Mike James explains how the automotive industry can take advantage of enterprise quality management systems to improve product quality throughout the manufacturing process.In the last issue of Prime I presented the first in a four-part series of articles looking at the value of enterprise quality management systems (EQMS) for manufacturers. To start with, I highlighted [...]
The order came from a global manufacturer of wind turbines. They have a complete in-house engineering department in the Netherlands where they develop new technologies to be applied on wind farms to achieve durable and sustainable energy. The technology behind the wind turbine is based on the highly advanced direct drive (gearless) technology.The company has [...]
ATS has completed a wide range of applications for the automotive industry. Special projects have included INTERBUS connectivity with Allen-Bradley PLC’s whereby a major auto manufacturer and the control supplier asked ATS to write a standard software protocol for implementation with PLC backplane communications modules.Another very large application included painting booths using InTouch SCADA software [...]
A Sauerkraut Production Company wanted to improve efficiency and productivity and at the same time lower operation costs. Hengstenberg was founded in 1876 and now employs 650 people at plants in Esslingen (headquarters), Bad Friedrichshall and Fritzlar and achieves total annual sales of Euro 150 Million. The plant in Fritzlar has 120 employees and during [...]
Blue Cedar | Working with a system integrator, this project was ultimately for a major beverage manufacturer building a brand new plant at a small town called Ballina in the Irish Republic.We were brought into the project at an early stage early by the principle system integration contractor to create the documentation that would be [...]
Blue Cedar | This project involved inserting a new manufacturing line into an existing production environment. We worked directly for Unilever's own manufacturing improvement projects department.As with the majority of projects, the work was kicked off with a project meeting, gathering together relevant stakeholders, in this case including the project management team, ourselves and senior [...]
成功案例 在 MRO 过程中保持产品质量: ATS Inspect在涡轮机 制造商的应用 项目目标： 该国际发电机的安装服务提供商决定将其涡轮叶片MRO（维护，修理和大修）操作引入内部。为了取得成功，他们需要一个有效的软件工具来支持他们的视觉和尺寸检测过程。同时他们还在寻找以下功能： 无纸化检测流程。 缩短审计准备时间。 能够与 PLM 和 ERP 系统完全集成。 具备维修人员引导功能的直观用户界面。 能够收集尺寸数据并进行实时验证。 解决方案： ATS Inspect 的成功很大一部分要归功于在实施之前进行的大量顾问咨询和基础工作，这确保客户能够从该解决方案中获得最大收益。ATS 首先在现场交付了一个试点项目，让关键用户开始使用该软件并获取必要的产品知识。它还使客户能够更容易地识别功能和技术上的差距。 该解决方案通过以下功能实现： 将缺陷精确地映射到涡轮叶片的 3D 模型上。 使用与检测时相同的 3D 视图进行维修的标记和确认。 电子检查表，用于确认检查是否正确进行，并记录和分析实测数据等更多信息。 直接从Siemens PLM接收3D模型和工程说明。 直接从SAP ERP接收涡轮机编号的检查顺序。 车间MRO作业的检查管理系统。 项目成果： 该客户通过实施 ATS Inspect 获得了许多收益。除了产品质量有了显著提升外，还包括： 通过电子检查表实现无差错的 MRO。 无纸化的 MRO 流程。 通过直观的用户界面，消除变更管理问题。 完整的流程可视性。 基于 Web [...]
