The Japanese manufacturer has deployed thousands of Xerafy Metal Skin RFID tags at its Oita Works facility to create visibility in its WIP Management.
SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE, March 27, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ — Xerafy, the global leader in automated passive UHF RFID data capture in harsh environments, has announced that Japan’s Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding(MES), a global engineering company that specializes in marine vessels, energy systems, and infrastructure, is implementing Xerafy’s Mercury Metal Skin RFID labels at its MES Oita Works facility for its work-in-process (WIP) management.
The MES Oita Works facility produces material handling equipment, including container cranes, gantry cranes, overhead cranes, jib cranes, ship’s cranes, and other machines. These cranes include tens of thousands of parts, many of which are produced at vendor factories.
As ports around the world invest and expand their facilities, demand for material handling equipment has increased. This surge in orders for MES’ cranes has put further pressure on the company to improve production efficiency. In the past, it has been challenging for MES Oita Works to manage the large number of metal components delivered to the facility daily from those vendors. The parts had to be sorted according to job number by manually referencing an order sheet, engineering drawings, and other documents.
Source: Japan’s MES Improves Manufacturing Visibility and Efficiency with Xerafy RFID Technology – EIN News