В обрабатывающей промышленности, moulds are called the ‘cornerstone’ of industrial production, widely used in machinery, automotive, electronics and many other industries. Однако, with the acceleration of the intelligent manufacturing process, the traditional mould management mode drawbacks are obvious. Artificial paper record mould number, location and status information, prone to registration errors, record loss and other issues, resulting in mould storage, техническое обслуживание, scrapping and other full life cycle data is difficult to track, which in turn leads to low production efficiency, maintenance costs soaring.
RFID (Радиочастотная идентификация) Технология, the emergence of mould management problems provide an innovative solution. It is non-contact identification, Чтение пакета, data traceability and other advantages, innovation mould management process, for enterprise digital transformation into a powerful force.
The application of RFID technology in mould management
(A) the installation of mould tags
For each mould is equipped with a special RFID метки, tags written in the detailed identity of the mould information, covering the mould number, Дата производства, Тип, processing materials and past maintenance records and other key data. These tags are made of high temperature and corrosion-resistant special materials that can work stably in complex and harsh industrial environments, ensuring that the mould information is always accurate.
(B) Work station information collection
RFID base stations are set up in the machine or mechanical hand positions to collect real-time data on the use of moulds in the production process, such as call time, processing times, и т.д.. These data will be automatically synchronized to the management system, which will ensure the accuracy of the mould information at all times. These data will be automatically synchronised to the management system, the enterprise can accurately grasp the actual utilisation rate of the mould, to provide a strong basis for optimising production scheduling, and effectively improve production efficiency.
(C) mould in and out of warehouse management
In the warehouse entrances and exits or fixed identification points to install fixed RFID antennas and readers, when the moulds in and out
of the warehouse, the read-write can automatically identify and record the relevant information, including the time of entry and exit, storage location, и т.д.. The background system generates visual inventory ledger based on these data, which clearly presents the inventory status of moulds and greatly reduces the occurrence of misplaced and lost moulds.
(D) Mould Finding and Maintenance Records
Maintenance personnel equipped with portable RFID handheld terminals can quickly complete the mould inventory, loan registration and maintenance status updates. By scanning the mould label, the historical data of the mould can be quickly retrieved, and the maintenance details, such as the cause of failure, replacement parts, repair time, и т.д., can be recorded in detail, so as to establish a complete equipment health file for each mould, and help achieve the full life cycle management of the mould.
RFID technology for the value of mould management
(i) reduce downtime
С помощью технологии RFID, enterprises can understand the real-time location and status of the mould, quickly locate the required mould, significantly reducing the time to find the mould. A factory in the implementation of RFID mould management system, the average time to find the mould from 30 minutes to less than 5 минут, effectively reducing the downtime caused by waiting for the mould, production efficiency increased by 80%. В то же время, through the analysis of mould usage data, it is possible to predict the maintenance cycle of moulds in advance, arrange maintenance in time, and reduce the loss of production downtime caused by sudden mould failure.
(ii) Reduce the rate of misuse
RFID tags provide a unique identity for the mould, effectively preventing the misuse of moulds. In the mould in and out of storage, use and other links, the system automatically identify and verify the mould information, to avoid using the wrong mould, to protect product quality. Ðапример, after the introduction of RFID technology in an enterprise, the product qualification rate has been increased by more than 5% due to the reduction of the mould misuse problem, and the quality loss has been reduced by more than 1 миллионов юаней.
(iii) Realise cost control
By counting the service life of moulds, enterprises can arrange the purchase and replacement plan of moulds in a more reasonable way to avoid idle or excessive use of moulds. В то же время, the accurate maintenance plan reduces the maintenance cost. After the implementation of RFID mould maintenance management system in a factory, the average service life of moulds has been extended by 30% and the maintenance cost has been reduced by 20%. The system has also reduced maintenance costs by 20 per cent.
