[Infographics]: Seven Industry 4.0 Applications Using Single Indoor Tracking System at VELUX Commercial

Houston, Texas, USA, October 25, 2021 | 2 min read

Sewio, a UWB-based real-time location system (RTLS) vendor, today announced that VELUX Commercial, a Danish manufacturer of roof glazing solutions, leverages Sewio RTLS to boost the ergonomics, efficiency and safety at their manufacturing plant.

VELUX Commercial had been actively working on digital transformation of their production processes. This included the need to orchestrate data from multiple sources for which the ideal solution was to create a digital twin of the real-life factory integrating all the data and processing it into understandable, transparent and valuable information.

This integration leverages 7 different use cases with the use of a single RTLS, with unique use cases such as:

  1. Automatic adjustment of the height of the workbench to fit the height of the person who is physically the closest to it.
  2. Automated alert in case of missing worker with appropriate skillset at the workstation.
  3. Indoor navigation for workers performing Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) tasks.
  4. The virtual-reality training enriched with real-time traffic brought by RTLS.
  5. Spaghetti diagrams and heatmaps to identify and remove process bottlenecks.
  6. Parametric simulation model to fine tune the process updates.
  7. Single source of truth of real-time and historical data for planning, monitoring, and optimizing the production process.

Several success metrics were directly linked to the implementation of this project, such as an increase in productivity through better shop-floor management by 10%, a decrease in the WIP thanks to improved communication channels by 10% or a performance boost on TPM activities by 50%.

“Digital twin platform, empowered with Sewio RTLS, has opened a whole range of use cases that we are continuously delivering, with each step reaching a higher digital maturity level, boosted efficiency and what’s most important, getting the competitive advantage. We’re looking forward to continued success with the future phases,” said Rastislav Ruckay, Supply Contributor at Velux Commercial.

To see the infographics, please visit: https://www.sewio.net/infographics-7-ways-velux-is-using-a-real-time-location-system-in-their-production-plant/

About Sewio Networks

Sewio Networks is the manufacturer of a real-time location system (RTLS) for indoor tracking that drives business results for companies in the intralogistics, retail, sport, entertainment and livestock industries. The Sewio system is built on ultra-wideband technology (UWB) and delivered with RTLS Studio, remote management and visualization software.

It gives partners and customers a precise, easy-to-integrate, reliable , and fully scalable IoT solution for indoor tracking that allows process visibility, boosts production efficiency, simplifies the inventory process, and increases the safety of employees. Founded in 2014, Sewio is headquartered in the Czech Republic with offices in Germany and France. Sewio has 70+ system integration partners and powers customers in 37 countries. Customers include: Volkswagen, Budvar, Pirelli, Matador, TPCA, Škoda.

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