Traceability Solutions

Automotive

An automated solution for improving process control

Although preventing the incorporation of faulty or counterfeit parts into finished vehicles is perhaps the most mission-critical goal of automotive traceability, the omnipresent direct part markings, labels and sometimes RFID tags serve another important purpose: streamlining the manufacturing process itself. Real-time traceability systems convey work in process information from zone to zone, archiving production data, error proofing production steps, and helping optimize the supply chain. This process data helps identify production bottlenecks, root cause quality impacts, thereby providing the data necessary to figure out which production steps are taking longer than expected or causing quality issues, and drill down into why that’s happening.

Food and Beverage

Avoid the liability of mislabeling and recalling products

The liability implications of mislabeling products and recalls are substantial, plus regulatory agencies and standards organizations have introduced requirements such as the FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act). This demo will illustrate how you can optimize productivity and quality by tying product to process data . Omron cameras and barcode readers showcase their ability to read 1D and 2D barcodes and identify other vision-oriented inspections such as defects and distances.

One of the main things mandated by food and beverage regulation is traceability, the practice of maintaining thorough records on the origins and whereabouts of products and raw materials by scanning printed barcodes, direct part marks (DPMs) or radio frequency identification (RFID) tags throughout the production process and the supply chain. From raw materials supplier to production line to supermarket to customer, the manufacturing, processing, and distribution of a particular food item should be as transparent as possible.

Life Science

Solutions for complying with medical device regulations and automating the clinical laboratory

As with many manufacturing industries today, the medical industry – whether referring to clinical diagnostics, medical device manufacturing or the production and packaging of pharmaceuticals – is facing the challenge of stricter regulatory oversight in addition to the trend of increased automation, particularly in the laboratory. Both are primarily safety-driven, sharing the important goal of helping patients get diagnoses and treatment that are quicker and more accurate. Traceability is  a critical requirement to help ensure patient safety and regulatory compliance.

Semiconductor and Electronics

The electronics manufacturing and semiconductor industries face numerous challenges. Under pressure to produce energy efficient and high performance electronics, companies seek to develop new designs that consume less energy without sacrificing performance. All of this innovation is taking place in an industry that struggles with low profit margins, demand fluctuation and complex production processes.