Traceability in Industrial...

Traceability in Industrial ManufacturingWolfgang KratzenbergRFID Marketing Manager, [email protected]

TraceabilityCapitalizing on Industrial ID

Driving Your GoalsA 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…

Receiving Material Flow (Kanban)

PlasticsMachining

Forming

yAutomated Assembly

Shipping & Sequencing

Tool Room


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• Reduce asset losses• Reduce asset's non-

productive time

• Increase asset utilization• Ensure correct asset is used• Increase overall asset productivity


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 FlowHow 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 DataKey component in a Flexible Manufacturing Environment


Process DataDrives rework and Statistical Process Control (SPC)

Rework Lane


Lineage ConceptData from multiple locations into one location

Critical for:• Recall information• Liability claims• Regulatory

compliance


Communication Options Handheld• 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

Read-Only RFID

Modular Expandable Architecture

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 KratzenbergRFID Marketing Manager, [email protected]

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