Industrial identification to improve your process chain

Manufacturers are facing ever increasing competitive pressure and legal requirements. The desire for visibility into their process, customer satisfaction, profits and compliance are pushing many manufacturers to look at the traceability as a long-term strategy. Manufacturers have discovered that implementing a traceability program is a proven method to meet their strategic goals.

With all the possible options, implementing a traceability was easy for Eximex UK Ltd as we have many administration procedures already in place We have been developing traceability solutions, with our Industry Professionals for over 25 years. With access to qualified integrators, we know what it takes to have a successful implementation…that is, to ensure quality and maximize your return of investment.

Traceability is the act of documenting every step in a process chain. It will record the history, location, or use of an item by means of automated identification. Manufacturers use this information to gain visibility to achieve Just-In-Time delivery, lean manufacturing, enhanced quality, and regulatory compliance.

Full Transparency for Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) in Your Automated Assembly Process.

Manufacturing plants utilising automated assembly have unique requirements when it comes to tracking their work-in-process (WIP). Tracking can also include all the lineage information from all the components used in the final assembly. Most automated manufacturing lines also utilise flexible manufacturing where multiple product versions are made on one line. When we look at automated assembly in total, there are three primary areas of tracking:

Inter-plant Product Flow. Intra-logistics track incoming and outgoing shipments of parts and products between the final assembly plant and various sub suppliers. Batch codes and barcodes are affixed to containers or pallets, so parts can be tracked coming and going from individual facilities.

As parts are loaded onto the pallets or in containers, the exact quantity, version number, serial number, etc. are written to a permanent system for tracking. When the container arrives at the destination facility, readers automatically verify the contents. As parts are used and inventory levels drop, the ERP system will signal the need to replenish. When the pallet or container is empty, the RFID tag is erased for reuse or is destroyed. The container is then sent back to the supplier where the process starts all over again.

Batch codes * Lot Numbers * Product Identification

Our manufacturing plant ship products direct to our warehouse. All items are traceable to batch numbers and Lot Numbers as we operate a SAP system in the factory.

We passed recently the annual audit from the top 3 UK Supermarkets. Part of the audit requirements is the Technical Manager buys a random product from his own store and we as a manufacturer trace it back to ‘production day – time and shift, delivery despatch and delivery into customer DC’… this is evidenced by our batch coding. Such coding is automatically done with every manufactured item.

From our own batch coding and inventory systems…

Delivery: