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Faurecia and Kepware: A New Door to the IoT Gateway

By Chrissie Cluney April 22, 2016

The automotive industry is feeling the pressure to derive better data throughout its supply chain. The automakers need to know everything about the components of every car, not just to satisfy regulatory requirements, but also to assure customers that they have a handle on all the elements of their vehicles.

Faurecia, an automotive equipment supplier, has implemented Kepware’s IoT Gateway for KEPServerEX with the goal of improving parts traceability throughout its entire manufacturing process.

The new IoT implementation started with requirements from leading automotive OEMs to improve traceability for the parts Faurecia was producing and to make that production data available on demand. The company needed a solution that could connect the various PLCs on the factory floor to IJ Core, its proprietary parts fabrication and Manufacturing Execution System (MES).

“We see huge potential with the IoT Gateway and are excited to deploy it across the 34 countries we operate in,” said Rafael Unruh, Competence Center Manager, Faurecia.

Since its implementation, the company has provided customers with product traceability and increased supply chain visibility, which enables the automakers to satisfy regulatory requirements and improve overall product quality for consumers.

The operators on the machine floor note that communications are much faster, while employees in the Quality Assurance department have more access to the industrial data they need in order to analyze production quality. The executives of Faurecia’s boardroom can access and leverage operations data to boost efficiencies across the organization.

“We’re seeing benefits from this implementation from the boardroom down to the shop floor, and only expect them to increase as more locations utilize it,” said Unrah. “We’re able to be smarter and more nimble in our decision making, which leads to better products and services for our customers.”

Faurecia’s future plans are to standardize on Kepware in its North American, Asian, and European factories in 2016.




Edited by Ken Briodagh
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