TRACEABILITY IMPROVES QUALITY AND PRODUCTIVITY IN AUTOMOTIVE PARTS MANUFACTURINGDana ENCO Uses Traceability Software to
Ensure the Quality of Each Part Produced
“TrakSYS is programmable and manageable, easy to understand, and very visual.”
Omar Garcia - Production Manager, Dana ENCO
With nearly 100 engineering, manufacturing, and distribution
facilities in 34 countries, Dana serves automotive manufacturers
worldwide. The ENCO site was looking to ensure the quality of
each part produced, by gathering production details and tracing
individual parts through production. TrakSYS™ was selected for
its ease of use, breadth of features, and adaptability.
Track Individual Parts Through Production
Real-TimeQuality Information
SUMMARY
Full Manufacturing History On Each Part
Production Process Analytics
1. Ensuring that each product has passed through all
manufacturing steps
2. Gathering all production information for each product
3. Using statistical process control (SPC) in operations, to
better measure quality
Dana ENCO’s goals with TrakSYS included:
GOALS
Accurately Tracking QualityDana ENCO wanted to ensure quality, by collecting manufacturing
information for each part, including the date when it passed
through the operation, measurements they’ve taken, the batch
it was introduced to, and heat treatment information. They
recognized that TrakSYS would be the ideal way to gather, store,
and analyze such data.
• Every part is tracked along each station in the process
• Quality information is incorporated into supplier materials
• Detailed reports are generated by querying the Item tables, SPC tables and
the quality data gathered from the CNC machines
Every part that comes from Dana ENCO is marked with a 2D code that
contains all of the manufacturing information for that part. That code is
scanned into TrakSYS as an Item and the following operations are performed:
Customers have visibility into production through the reports generated by the
TrakSYS system — including full process workflow and an overview of the life of
each part.
TrakSYS forms the basis of a comprehensive traceability
solution, allowing Dana ENCO and their customers to see
detailed data regarding product quality.
SOLUTION OVERVIEW
Key TrakSYS Features
TrakSYS APIMaterial Management
Item Management SPC Sample Definitions
SOLUTION ARCHITECTURE
QualityDepartment
SupplierQualityInformation
CNCMachines
HeatTreatment Shipping
CustomerAccess· Full Workflow· Quality Reports
OPCServer
TrakSYS
Steps to Traceability1. Use Item Management to create an Item for each type of product.
2. Create a location for each station of the traceability process and associate each custom field
to the data needed to track for each process.
3. Every part is given an entry in the Item Log, to track that part.
4. The ID of each part is associated to each Sample Definition taken from different processes.
5. All data is stored in the TrakSYS database, for unified view and reports.
TrakSYS generated significant labor savings for the ENCO Quality
department. With efficient data capturing, the team can now respond
to complaints in real-time. Quality issues, which previously took days
to address, are resolved in minutes. The plant enjoys built-in visibility
and real-time decision making, along with a full traceability record.
TrakSYS truly streamlined operations.
TrakSYS allows Dana ENCO to provide full traceability and quality assurance of the automotive parts it manufactures.
RESULTS
Track Individual Parts Through Production
Real-TimeQuality Information
Full Manufacturing History On Each Part
Production Process Analytics
Parsec is the developer of TrakSYS™, a real-
time manufacturing operations management
software platform deployed at thousands
of factories in over 100 countries. TrakSYS
aggregates data from multiple sources to
deliver real-time, actionable intelligence that
helps manufacturers to reduce production
costs, decrease lead time, and improve
profitability. To learn more about Parsec and
TrakSYS, please visit www.parsec-corp.com.
Systems Intelligence for Business (SIB) has the expertise and experience to design and
integrate fully automated control systems, PLC’s programming, SCADA systems, DCSs
and devices in production lines for different applications in a variety of industries. SIB
uses TraKSYS to gather and report real-time data from ground operation levels to senior
management — filling a void between manufacturing operations and business operations.
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