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Real-time locating system controls the factory of the future

Materials Solutions and Siemens maximize product quality in the factory of the future.

Real-time locating system controls the factory of the future

Materials Solutions and Siemens maximize product quality in the factory of the future.

Machine Building

Materials Solutions

Complete redesign of the production layout:

Radio-based real-time locating system (RTLS)
Monitors the filling of the machines, product tracking with automated guided vehicles (AGVs), and documentation of the use of materials
Minimal cabling costs; only one cable is required thanks to Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Extremely easy commissioning, thanks to auto-configuration

"Especially because we have to reconfigure the machines again and again and also support different applications … SIMATIC RTLS is the right choice".

Nicholas Turner, project manager for the RTLS rollout at Materials Solutions

Seamless integration of the SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager into the IT architecture at Materials Solutions
SQL interface of the SIMATIC RTLS Locating Manager allows foe easy; high-performance integration with the ERP system at Materials Solutions
The SIMATIC RTLS ePaper transponder enable new interactions between employees and IT systems
Manual documentation of the material withdrawals can be digitized

Pioneer in the field of additive manufacturing (AM) based on the laser sintering process

Time-consuming production of individual units and small-scae production runs without rejects
The main cost driver is the print farm. Each machine costs several hundred thousand euros to purchase, with limited economies of scale