Add RFID chips to storage locations, machines and presetting devices

With connected Manufacturing you are able to set up a “digital twin” of your infrastructure under settings. Here you define what machines, storage locations, and presetting devicse you have in your production facility. To link tools, components and accessories to these machines, storage locations, and presetting devices, you can tag these Items with RFID tags or QR Codes. With this, all your tools, appliances, and storage locations are assigned a unique number and can –at any time– be scanned via the “Identify” function – to check inventory, availability, or condition.
To get an even better overview of where exactly an item is within a specific storage location, individual elements like shelves or drawers within e.g. a cabinet can be tagged with an ID.

Add an ID to machines and magazine slots

With connected Manufacturing you can assign each of your machines a unique ID.When complete tools are linked with a machine, and orders are being processed on that machine, the tool’s status will change. That way you get an overview over which tools are available, and which are in use.
If your machine uses a magazine, every magazine slot can be assigned an individual ID – this way, you get an even better overview of where exactly your complete tool is within the machine.

Add an ID to a magazine slot

• Go to Settings
• Click on Machines (under Infrastructure)
• Click on the Name of a machine
• The window Machine details will open now
• If machine with tool magazine was affirmed with “Yes” earlier (when the machine was created) click under Element ID inside the respective slot on the button Assign ID
• The window Edit Magazine Slot will open now
• Click the box under ID
• Scan the RFID chip or QR code with a suitable reading device.
• By clicking the Save button, the unique ID of the chip or QR code has now been assigned to this magazine slot