Future-Ready Material Flow: Connectivity at the Core of the Intelligent Factory
ASMPT is revolutionizing intralogistics in the intelligent electronics factory with the Factory Material Manager and WORKS Logistics software duo: software, machines, the main component warehouse and automated intermediate warehouses constantly exchange data and merge into a single unit that keeps a constant eye on every component reel and ensures that the right material is always in the right quantity, in the right place, at the right time across all orders. With comprehensive connectivity, we eliminate unnecessary transport and 'safety stocks' at the line.
Key Features for Holistic Material Flow Optimization
- Clearly Defined Conditions in the Warehouse
If you want to include specific parameters such as expiry date or moisture sensitivity in your material flow planning, you need to consider each reel as an individual. This is exactly what Factory Material Manager does: each unit is uniquely identified with a UID and tracked throughout the factory - from receiving to processing. By creating a data network, the software ensures maximum transparency in material supply and feeds back consumption and inventory data to the ERP system as a basis for reordering from the supplier at the right time. - Short Paths on the Shop Floor
Factory Material Manager generates precise, path-optimized pick lists based on material requirements and storage location. There is also maximum connectivity to third-party automated storage systems: they communicate with Factory Material Manager via standardized interfaces and are thus integrated into the workflow. - Neither a Shortage nor an Oversupply of Material
WORKS Logistics constantly analyses material requirements based on freely definable time slices and real consumption data taken from the machines. This information forms the basis for automatic material flow control and optimization, as well as for demand notifications to central or intermediate warehouses and time-controlled transport orders. Operator and Robot (AMR) triggering ensures that all necessary manual and automated material replenishment tasks are performed in time to maintain maximum line productivity. - No more Material Tourism
Unlike many conventional solutions, WORKS Logistics optimizes continuously the current production progress: after each production order is completed, the application automatically checks whether the material still set up in the SIPLACE Smart Feeders will be needed for further orders in the next few days. If this is the case, the feeders are temporarily stored in the Active Feeder Rack near to the line. This eliminates unnecessary and costly storage, retrieval and material transport. Lines operate at optimum capacity with minimum set-up time. - Employees are Relieved
Connectivity-based material flow optimization offers many advantages for warehouse and line staff: shorter paths, timely material requests and clear set-up instructions via LED signals.
Real-Time Data, Optimized Processes: Material Flow as a Success Factor
Optimizing material flow is a key competitive factor in electronics manufacturing, where complex and often expensive components must be delivered precisely and just-in-time. A seamless and smooth material flow from receiving to processing reduces storage and downtime costs, minimizes errors due to incorrect component provision and supports the high production quality required by the industry. This requires seamless, vendor-independent connectivity between software, machines and automated storage and transport systems. Real-time data exchange enables dynamic adaptation to production plans, ensures traceability, and increases production efficiency and competitiveness.
By using real-time data and seamless connectivity, ASMPT's intelligent material flow solutions transform intralogistics into a synchronized, efficient and transparent process, ensuring optimal production performance with reduced costs, minimized errors and maximum flexibility to meet the demands of modern electronics manufacturing.