Industrial code readers ensure effective data collection in the Kanban system
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Integrating industrial ID code readers and machine vision systems into the production process brings logistics, operation automation and automatic data collection to a higher level. The northern Bohemia company TRCZ is one of the subsidiaries of the Tokai Rika Co. Group in Japan. Tokai Rika Co. is one of the world’s largest auto parts manufacturers. The company was established at the end of 2001. In 2003, it established a new production plant in Lovosice, a city in northern Bohemia. The production facility belongs to one of the largest production plants under the Tokai Rika Group. Its current product range mainly includes multi-drives, seat belts and other components used to ensure the active and passive safety of vehicles. The main customers of TRCZ components are some famous car manufacturers’ factories in Europe, such as Toyota, Suzuki, NedCar, Ford and Volvo.
In its production, TRCZ hopes to use the latest technology to improve the efficiency of their production process using the Kanban production model. They chose industrial ID code readers to achieve this goal. When choosing an automatic barcode scanning system, their main requirement is to find an effective automatic data collection solution, and hope that the installation of the barcode reader will not cause any burden to the current workflow. In the selection process, they focused on quality, reliability, ability to meet special requirements, and reasonable prices. At the same time, the representative of the North Bohemia company also expressed the hope to cooperate with a strong supplier who should pay attention to quality, be able to provide expanded capacity, have a long history and be able to respond to their needs in the shortest possible time.
Combined with the fact that there are only a handful of suppliers on the market, the requirements listed above become an obstacle in the first stage of choosing a suitable solution. The problem often lies in the complexity and design of the overall solution-imperfect configuration options, weak or poor scanning quality, and practical applications. However, according to a report by TRCZ system engineer Michal Roudny, the company quickly learned about the quality of Cognex’s industrial code readers: “The quality, ease of setup, configurability, and design features of Cognex products caught our attention. After confirming everything with the company representative, we reached a test meeting, and then we immediately placed the order,” he said. Cognex met all functional requirements and had the ability to customize business parameters, which prompted the company to make the final purchase decision.
TRCZ has installed four DataMan® fixed barcode readers on its production equipment. Unlike before, the company can now keep records of related processes in its operations. During the implementation of the system, it is necessary to ensure that these processes will not be delayed and that production will continue to run smoothly. Another requirement is the quality of barcode reading and high flexibility in terms of distance, clarity, direction, angle and position of the Kanban system itself. Extremely high configuration, ease of use, intuitive and intelligent settings, as well as the reliability of the scanner to recognize the correct barcode, are the main competitive advantages of Cognex systems.
The company has been using this DataMan system for two years, and according to Michal Roudny’s report, they are very satisfied with the system. TRCZ also plans to further expand the automatic data acquisition system in its production workshop, and if possible, it will definitely use this proven solution.
About Cognex
Cognex Corporation designs, develops, produces and sells machine vision and industrial ID systems, that is, “vision” equipment. Cognex’s vision and ID systems are widely used in a variety of inspection, identification and guidance applications throughout the entire production and distribution process worldwide. As the world’s leading machine vision and industrial ID company, Cognex has sold more than 850,000 machine vision systems since its establishment in 1981, with a cumulative profit of more than US$3 billion. Cognex is headquartered in Natick County, Massachusetts, and has regional offices and sales offices in North America, Japan, Europe, Asia and Latin America. For more details, please log on to the company website:http://www.cognex.cnOr call the product consultation hotline: 400-008-1133.
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