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Vertical Lift Storage: When the Component Comes to the Operator
Navigation of the warehouse operator using light indication. World’s gone mad, what was enough yesterday, is not enough today. Production batches are getting smaller and the profitability limits of yesterday are being reconsidered today.
How Does the EDI Communication in the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Car Plant Look Like?
The seventh largest carmaker in the world, FCA – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in the USA, supports the process of electronic communication with suppliers using so called feedback messages.
Integration of Systems with MuleSoft Anypoint Platform
Integration of systems in a company is important not only for the elimination of errors or current data availability in separate systems.
Interview with Tomáš Pivovarník, Amphenol‑Tuchel Electronics
The SappyMES implementation project upon agreed time and financial conditions. Czech branch of the German Amphenol-Tuchel Electronics GmbH company, manufacturing connectors and electrical cable bundles not only for OEMs, implemented the SappyMES system for the production data collection.
The Data War Has Been Declared, Production Including
The avalanche of terms from the world includes Industry 4.0, Advanced manufacturing, Smart factory, Internet of Things. Each of them has a slightly different meaning but we can find common base too. Let us analyse them from the production data point of view.
Optimizing Loading and Unloading with YMS
The ever growing variety and number of products means a growing number of suppliers and customers for production companies. As a result the number of trucks to be loaded and unloaded everyday is growing too.
Planning of SMT Lines and Consequent Processes in Electronics
Practically all companies fabricating electronics use the SMT (Surface Mount Technology). In most of them, however, the production process is not finished by automatic installation.
Industry 4.0, Time for a Change – and the Czech Republic Is Sleeping
Whether we call the Industry 4.0 a revolution or evolution, obviously it is an unrepeatable opportunity for small and large (states and companies) to change their conditions of existence. However, if the one having the reins in the hands does not awake, how the commons might master the issue.
Who Will Win the IoT Global Network Race?
The starting shot was heard. The race has been started, regarding who would build the global communication standard for the Internet of Things (IoT).
The TAL Conference Has Attracted Well‑Known Experts
The Trends in Automotive Logistics conference (TAL) took place on June 9th, 2016. This annual and eagerly awaited action took place in an interesting and attractive environment again – the 28th floor of the Prague highest building, in Pankrác.
Magna: Transfer of Production Planning Experience from the Czech Plant to Germany
Magna is a leader in the automotive industry for the production and supply of components. Every year it places in the higher ranks of the top 100 global automotive industry suppliers.
Make It Digital! Your Reward Will Be Flexibility and Speed
One of leaders in the industrial automation market, the American company Rockwell Automation claims that thanks to principles of so called Smart Manufacturing, the price of a personal computer will drop to USD 300, and of a car to USD 3,000.
Is It Possible to Have a Stable, yet Agile It Infrastructure? Bimodal Architecture Is the Answer
Digital world of nowadays brings increasingly pressing and more often demands placed on enterprise IT departments.
Api‑Led Connectivity – Key for Successful Digital Transformation
API is a very frequently mentioned term in the area of information technology.
František Finger, TRCZ: We Implemented WMS Mainly for Traceability
The TRCZ company is a daughter company of the Tokai Rika company, Japan. The company manufactures automotive parts, safety elements, and keys for cars. In the Czech plant in Lovosice, the company has implemented, step by step, a complex solution for the management of material flow, from call-offs to shipment, in cooperation with the Aimtec company.
New I4.0 Technologies Must Be Adaptable into the Industrial Environment
The WITTE Automotive company ranks among global technological leaders. The production plant in Nejdek is the largest within the group.
Be Digital. Faster.
Czech economy, in its large portion, is oriented to the German market, and in the last year, the Czech Republic became one of top 10 trade partners of Germany.
Future of Planning from the Perspective of Industry 4.0
With respect to the implementation of information systems, production companies can currently be divided into two basic groups. The first group implements tested solutions, having a clear beginning, end, objective, and benefit.
We Live in a Time of an Accelerating Change, States Milan Zelený
Were you unable to attend September’s Trends in Automotive Logistics (TAL) conference? Or perhaps you attended the event and want a refresher on the fundamental ideas expressed there?
The Specifics of Delivering for Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)
A new JLR plant is being constructed in Slovakia. This is one of the largest foreign investments in Slovakia’s modern history.
Sequencing Is the Trend for Today. What about Tomorrow?
Each new car model brings an increase in the number of suppliers and parts swept up in sequential delivery to the assembly line at cars’ end-manufacturers.
Automation and HW Technologies in Logistics. a Visible Part of Digital Transformation
In our last issue, we wrote about the digital transformation; about processes, people and changes to the business model.
Monitor Warehouse Staff Routes and Localise Objects in Real Time
Where on Earth is Petr with that forklift? Where have you put that blasted pallet with the parts for the Daimler order? If you’re knee-deep in questions like these, then it’s time to discover Location Based Services.
4 Development Phases Towards Digital Factory
Many manufacturing companies have already been performing digitalisation activities for quite a long time now. In the past they invested into manufacturing equipment and warehouses, which today are commonly controlled by advanced software.
Don’t Wait Seven Years; Convert Your Sap to S/4Hana Today
SAP is a company that is adapting rapidly to the changing IT environment so as to focus on Industry 4.0 elements and companies’ digital transformations.
It Resists the Rain, Dust and Heat. and Your Business May Well Find It Irresistible
At first sight, you might mistake the new TC20 mobile computer from Zebra Technologies for a smartphone. But instead, it’s a smart tool that will help you e.g. store and track the goods at your warehouses and collect field data.
Digitalisation Is All about People
In manufacturing and logistics companies, digitalisation keeps on making work easier and letting people focus more deeply on their specialisations.
The Digital Factory as MuleSoft sees it
How do you automate an entire factory? You need just three technologies: an API, the IoT and artificial intelligence, all communicating together.
How Does a Car Get Painted aka APS in Paint Shops
You come into the showroom, the salesman hands over the keys and you step up to your new car for the first time.
The First Step on the Road to Industry 4.0 at Daiho
The individual steps in digitalising your enterprise may seem demanding. And they do demand long preparation and thorough employee training.
ERP: The Cornerstone of Every Digital Factory
It’s not just corporate IT managers who lose sleep over Industry 4.0. Members of companies’ top management often have to address this topic as well.
Not Just Smart Manufacturing – Smart Planning Too
A digital factory doesn’t just mean collecting data on production and logistics processes. It also means controlling them.
Mapping Factory ‑ Developing EDI Conversions
The Digital Factory doesn’t have to only mean introducing Industry 4.0 at manufacturing and logistics firms. We also have our own digital factory at Aimtec.
Real‑Time Location System: Your Bodyguard
Imagine a warehouse where the workers don’t have to scan shelf positions and where the forklifts automatically avoid high-traffic spots so that they never have to wait and yield.
Sappy Products Ready for S/4HANA
The products in our Sappy range are currently under intensive “core” testing. Thanks to their new core composition, developed for S/4HANA, you can look forward to new, expertly sculpted Sappy products with more convenient feature sets.
The New SAP ERP Generation Is Coming. Are You Ready?
Starting in 2025, the new generation of SAP ERP – SAP S/4HANA – will fully replace the current version. The current version, SAP ECC 6.0, will no longer be supported or see further development. What are the options for moving to SAP S/4HANA?
