Beckhoff Case Studies Series Production with Lot-size-1 Flexibility

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Series Production with Lot-size-1 Flexibility

Beckhoff

Technology Category	Automation & Control - Automation & Process Control Systems
Applicable Industries	Consumer Goods
Use Cases	Process Control & Optimization
Challenge	Nobilia manufactures customized fitted kitchens with a lot size of 1. They require maximum transparency of tracking design data and individual processing steps so that they can locate a particular piece of kitchen furniture in the sequence of processes. Read More
About Customer	Nobilia manufactures 580,000 kitchens per year in two manufacturing plants located in East Westphalia, Germany. Read More
Customer Name	Nobilla Read More
Solution	With Beckhoff and Oracle in cooperation, a link between ERP and design software was created. Meanwhile, TwinCAT enabled Nobilia to continuously tap efficiency potential through the integration of stand-alone solutions. High-level language applications are used in production plants to communicate with the database and supply the respective plant controllers with adapted information. Solution Assessment - Type: IoT - Maturity: Medium (technology has been on the market for <5 years) Hardware Components - Beckhoff Control Panel Read More Log in to view content
Data Collected	Communication Performance, Design Library, Parts Type and Number , Production Efficiency, Throughput Per Plant Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Automation & Control - Automation & Process Control Systems

Applicable Industries

Consumer Goods

Use Cases

Process Control & Optimization

Challenge

Nobilia manufactures customized fitted kitchens with a lot size of 1. They require maximum transparency of tracking design data and individual processing steps so that they can locate a particular piece of kitchen furniture in the sequence of processes.

About Customer

Nobilia manufactures 580,000 kitchens per year in two manufacturing plants located in East Westphalia, Germany.

Customer Name

Nobilla

Solution

With Beckhoff and Oracle in cooperation, a link between ERP and design software was created. Meanwhile, TwinCAT enabled Nobilia to continuously tap efficiency potential through the integration of stand-alone solutions. High-level language applications are used in production plants to communicate with the database and supply the respective plant controllers with adapted information. Solution Assessment - Type: IoT - Maturity: Medium (technology has been on the market for <5 years) Hardware Components - Beckhoff Control Panel

Data Collected

Communication Performance, Design Library, Parts Type and Number , Production Efficiency, Throughput Per Plant

Impact #1	[Efficiency Improvement - Productivity] Maximum production flexibility is enabled through the use of PC-based control technology.
Impact #2	[Efficiency Improvement - Production Flexibility] A lot size of 1 production is enabled by transparent data flow and system integration.
Impact #3	[Management Effectiveness - Internal Collaboration] Deeper integration of information across departments and business units improves internal collaboration and end-to-end customer service.

Impact #1

[Efficiency Improvement - Productivity]
Maximum production flexibility is enabled through the use of PC-based control technology.

Impact #2

[Efficiency Improvement - Production Flexibility]
A lot size of 1 production is enabled by transparent data flow and system integration.

Impact #3

[Management Effectiveness - Internal Collaboration]
Deeper integration of information across departments and business units improves internal collaboration and end-to-end customer service.

Benefit #1	Initial test applications indicate annual energy savings of around 20%.
Benefit #2	Productivity improvements of 10% are expected.
Benefit #3	Initial tests indicate a reduction in maintenance expenditures of around 50%.

Benefit #1

Initial test applications indicate annual energy savings of around 20%.

Benefit #2

Productivity improvements of 10% are expected.

Benefit #3

Initial tests indicate a reduction in maintenance expenditures of around 50%.

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Series Production with Lot-size-1 Flexibility

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