Automotive Industry

Due to fierce competition, the automotive industry has consistently led the way in adopting new technologies. By continuously adopting these technologies, the industry has improved its processes and products. Key initiatives include just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing, mass customization, zero-defect production, and reduced cycle times. To achieve these goals, automakers are increasingly relying on MES systems to help manage the entire process.

Industry Status

Challenges

01. Unbalanced Production Cycle Time

Automobile welding, painting, and final assembly processes are characterized by "flow-line" production. Any line stoppage results in significant losses, placing higher demands on a balanced production cycle.

02. Low Equipment Utilization

The "high-variety, high-volume" nature of automobile production makes it difficult to develop optimized work plans, resulting in long wait times and low equipment utilization.

03. High Work-in-Process Inventory

The "compact production lines and limited space" characteristics of automobile production require more precise material delivery quantities and timings to minimize work-in-process inventory.

01. Order Scheduling

JIT and inventory-based order scheduling can address unorganized production, avoid urgent order insertions and missed orders, and ensure the continuity of the production process.

02. Production Tracking

Real-time tracking of production status, including process information, equipment information, defect rates during production, and on-site process control and monitoring, can be managed in real time through electronic dashboards.

03. Process Management

Integrate pre-programmed processes with production tasks, product technical documentation, and workshop resource information, and communicate this information to frontline workers to help them better execute their tasks.

04. Materials Management

This system manages the entire process from parts production to product shipment, encompassing batch management, recipe management, material handling, electronic picking, and shipping management.

05. Quality Management

This system enables comprehensive, standardized, and systematized quality management, collecting, tracking, providing early warnings, error prevention, analyzing, compiling statistics, and tracing part quality throughout the entire production process.

06. Equipment Management

This system encompasses equipment records, equipment management personnel, spare parts, maintenance plans, daily maintenance, emergency repairs, equipment maintenance personnel assessments, and equipment status alarms.

Orbit-MES Solution

Customer Value

Improve Manufacturing Execution Capabilities

Provide data support for production efficiency, cost, and quality analysis, improving the company's manufacturing execution capabilities and product delivery capabilities.

Improve Decision-Making Accuracy

Help companies improve data accuracy and real-time performance, and improve production decision-making capabilities through data-driven decision-making.

Reduce Costs And Increase Efficiency

Shortening production cycles, reducing inventory backlogs, and lowering defective product rates, effectively helping businesses achieve cost reduction and efficiency gains.