Recent Projects
References & Projects.
AIDC - Efficiency Improvement
Cybernetics is associated with the AIDC Centre of Excellence in Halifax-UK, Offering a Business Assist Programme for Yorkshire and Humber, supported by Yorkshire Foreward. Several AIDC Scoping studies have been performed on behalf of the AIDC Centre of Excellence.
RFID in tooling
A scoping study for implementation of (active) RFID in tooling to enbale tracking and tracing of tooling whilst in production.
Project Management
Cybernetics has recently supplied project management support to PFW in Speyer- Germany, in the quotation phase for the design-to-build Airbus A350XWB
Co-ordinating the information requirements from the different disciplines and teams within the company and from sub-tier suppliers, structuring this information conform the GRAMS precenting it into seperate documents such as:
- Product Development Plan
- Risk Management Plan
- Project Management Plan
- Qualification PLan
- Configuration Plan
- Chance Notification Plan
- Supply Chain Management Plan
- Production Planning
- Learning Plan
GRAMS: General Requirements for Aerostructure & Material Suppliers
Project Management and Technical Support
Cybernetics has supplied support in the development and customer support of the RFID Waste Management System for council waste collection.
AIDC - Tracking & Tracing
AIDC scoping study for implementation of a container tracing project, tracking the content of a cluster of containers world-wide, from the production unit in the Netherlands, Germany and England to to the customer in the United States.
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Proftech BV
Hengelo-Netherlands
A "tag first" approach - i.e. looking at tag capabilities and trying to force fit them into operations - is not advisable. Instead, Cybernetics begins an RFID solution design from a business process perspective, identifying points in the process where data is classified, collected, communicated and acted upon.
The Scoping
A manufacturing company for hydraulic systems supplying its products to the automotive industry as part of the convertible roofing system for cars.
The final assembling of the hydraulic kits is done mechanically where, per brand and type of car, the machine is altered with different forms and tooling. Visually these forms and tooling are hardly to identify, especially the pistons are look-a-like and the differences are minor. However, before starting the machine a visual time consuming check needs to be done and still is not foolproof.
Many parts in the machine are moving while the process is ongoing, leaving only little or no space at all for sensors. The manual process of laying the parts in the machine should not be interrupted or as less as possible. The machine is build out off stainless steel, aluminium and plastic. So are the different forms and tools. Barcode stickers will wear off and are difficult to read in this environment. The production environment is noisy.
Analysing Logistics
Several field tests have given us the idea how to use RFID transponders creating a usable solution for electronically identifying of the individual forms and tools.
All tools and forms are fitted with a dedicated, low frequency 125kHz transponder, holding a pre-programmed number. Per hydraulic kit these numbers make a unique table. Software in the PLC process controller does check all the needed transponder numbers per production batch and starts scanning for the individual forms by a RFID system in advance of its production run. Only if all the scanned numbers do match the complete table in its memory the machine will be enabled to start its production process.
The system operator scans the forms manually with a short stick antenna after all the forms are installed in the machine. This manual scanning is the only solution due to the lack of space in the machine. It also allows modifying the existing machines with this system without major work done on the machine itself. The little stick antenna is showing a LED when recognising a transponder and because of the noisy environment we have added a vibrator in the grip to feel the transponder recognition too. Just like your mobile phone does vibrate when ringing.
