Real-Time Location System
Manufacturing Challenges RTLS solves
Real-time location systems (RTLS) allow manufacturing facilities to locate people or assets in real time. This is how real-time location information can increase efficiency and safety while reducing costs. RTLS can minimize labour costs and operating expenses while keeping production at the same level.
LOCATION CHALLENGES
Avoid build errors caused by parts being delivered to the wrong workstation. By keeping track of the parts, RTLS can warn tugger-drivers when they stop at the wrong station and direct them to the right location.
Reduce Foreign Object Damage by ensuring that all tooling was returned to stores at the end of each shift. By keeping track of the location of tools, RTLS could automatically inventory them at the end of each shift and send a report to tool managers showing the location of each tool left on the shop floor.
Eliminate tool calibration compliance errors which cause expensive audit failures. By keeping track of all of the tools and integrating with the calibration database, RTLS can detect compliance issues and warn supervisors to intervene before the tool is used.
Avoid configuration errors on built-to-order products caused by the wrong options being fitted. By keeping track of the location of all vehicles and integrating with the ERP system to understand the configuration ordered, RTLS can warn supervisors when a vehicle entered the wrong option-fit station.
Eliminate load-staging errors which cause delays at the loading dock. By automatically comparing the tractors in each shipping queue with the delivery requirements from the ERP system, RTLS can identify all errors prior to shipping, creating a much more efficient loading dock and virtually eliminating shipping delays.
Eliminate safety hazards caused by collisions between crane hooks and ground equipment. By monitoring the location of the crane hook and detecting its proximity to both fixed and moving equipment, RTLS could take automatic control of the crane drive, halting its motion and preventing a collision.
Adopt cordless tooling while requiring to be only used in the designated workstation. By keeping track of the tool, RTLS can detect when it moved out of a designated workstation and automatically disable it from further use.
Provision efficiently ground support equipment in order to expedite flight testing and avoid missing delivery schedules. By understanding flight test schedules and support equipment requirements, RTLS can survey available equipment and provide supervisors with instructions on moving equipment to best optimize flight testing.
Eliminate delivery delays in the supply chain which could lead to line stoppage. By keeping track of the trailers in the yard, and managing their electronic manifests, RTLS can direct drivers to the correct dock door, eliminating delays caused by misrouted trailers.
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