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Juki/Cogiscan Tracking Solution Helps Hager Security Productivity
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ware material implementation. This consisted of radio-frequency-identifi- cation (RFID) feeder tags and feeder bank antennas to aid component identification, and docking stations to read information being supplied by the antennas. The phase of the project has been fully functional since March 2012, and it is quite ef- fective at avoiding component mis- placements: when a component is not properly placed, the machines stop and cannot be restarted until the er- ror is fixed. The second phase of the project,
aimed at controlling component sup- ply reel quantities, has been func- tional since July 2012. Production component consumption is controlled on the IFS system with the aid of da- ta from the Juki pick-and-place ma- chines. During production, the sys- tem warns an operator when a com- ponent supply reel is approaching an empty condition by indicating the identification (ID) and part number for the reel, its position, and the ap- proximate time when the reel will be empty. This helps an operator run the production line efficiently by an- ticipating the need for a change of supply reel. It has also helped Hager Security’s productivity to increase.
Boosting Productivity The next phases of the project
will also seek to boost production- line productivity by helping opera- tors avoid delays through proper component preparation. Because Hager Security’s production lines handle so many different products, with a significant number of compo- nent change overs, component prep - aration is a key step in avoiding de- lays and optimizing production-line productivity. The Hager Security project was
originally driven by a quality issue, due to frequent errors in loading wrong reels on placement machines. These errors were eliminated by the IFS technology. As Agnellet explains: “We have no misplaced component errors when the system is in use. That was the main object of the im- plementation project and it has been reached.” He added: “Before using IFS, we tried different systems but the results were not so good. Indeed, the previous systems depended on human factor, so the risks were still there. The IFS system ensures us that no one can start a machine with a reel in a wrong position.” Using the IFS technology has
resulted in numerous benefits for the Hager Security production line, including productivity gains from re- duced downtime during reel/feeder replenishment. The firm has real- ized a 5-percent improvement in its surface-mount-technology (SMT) pro duction line and a 9-percent in- crease in its component preparation process as a result of the Juki/Cogis- can systems.
Making the Transition The transition from their previ-
ous (MYDATA) systems to the Juki machines was smooth for Hager Se- curity, and the employees had no problems in adapting to the new ma- chines and technology. Still, a learn-
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ing curve was required for the Hager operators since the Juki machines are IT tools, and required some ini- tial training. As Agnellet notes: “In- deed, some of them were unfamiliar with the computer. However, after some initial training, they said that they could not work without the IFS system and they continue saying that today.” The transition was also made
simpler by the service and support of the Juki and Cogiscan teams. Agnel- let explains that the support was an important part of using these new
machines in production: “We receive extremely quick and comprehensive answers to our questions about inci- dents or new functionalities. This is important to us because if there was an incident with the system, the pro- duction could be stopped or could run with a quality risk such as misplaced components.” Agnellet admits that there is a
certain amount of comfort in dealing with their new partners: “Through our exchanges with Cogiscan, we see that we are supported by very compe- tent people who are experts concern-
ing their system and who know and perfectly understand our needs as well as the constraints of our process.”
Contact: Hager Security Agency,
(Damien Agnellet), 140 Rue du Pre l’Horme, 38920 Crolles, France; % +33-476453276, E-mail:
Damien.agnellet@
hager.fr, Web:
www.hagergroup.net. Also Contact: Cogiscan, 28-B
Airport Blvd., Bromont, Quebec, Canada J2L 1S6 % 450-534-2644 E-mail:
fmonette@cogiscan.com; Web:
www.cogiscan.com r
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