Missing or out of spec-instrument can disrupt the production schedule. As a result, many manufacturers use RFID and RTLS to location and maintenance of the status in real time in the shops tool. Automate processes with RFID tool tracking/RTLS may vary from the tool box, equipped with RFID or tool crib for RTLS (Real Time location system) to monitor the instruments of production equipment.
Deployment considerations:
What types of tools are tracked?: the word "Tool" can refer to any number of indirect material in a production environment. Some tools require little or rarely handles, while other services are subject to strict management and maintenance. Some tools can fit in the Toolbox, with RFID, machine or cots, while others may be round production tooling (e.g. laser engraving, Elevator table or mold for composite materials). Tools in some environments can present a high risk of FOD (foreign object debris/damage) and should be monitored very carefully.
What you need to know about tool?: for larger vehicles, knowing the general location may be sufficient, while small tools or instruments with high potential FOD requires greater precision. The most specialized tools have calibration schedules that you want to monitor to make sure that they are in a Special composite instrument is exposed to extreme temperatures, which should be monitored together with life. Any Government-owned tools used defense contractors must be marked as such because they may not be used for commercial activities and are subject to inspection at any time.
What related processes are Impacted tool tracking?: tracking tool typically is not an end in itself, since it often affects related processes, such as tracking work in progress/programme contracts, stock management and field service management. When track work in process, for example, use a specific tool (e.g. drilling) is often a step in the process. In turn order work usually indicates a particular tool/procedure for each phase. Create process maps with a priori neighborhood can facilitate deployment tracking tool during the ground for better down the road.
The tracking data to be shared with Your corporate systems?: enabling business processes with RFID, enterprise-wide systems are better informed, more modern and more an integral part of daily activities. Real-time data tracking tool can inform the ERP programme management and MRO system, increasing the efficiency of production processes and logistics, end-to-end. For example, if the tool associated with a specific step in the process of Assembly, WIP tracking system can be informed when extracting tool and update the status of the production. Many manufacturers and service providers have realized significant benefits from track work in process and tools in tandem, allowing you to view real-time customer orders, the completion of the programme and the distribution of working capital.
Automate processes with RFID tool tracking and/or RTLS was to improve the efficiency of manufacturing and service operations, given the many factors in addition to a set of specific tools or tool storage process can lead to greater benefits as, capital allocation, at the time of delivery and reduce risks.
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