Carlo Gavazzi, a global group designing and manufacturing industrial electronics, have put in Seratel’s Reel aMounts system for part counting and stock management at their plant in Zejtun, Malta.

Stock accuracy with unrivalled velocity and integration

In widespread with different crops producing merchandise in low to mid volumes, Carlo Gavazzi’s Zejtum facility should take care of frequent manufacturing line changeovers. There’s a ensuing lack of materials in dealing with – a loss that placement equipment can not file – which makes sustaining correct part inventories an issue.

Etienne Ellul, Head of SMT at Carlo Gavazzi, explains, “Reel aMounts permits us to depend reels returned from manufacturing immediately, nevertheless it additionally calculates for every half the attrition in the course of the construct and might ahead to our IFS ERP system an acceptable scrap transaction. That implies that our part inventories can at all times be updated, and we keep away from sudden stoppages.”

This additionally implies that Carlo Gavazzi not want to incorporate scrap elements of their BOMs. Attrition might be correctly costed, and pricing and buying choices might be extra knowledgeable.

Seratel’s Michael Bloor factors out, “Reel aMounts can depend parts on reels of any dimension in simply 1.2 seconds. Always, the system mechanically tracks each reel utilizing each the system’s personal distinctive reel ID and Carlo Gavazzi’s equal ID, thus offering in depth traceability.”

Distant commissioning and coaching

Seratel is dedicated to supplying vitality environment friendly programs which might be carried out in essentially the most ecological approach and passing the ensuing financial savings on to the shopper.

Mr. Ellul says, “Seratel equipped a able to run system after which supplied one-to-one, on-line coaching classes. Delivering coaching this fashion implies that we may schedule classes for particular person workers to slot in with shift patterns and availability. It additionally permits the provider to provide quick, refresher classes as we increase using the system into new areas.”

The outcomes present the advantages of this. Mr. Ellul wrote, “it may be seen that we made the precise selection since your help is so excellent”.

Simplicity of operation

Reel aMounts offers the quickest attainable counting for tape and reel parts by linking a pc, digital weighing scales, bar code scanner, bar code printer and a database of part varieties.  Patented know-how, distinctive to the system, is used to offer correct outcomes.

When a reel is returned from manufacturing, the Carlo Gavazzi operator merely locations it on the Reel aMounts scales and scans a bar code on the reel.  The system counts the reel immediately. The operator then scans a Reel aMounts “command” bar code.  This information all of the depend particulars in a database, prints a brand new label for the reel and updates a linked ERP system.

Internet primarily based reporting – together with detailed inventories

For each counting transaction, Reel aMounts generates a database file with thirty gadgets of details about that particular person depend.  Reel aMounts Reporting Centre – an intensive, web-based reporting system – then offers over 200 stories, together with each administration statistics and detailed evaluation of the info. Stories obtainable vary from detailed traceability by particular person reel by to information on plastics recycling.

This info contains offering detailed inventories displaying any half code damaged down by reel, even the place the related ERP system can solely present general totals. Carlo Gavazzi can use this to pick the most effective match materials for any construct.

The Reporting Centre can be utilized on any licensed PC, pill or good cellphone. Data may also be forwarded to an ERP system, printed as stories or exported to Excel for additional evaluation.