The SPEDE Lineside Labeling app interfaces to PLCs, vision sensors, cameras, scales and other technologies to validate the correctness of part numbers, and ensure that dunnage layers and containers are packed correctly before automatically printing a serialized container label.
At Packing, SPEDE links the individual part serial numbers, if present, to the container serial number to provide backward traceability to production (machine, date, run, etc.) and farther back to all serialized lots or individual raw parts and components that went into the finished item.
Lineside Labeling Methods Can Include:
- Using PLCs to count parts, supply the part detail and trigger a label to print when pack count is complete
- Using Vision to identify "good" parts vs. scrap
- Interfacing to a conveyor/diverter to automatically divert scrap
- Using Vision to validate the correctness of a part at packing - especially for multi-part production lines
- Using Vision to prevent mix-ups of right/ left hand parts
- Interfacing to Weigh Scales to ensure accurate part counts
- Using USB Cameras to confirm dunnage layer is complete before next layer is started
- Using USB Camera to photograph completed dunnage layer
- Using OCR to read/record part number or serial number on part
- Using a Touchscreen to display real-time part number run data and packing/labeling status at lineside
- Printing a container label automatically when the pack count or dunnage is correct
- Sourcing the label data from host ERP / EDI, Release Accounting systems
Additional Functions of SPEDE Lineside Labeling:
- Time stamps and logs to the SQL Database the printed label data, piece count, scrap and machine cycles data for OEE and productivity analysis
- Maintains a Label Database of printed label data for real-time inventory, serialized parts traceability and shipping functions
- Creates backward-traceability records linking serialized container to its individual serialized parts, back to its production data and raw/WIP components
- Creates forward-traceability records of serialized containers shipped to customer locations
- Displays real-time production run data at line-side for analyzing machine efficiency and making adjustments
- SQL database provides a detailed audit trail of all transactions
