- A desire to be on the leading edge and a belief that this is one of their unique selling points, allowing them to clearly differentiate themselves amongst their competitors;
- A system that can adapt to an extremely high-mix, low-volume business with batch sizes ranging from a single unit up to 2000;
- The flexibility to convert a wide variety of CAD and BOM (Bill of Materials) formats into interactive operator work instructions and machine programs for their entire operation;
- The capacity to acquire and normalize production data from all human and machine interfaces on the shop floor using an open and proven machine communication technology.
- The capability to collect quality data and drive repair processes using the digital image of the product, and to deliver this capability via machine inspection or operator input equally effectively.
- The capability to record the parts, materials and manufacturing processes used in each assembly and sub-assembly to support their customer requirements for traceability;
- The ability to quickly and easily drill down into this data in order to, a) immediately react to issues in production, and b) digitally archive the specific processes and materials used for each unit in every job.
- Reduced new product introductions (NPI) from an average of 16 hours to 4 hours.
- Improved process-related yield by 1.6 % since deployment.
- 3 % reduction in defective parts per million (DPMO).
- Average assembly rework time dropped 33 %.
- Level-4 component traceability all the way down to individual reference designators.
- 35 dashboards and reports with an average development time of 1 hour.
- Industry 4.0 is the subject of widespread interest in both manufacturing and European political discussion regarding industry in general. The concept is to achieve a factory that dynamically adapts to incoming product variants and process changes while automatically and proactively improving manufacturing processes. These “smart factories” are built on a data backbone that enables their intelligent factory assets – both human and robotic – to communicate information and instructions bi-directionally. TBP believes that Aegis is already positioned to provide this capability.
