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Faurecia Creates the Factory of the Future with RAIN RFID

Faurecia automates production processes with RAIN RFID

Since 2015, Faurecia has engaged in a strategic transformation of its operations, guided by Industry 4.0 principles. Part of this strategic transformation is the digital transformation of manufacturing operations that optimize Faurecia’s production lines using RAIN RFID. After Faurecia implemented the RAIN RFID solution in 12 of their plants, they found:

  • Improved operations throughout multiple plants Increased efficiency in parts stocking
  • Reduced manual tasks such as shipping, receiving, and transferring
  • Increased customer satisfaction thanks to greater product traceability

Automated manufacturing line reduces tracking costs

The automotive industry is undergoing a technology revolution and Faurecia is charting a course to transform their manufacturing and shipping operations. After evaluating other technologies, they found an easily deployable RAIN RFID solution that would optimize operations and provide real-time visibility of inventory-both key factors for improving customer satisfaction. By tagging items that enter the plant and implementing Impinj readers along the manufacturing line, they optimized their logistics process while eliminating redundant manual steps.

  • Impinj Monza R6 tag chips are attached to each item as they are manufactured. Items that are tagged include bags, boxes, and finished products.
  • Impinj xSpan gateways are installed at key transition points such as manufacturing points and loading dock doors. Readers are configured to suit the space and regional wireless regulations.
  • Items are read at transition points and then data is passed to Impinj ItemSense software to determine the direction of movement. Key information is then passed along to field operators.

Faurecia worked with Impinj and partner UBI Solutions to create a RAIN RFID solution that can now be deployed within one week at each new plant. With the success of existing deployments, Faurecia plans to expand its RAIN RFID project to additional plants and warehouses worldwide.

By teaming with Impinj we were able to streamline and automate our manufacturing and shipping processes. We can deploy the RAIN RFID solution in one week at our plants around the world.

Emmanuel Schröder Digital Transformation Project Manager, Faurecia

Faurecia’s RAIN RFID solution increases plant efficiency, optimizing production and shipping

Improved operations across multiple plants
After rolling out the RAIN RFID system across 12 of their manufacturing plants, Faurecia saw an improvement in their operations at all locations. With their new increased visibility, field workers had both a better understanding of the activities on the plant floor and the data needed to make informed decisions about future operations.

​Real-time inventory monitoring leads to more efficient parts stocking
Real-time monitoring of Faurecia’s inventory allows the company to maintain accurate stock levels at all times. This contributes to an overall increase in production efficiency, ensuring that the right parts are available for the right customers when needed.

Reduced manual tasks load such as shipping, receiving, and transferring
Automating tasks such as shipping, receiving and transferring have reduced manual work. This reduction to proofing declaration on the line and in the shipping processes, ultimately optimizing the cost of operation.

Increased customer satisfaction with fewer incorrect or lost orders
By automating tracking of their shipping and receiving operations, Faurecia ensures customer satisfaction with highly accurate information on stocked items and improved parts traceability.

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Smart Pallet by SLS

The SLS RFID smartPALLET is smart, easy and cost-effective! Perform full asset inventory, including location, in your warehouse, distribution center, storage facility or truck yard in hours, or less, instead of days.

Once reliability,consistency of operation, expandability, maintainence and process interruption costs are factoredin, SLS portals often offer the lowest overall cost.

  • Plug-and-play
  • No installation, all self-contained (reader, Wave® antennas, battery, cabling, wireless)
  • Can be used by numerous forklifts and/or pallet jacks – “one-to-many”
  • No need to handle items to read tags
  • Roam to read
  • Read floor / location RFID tags and/or use GPS, indoor beacons, etc. for location
  • Rugged – can be used indoor or outdoor
  • Long battery charge life and rapid re-charge
  • WiFi and cellular connectivity (via the tablet)

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Introducing Sense, our new range of IoT devices

We have harnessed the power of Bluetooth and LoRaWAN to create intelligent, powerful IoT devices.

The new ‘Sense’ range combines a comprehensive set of sensors with a potent mixture of technologies such as Bluetooth Low energy, GPS and high performance, open standard LPWAN communication protocols to create hugely effective IoT devices. The devices are powerful yet hugely energy efficient providing a long life.

As with all Omni-ID products the new range comes with high levels of innovation and production quality built in, ensuring long range, high accuracy and cost effectiveness.

The Sense range is the first in an anticipated long line of forward looking communication devices from Omni-ID offering robust, reliable and effective linkage to the Internet of Things.

This is the future of tracking, monitoring, sensing and data gathering.