OPPNÅ TOTAL GJENNOMSIKTIGHET I PRODUKSJONSGULVET MED SANNTIDSSPORING AV WIP OG VERKTØYSTYRING.
Blindsonen i produksjonen
Moderne produksjon er en balansegang mellom presisjon og hastighet. Likevel opererer mange fabrikker fortsatt med 'blinde flekker' i sine prosesser. Uten sanntidsdata om Varer i Arbeid (WIP), sliter produksjonsledere med uforutsette flaskehalser, tapt verktøy og unøyaktig planlegging. Manuell rapportering er alltid reaktiv – den forteller deg hva som skjedde for en time siden, ikke hva som skjer akkurat nå.
Verktøy- og formstyring er en annen stor kostnadsdriver. Millioner av dollar går tapt hvert år når kritiske verktøy forsvinner eller mislykkes i å bli vedlikeholdt riktig. I komplekse monteringslinjer kan mangelen på ett enkelt verktøy eller en komponent stoppe hele produksjonen, noe som fører til dyre forsinkelser og tapte kundeforpliktelser.
Fremtidens produksjon krever en 'Digital Tvilling' av fabrikkgulvet. Dette krever en overgang fra manuell datainnhenting til et automatisert system som føler bevegelsen til hver komponent, hvert verktøy og hver maskin i sanntid.
Key Pain Points
Search Time & Buffers
The average industrial worker spends 10-15% of their shift looking for things. This non-value-added time creates artificial capacity constraints, forcing factories to hold larger buffers of WIP to compensate.
Asset Hoarding
Because tools are hard to find, workers hoard them in unauthorized lockers. The factory buys more tools than it needs, yet availability remains low.
Quality & Genealogy
If a defect is found, can you trace exactly which batch of glue was used, which tool applied it, and who the operator was? Without RFID, this 'Genealogy' is often incomplete manual paperwork.
The Industrial IoT Fabric
Nextwaves deploys an Industrial IoT layer over your existing OT/IT infrastructure. We attach specialized, high-durability RFID tags to every moving element: the parts (WIP), the carriers (skids/totes), and the tools. These tags are engineered to survive autocalves, acid baths, paint ovens (250°C), and shot blasting.
We blanket the facility with a grid of readers—at workstations, choke points, and tool cribs. As assets move, they update their own status. A tool 'checks itself out' when it leaves the crib. A product 'updates its operation' when it arrives at Station 5.
This data feeds into our 'Factory Twin' middleware, which orchestrates logic: 'If Tool A is not calibrated, do not enable Station B.' 'If Order 504 arrives at Paint, trigger ERP update.' The factory becomes self-aware and self-reporting.
Hvorfor Nextwaves for produksjon?
- Kompakte og robuste brikker designet for tøff industriell bruk.
- Sømløs integrasjon med Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES).
- Lokal produksjon i Vietnam gir rask tilpasning for spesielle industribehov.
Operasjonell intelligens
Reduce WIP by 20%
With real-time visibility, you can slash safety buffers and move to true Just-In-Time flow.
FOD Prevention
Automated tool accountability. Ensure 100% of tools issued are returned before the product leaves the cell.
Predictive Maintenance
Track tool usage cycles (shots, hours). Service molds and dies based on actual wear, avoiding premature or late maintenance.
Dynamic Routing
Smart conveyors can automatically route defective products to rework lines based on RFID tag data.
Deep Dive: RF on Metal & High Heat
Standard RFID tags die in a factory. Metal detunes the antenna, causing it to reflect zero energy. High heat melts the chip bond. Nextwaves uses on-metal tags with ceramic or PCB substrates that use the metal asset itself as a ground plane to amplify the signal.
Our high-temp tags use specific encapsulation and anisotropic conductive adhesives that withstand thermal cycling up to 250°C. For paint lines, we use tags with silicone-free adhesives and paint-masking covers to ensure the tag remains readable even after multiple coats of electro-coating.
En ledende bilkomponentprodusent reduserte sin 'WIP-tid' med 25 % og eliminerte alle feilplasserte verktøy etter å ha implementert Nextwaves sporing.
Mot full automatisering
The tag stays on. We are moving towards lifecycle tagging where the manufacturing tag remains on the product through distribution, retail, and even recycling.
This 'Digital Product Passport' concept allows the manufacturer to access data about the product's usage and eventual disposal, powering the Circular Economy. The product communicates its own material composition to the recycling robot at the end of its life.
Digitaliser fabrikken din
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