in Industrial Manufacturing Wolfgang Kratzenberg RFID Marketing Manager, Balluff wolfgang.kratzenberg@balluff.com 1-800-543-8390
Driving Your Goals A Traceability program improves the following areas Comply with regulatory and quality standards Proactively manage product recalls with near-real-time corrective action Improve customer safety, customer satisfaction, and profit margin Manage product quality and reduce the cost of nonconformance
Areas benefiting from Traceability Plastics Machining Forming Tool Room Shipping & Sequencing Receiving Material Flow (Kanban) Automated Assembly
Plant Functions requiring Traceability: Asset Tracking plant-based assets Electronic Kanban plant-based material flow Intra Logistic material flow between plants Production control (WIP) assembly processes
Key ROI Elements Asset Tracking Increase asset utilization Ensure correct asset is used Increase overall asset productivity Reduce asset losses Reduce asset's nonproductive time
Commonly Tracked Assets: Totes/containers: Contents, location, usage, and part matching. Hand tools: Calibration data, location, use level, and part matching. AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles): Location, flow control, usage, and maintenance.
Key ROI Elements Electronic Kanban Reduce levels of in-process inventory Maintain tight control of in-process inventory levels Implement Just-in-Time inventory flow with outside vendors
Kanban Systems Plant based material flow System to provide just-in-time (JIT) delivery Key points: Manage workflow & limit WIP
Kanban Material Flow How it looks in the manufacturing plant
Key ROI Elements Intra Logistics Maintain tight flow control with multiple sub suppliers Reduce time and potential errors when receiving components Maintain high level of visibility and traceability from sub suppliers to finished products Maintain regulatory compliance
Primary RFID system is UHF Long range: measured in feet Reads multiple tags at once
Key ROI Elements Production Control Enable flexible manufacturing Track the rework process Effectively handle product recalls Maintain regulatory compliance Manage Work-in-Process (WIP)
What is being tracked Build Data: What are we trying to build (for flexible MFG) Process Data: How well did we build it (Error Proofing) Lineage Data: Where did all the parts come from
Build Data Key component in a Flexible Manufacturing Environment
Process Data Drives rework and Statistical Process Control (SPC) Rework Lane
Lineage Concept Data from multiple locations into one location Critical for: Recall information Liability claims Regulatory compliance
Handheld Communication Options Offers great flexibility Care must be taken that the user connects with the appropriate tag Fixed Mount Preferred method Most economical Aligns intended data with correct tag
Balluff Product Architecture Modular Expandable Architecture with Dedicated RFID Dedicated RFID Modular Expandable Architecture Read-Only RFID Long-range UHF Vision Sensor Barcode Mobile Handheld Read/Write
Other Sources of information Traceability in Manufacturing Brochure Dedicated Web Page www.balluff.us/traceability Whitepaper Booth 700 at RFID Journal Live 2013!
Wolfgang Kratzenberg RFID Marketing Manager, Balluff wolfgang.kratzenberg@balluff.com 1-800-543-8390