The Piovan complete solution for your smart material tracking

The use of wrong materials is a concrete risk, especially when the setup is manual, and the tracking of polymers consumption or the process traceability are day by day more requested.

Monitoring production flow for the maximum efficiency

A strategic support in managing at the best way these challenges is the adoption of the MTS Material Tracking System, a module of Winfactory 4.0, the supervising system by Piovan.  The MTS system is basically a way of monitoring different lots of raw materials while they are passing through the production, from the storage to the transformation in final products.

In this way, for instance, it is possible to generate a production report linked to a final product that includes also the list of the actual raw materials that constitute it; in case of quality or non-conformity issues, the research for possible causes is easier and much more effective. More over in many demanding sectors, from the medical to the automotive, having this kind of information available even without any specific quality issue is considered a plus and a way for the supplier of qualifying itself as a reliable partner.

Keeping raw materials flow under control is a good practice allowing to evaluate and improve the production performances. In the typical production costs breakdown, the raw material gives a significant contribution; for this reason, the correct connection between a final product campaign and the amount of raw material consumed is a critical aspect for the right cost attribution and profitability evaluation.

The availability of data about production allows the measurement of specific KPI or the comparison between different production line or different raw materials.

A reliable material tracking system provides a valuable help on keeping the raw materials inventory, since the data of consumption can be double checked with the storage levels and the purchased quantities to identify material waste or irregular consumptions.

Historical data can be a good source to make forecasts on future consumptions and raw materials re-ordering scheduling.

The Piovan Material Tracking System can be implemented with different levels of complexity and accuracy, according to customer needs and requirements.

The flow of the raw materials has to be tracked at different gates and this can be done:

• with a manual intervention, as it typically for the feeding of the silos, when an operator has to insert the details of the material and the quantity loaded;
• with automatic systems, based on the weight detection such as storage bins or hoppers on load cells.

Ryng is Piovan’s solution for tracking easily the raw material flow. It is a universal device for production monitoring allows a simple, prompt and precise measurement of the quantity of material transferred into a container. Ryng must be installed between the loading receiver and the container below, guaranteeing high-precision weighting and actually measures the quantity of transferred material. Ryng installation is extremely flexible thanks to its robust construction and its reliable weighting system that can be combined with almost every kind of receiver.

Piovan Material Tracking Systems (MTS) in Winfactory 4.0 can be combined also with an integrated material management based on a barcode system and with automatic or manual material distribution systems for a human mistake proof architecture.

An innovative barcode system for material tracking

Piovan has developed also a state-of-the-art barcode reader, connected to Winfactory 4.0 via wifi to guarantee the maximum mobility to operators in the storage area. This reader includes a specific wizard that guides the operator during the procedure of acquisition of any new raw material, collecting information such as user identification, material name and details, source, job assignment and quantity of material load in a resilient manner.

To learn more about Winfactory 4.0 visit our dedicated website.