Industry 4.0 Smart Manufacturing

Background:

Industry 4.0 is the current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies. It includes CPS(cyber-physical systems), IOT(the Internet of things) and cloud computing. It creates what has been called a "smart factory". Over the Internet of Things, cyber-physical systems communicate and cooperate with each other and with humans in real time, and via the Internet of Services, both internal and cross-organizational services are offered and used by participants of the value chain.

Main applications:

RFID is the basic technology of intelligent manufacturing and can be used in the following parts:

• Raw material and spare parts tracking and inventory
  

• Automatic production control to meet flexible needs

  
  

• Production data collection and storage, analysis

  
  

• Warehouse management of products in the factory

Benefit:

1. Improve efficiency and ease of management

• RFID enables each part of the production line to be tracked and controlled remotely. Each RFID tag on raw materials and spare parts has unique production data, such as date, serial number, size, etc. The RFID scanner on the conveyor belt machine or branch will read the data and issue corresponding commands to the robot and logistics system. At the same time, the production data is uploaded to the cloud terminal for hierarchical management to quickly respond to each location. And this also supports convenient inventory, optimized delivery and quality control in the warehousing department.

2. Meet flexible production and customization needs

In order to realize intelligent manufacturing, flexible production is the most critical link, which is characterized by emphasizing the individualization and individuation of customers. Through RFID identification technology, raw materials, factories, distribution and customers are connected together, among which MES and ERP systems are composed of companies. Customers only need to place an order, and the factory will automatically purchase raw materials according to customer needs, arrange production, and then deliver the goods directly to the customer. 

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