Kitting and Sequencing
Build Kits and Assemblies Quickly and Accurately
Kitting involves assembling separate but related items into a single unit or kit that is packaged together.
In Just In Time (JIT) manufacturing, sequencing refers to delivering kits of materials to the next station exactly when they are needed to ensure maximum efficiency.
For example, in automotive manufacturing, kits of parts are delivered to the next stage of production at exactly the time that a kit is needed. Assembling kits in this way is also known as "offline kitting."
Pick-to-light solutions help ensure kits are assembled accurately at a fast pace and can be delivered to the next stage of production at the right time.
Ensuring Quality in Kit Building is Essential
Kitting and sequencing applications can be challenging because kits and other assemblies are often made of many different components. Each kit must be assembled correctly to ensure that end users, or assemblers at the next stage of production, receive a complete kit.
Due to the number of items, and the variety of kits that may be assembled at a station, it can be easy for assemblers to lose track of what has already been put in the kit. For example, they may accidentally leave out items or add duplicate items, which increases costs and makes parts inventory management a challenge.
Manually verifying that each kit is complete, and does not contain duplicates, is time-consuming and prone to error. Therefore, it is necessary a solution that can streamline assembly tasks and verify accuracy.
Just In Time sequencing applications depend on a fast, accurate kit building to ensure that kits arrive at the next station at the right time and contain all of the necessary parts.
Ensure Quality Even in Large, Complex Assemblies
- At stations where multiple different kits are assembled, specific colors can be assigned for each kit. Pick-to-light devices illuminate with the corresponding color, such as blue, alerting the operator to pick items from all the bins with blue lights.
- Devices with an alphanumeric display indicate the quantity of each item to pick.
- After an operator has transferred the items from each pick bin to the color-matched kit bin, they press the blue touch button to signal that they are finished, and the light turns off.
- The process is repeated with additional colors, and once all the lights are off, that round of kit is complete.
Check Pick Accuracy in Real Time
- Pick-to-light devices with optical sensing capabilities can be used to check picks for accuracy in real time.
- These devices detect when a hand reaches into a bin and breaks the sensing beam or array.
- When picks are executed correctly, yellow LEDs confirm that the operator picked from the right bin.
- If the operator reaches into the wrong bin (for example, to pick the wrong item or pick a piece out of order), a light turns red indicating an error.
Reduce Wasted Time and Save Costs
- Light-guided solutions speed up onboarding time for new employees, as well as training on new product assembly. Different colors of lights are easy to interpret quickly with minimal training.
- Pick-to-light solutions reduce time wasted re-reading instructions, as well as checking and re-checking work.
- By verifying parts at each step, pick-to-light solutions can reduce errors during the assembly process and save time during quality inspections downstream.
- Improving efficiency at both assembly and inspection stages reduces overhead costs and increases profitability.
Pick-to-Light Devices
The K50 Pro touch Series is a versatile family that combines a large, bright indicator with solid-state switching capability activated by a simple touch. Ideal for lean manufacturing and bin-picking operations. K50 Pro touch buttons combine proven touch technology and ruggedness with the added versatility of RGB LEDs. K50 Pro touch buttons are compatible with the Pro Editor software for easy customization.
- Bright LED indicators combined with touch-activated switching capabilities
- Compatible models are programmable using Banner's Pro Editor Software and Pro Converter Cable for customization of colors and animation
- Rugged IP67 and IP69K construction for high-pressure washdown environments
- Ergonomic design requires no physical pressure to operate and eases stress on the hands and wrists
- Ideal for pick-to-light and call button applications in a wide range of industries and environments - from food and beverage to automotive
- Up to fourteen color variations in one device (Green, Red, Yellow, Blue, White, Cyan, Magenta, Orange, Amber, Lime Green, Spring Green, Sky Blue, Violet, and Rose)
- IO-Link models have full Pro capabilities managed dynamically by the master, plus individual LED control for full status customization
Pick to Light Devices
K50 터치의 소형 버전인 K30 터치 시리즈는 밝은 표시등과 고체형 상태 전환 기능이 결합되어 있습니다.
- 인체 공학적 디자인으로 손과 손목에 가해지는 스트레스를 방지하고 작동 시 물리적 압력이 필요 없음
- 손가락 터치로 간단한 작동
- 맨손으로 또는 작업용 장갑을 끼고 쉽게 작동
- 고압 세척 환경에서 사용할 수 있는 견고하고 완벽하게 캡슐화된 IP69K 구조
- 다양한 업계의 pick-to-light 및 호출 버튼 응용 분야에 이상적
- 다양한 응용 분야에 적합한 1색 및 2색 모델
