It is a very interesting application to track raw materials in RFID double box Kanban system.
double box signage system
Many well-known companies have deployed double box signage systems in their manufacturing facilities. This simple system uses two boxes to manage the raw material inventory on the assembly line. Parts are supplied in this system through two rotating boxes. The technician takes out the parts from one box until they are used up, and then switches to the second box. The first empty material box will trigger the system, and then the system will automatically refill the box with raw materials.
Usually
Usually, workers manually search for empty boxes on the production line. Workers regularly cross the production line, pick up empty boxes and transport them to the warehouse for replenishment. Some parts are used more frequently and need to be supplemented more often. This can easily lead to delayed assembly or the need for more workers, thereby increasing costs.、
RFIDHY cooperates with the manufacturing organization to proactively give an alarm in case of empty containers. By communicating with ERP and other manufacturing systems, the warehouse can decide how to deploy workers. To pick up goods on a specific production line and optimize the “pick up” process. In addition, the speed at which individual items are pulled will determine how many items are placed in the material box. This will help determine the quantity of items needed to replenish the first box. Therefore, the risk of insufficient inventory is small, which in turn will slow down production.
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It is very important to select the correct RFID tag for this use case. Because these material boxes can be placed close to each other. Therefore, it is very important to read only the correct material box and not other irrelevant material boxes nearby. Misreading may be the root cause of the system crash. Misreading can also be caused by selecting incorrect hardware (RFID reader and / or RFID antenna). This is one of the main reasons why it is recommended that manufacturing organizations work with a single supplier to deploy such solutions. To optimize all aspects of the solution – RFID tags, RFID reader hardware, and RFID software.
Software
It is software that helps to properly handle material boxes. For example, once the warehouse has replenished boxes, our RFID asset tracking solution can be used to ensure that boxes are allocated correctly. That is, is the correctly replenished box placed in the correct position? Rfidhy’s RFID asset tracking solution is closely integrated with ERP and manufacturing systems. Communicate information about these material boxes back and forth, verify the correct placement of the material boxes, and alarm in case of abnormality.
In addition
Double box Kanban system is usually used in the industry of mass operation. In addition, the system is applicable to production lines with highly overlapping parts in multiple product lines. The same RFID solution can also be used to speed up the conversion of production lines. Conversion is the process of converting a production line from one product to another or from one work order to another. The tedious but critical task of removing all boxes from the “old” line and deploying the boxes needed for the “new” line is time-consuming and error prone. With rfidhy’s RFID solution, organizations can accomplish this task faster and with fewer errors. Our system knows the exact location of all material boxes in real time (when the workstation tracks them via RFID). Due to continuous integration with ERP and manufacturing systems, we can decide which boxes can be left in place, which boxes need to be removed, and which new boxes need to be added to the production line. The removal of old material boxes and the placement of new material boxes were also verified.
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