Innovation
In an increasingly competitive and demanding context, the ACS Group is aware of the importance of anticipating future trends and demands in pursuing global leadership. The Group therefore promotes innovation and research aimed at finding solutions to improve processes, incorporate technological advances and improve the quality of the services provided.
The ACS group is a continuously evolving organisation that responds to the growing demand for improvements in processes, technological advances and quality of service from its customers and from society.
The company’s commitment to innovation is clear from its increased investment and the R&d efforts made by the ACS group year after year. The result of this effort leads to, among others, improvements in productivity, quality, customer satisfaction, occupational safety, the use of new materials and products, and the design of more efficient production processes and systems.
The ACS Group invested more than €38.7 million in research, development and innovation (1) in 2021.
In 2021, the ACS Group had 81 projects in process (1). Over the last 10 years, Group companies have registered a total of 41 patents.
In 2021, the ACS Group developed 28 specific innovation projects related to sustainability.
(1) Scope of the data: 42.4% of total sales
To read about the main projects of R&D&i developed by ACS Group's divisions, please click here