Autonomous synchronization of logistics and manufacturing | Milk-Run 4.0
Logistics and Manufacturing
Matador Automotive
The aim of the project was to achieve balanced and efficient utilization of transport equipment supplying manufacturing workstations with input material and transferring semi-finished products between individual workstations. The system EMANS ensures autonomous synchronization of logistics and manufacturing as well as the automation of manufacturing logistics in the shopfloor of Tier 1 automotive supplier Matador Automotive.
Project Assignment
- On-time material delivery to assembly workstations
- Transfer of semi-finished and finished products from production lines for further processing
- Intelligent management of transport equipment capacities
- Optimization of capacities of material handling and transferring equipment
Implementation
- Implementation of Smart Industry system EMANS
- Connection of production lines, supermarkets (warehouse), Milk-Run tuggers and supervisor´s and dispatching office into an in-house network of internet of things (IoT)
- Creating a virtual copy of the shopfloor through digital twin technology
- Deployment of dynamic Milk-Run system (Milk Run 4.0)
Result
- Improvement of transport equipment efficiency
- Reduction of logistics downtimes at production line due to the lack or missing material
- Overall decrease of transport downtimes on the shopfloor
- Operative manufacturing planning on production lines
- Monitoring of production lines tact and cycles
- Visualization of transport demands for operators of transport equipment
- Assuring balanced utilization of transport equipment based on actual demands of material transport
- Monitoring and reporting available on mobile devices
