CAD (PTC Creo), embedded platforms (ARM Cortex, STM32, VHDL/Verilog), plus ERP (SAP) and analytics tools (Power BI, Tableau). Active hiring leans heavily into engineering (6 roles) with ongoing SAP and Oracle adoption, suggesting digital infrastructure modernization alongside hardware development. Pain points around data integration and project coordination indicate cross-functional scaling challenges typical of complex manufacturing operations.
G.D is the leading supplier of high-technology machinery for the tobacco industry, headquartered in Bologna, Italy. The company manufactures complete high-speed production lines and modular solutions for cigarette making, packing, filter production, and specialty products. With a global network of branches and service centers, G.D serves customers across multiple continents with both equipment and ongoing technical support. The company is part of Coesia, a privately-held group of industrial solution providers, and operates at 1,001–5,000 employees. Current project focus spans predictive maintenance platforms, digital platform integration, 3D part modeling, and customer-site machinery installation.
PTC Creo for CAD and 3D modeling, paired with embedded design tools including ARM Cortex, STM32, VHDL, and Verilog for machinery control systems. SAP handles enterprise operations.
Active projects include a predictive maintenance platform, digital platform integration, continuous improvement initiatives, 3D assembly modeling, and maintenance data analysis—alongside customer machinery installation and flexpack/small-format product lines.
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