Series Production with Lot-size-1 Flexibility

Nobilia manufactures customized fitted kitchens with a lot size of 1. They require maximum transparency of tracking design data and individual processing steps so that they can locate a particular piece of kitchen furniture in the sequence of processes.

With Beckhoff and Oracle in cooperation, a link between ERP and design software was created. Meanwhile, TwinCAT enabled Nobilia to continuously tap efficiency potential through the integration of stand-alone solutions. High-level language applications are used in production plants to communicate with the database and supply the respective plant controllers with adapted information. Solution Assessment - Type: IoT - Maturity: Medium (technology has been on the market for <5 years) Hardware Components - Beckhoff Control Panel

• [Efficiency Improvement - Productivity]
  Maximum production flexibility is enabled through the use of PC-based control technology.
• [Efficiency Improvement - Production Flexibility]
  A lot size of 1 production is enabled by transparent data flow and system integration.
• [Management Effectiveness - Internal Collaboration]
  Deeper integration of information across departments and business units improves internal collaboration and end-to-end customer service.

• Initial test applications indicate annual energy savings of around 20%.

• Productivity improvements of 10% are expected.

• Initial tests indicate a reduction in maintenance expenditures of around 50%.