Digital Shield for Quality Control
The Acron Group’s digital platform is emerging as a new vector for Russian technology exports.
Full Control, Zero Risk
Acron Group, a mineral fertilizer producer and one of the leaders of the Russian chemical industry, has completed the scaling of its Digital Incoming Quality Control project at its flagship production site in Veliky Novgorod. The solution is now fully integrated into the company’s corporate enterprise resource planning system, ERP ISA, and covers every stage of receiving, inspection, and accounting for incoming raw materials, equipment, and supplies.
The technology delivers an end-to-end digital workflow – from purchase requisitions and contract execution to inspections, electronic documentation, and final quality decisions. Critically, the system blocks the use of batches that fail quality checks and tracks each delivery in full, eliminating blind spots in supply oversight.
Russian Code for the Real Economy
The Digital Incoming Quality Control project has been developed in-house by Acron Group’s IT specialists since 2022. It is built on the company’s proprietary Acron Digital platform, operated by IT Office LLC. The technology has already proven its effectiveness at the Dorogobuzh production site in Russia’s Smolensk Region. Its successful rollout in Veliky Novgorod demonstrates the maturity of Russian digital solutions for real-sector industries.
The solution is now being rolled out across other Acron Group enterprises.
By tightening control over raw materials, the system improves fertilizer quality, reduces the risk of technological disruptions, and increases logistics efficiency. In practical terms, this translates into more stable agricultural supply chains and contributes directly to Russia’s food security.
The project’s outlook extends beyond the domestic market. The solution has the potential to become an export product for chemical and agrochemical companies in Asia and the Global South.
One System, One Standard
As part of a large-scale digital transformation program, Acron Group continues to develop its proprietary corporate ERP system, the Acron Information System (ISA). In 2023, the first stage of system scaling was successfully completed at the Upper Kama Potash Company site in Russia’s Perm Region. The platform has become a core element of the holding’s unified digital ecosystem.
Launched in 2021, the project remains one of Acron Group’s priority IT initiatives. Its goal is to establish common standards for managing business operations – from budgeting and financial planning to procurement and contract management. As a result, company executives now have real-time access to key performance indicators across all subsidiaries. Business processes have become more transparent, faster, and less costly, with shorter contract approval cycles, more accurate inventory and cash-flow planning, and more efficient procurement procedures.
Russian Industry Enters the Era of Digital Ecosystems
Russian industry is moving from fragmented automation toward systemic digital transformation. The focus has shifted away from pilot projects and laboratory testing to full-scale deployment of digital solutions at operational industrial facilities.
Over the past two to three years, companies have made a structural transition from isolated initiatives to the industrial use of integrated platforms – spanning equipment monitoring, supply-chain management, and predictive maintenance.
Import substitution has become a durable trend. Core business functions such as document management, corporate governance, and production planning have already been migrated to domestic solutions. Platforms including Directum, EOS, 1C: Corporation, Naumen, Tsifra MES, and Visiology MES have demonstrated solid performance. In system integration, Foresight and VK Cloud operate with confidence. Progress in the PLM segment is particularly notable: Locman PLM, Orion Platform, and T-Platforms solutions are already in use in aircraft manufacturing and mechanical engineering.
Challenges remain. Replacing heavy ERP, OTM, and BIM systems requires time and capital. Still, market momentum is strong. Forecasts show the industrial automation market growing from 83 billion rubles (approximately $1 billion) in 2024 to 207 billion rubles (about $2.7 billion) by 2030. This acceleration is driven by a combination of government support, rising demand for robotics, and rapid development of industrial process control systems – a segment that posted nearly 50 percent growth in 2024.
Equally important, the likelihood of a full return by major Western vendors appears low. In recent years, many strong domestic players have emerged, and large companies have restructured production and business processes around Russian IT solutions.
Digital Frameworks of Tomorrow
Acron Group’s Digital Incoming Quality Control project reflects the broader trajectory of Russia’s industrial digital transformation. The solution not only replaces foreign analogues but also sets a new management standard. In the coming years, similar systems are expected to be replicated across industrial enterprises nationwide.
The development path is clear. Integration with AI-driven analytics and forecasting systems will enable the creation of intelligent digital frameworks capable not merely of responding to change, but of anticipating it – providing industrial companies with a sustainable strategic advantage.
