BMW Revolutionises Vehicle Assembly Using New Ubisense Solution
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Final acceptance of Tool Assistance System to automatically relatevehicles and torque tools successfully achieved at BMW plant inRegensburg. Solution extends the automation of vehicle assembly,reducing both defect rate and production costs.CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - August 03, 2009) - Ubisensehas successfully completed the implementation of a new ToolAssistance System (TAS) at BMW's production facility in Regensburg.TAS is based on the Location Identification System, which, as thename implies, is designed to locate and identify production assets.LIS/TAS has been developed jointly by Ubisense and IBS AG and is theresult of bringing together the Ubisense real-time location system(RTLS) and the IBS software systems, which provide the link betweenthe location system and the existing BMW IT environment.The Tool Assistance System rolled out in Regensburg providesautomatic recognition of the vehicles being assembled as well asautomatically detecting their proximity to production automationequipment such as intelligent tools and test equipment. TASeliminates both the need to scan barcodes on vehicle work-orders, initself not a value adding activity, as well as manually generateddefects arising from scanning the wrong asset. The system works byevaluating the spatial relationship between production automationsystems and the vehicles continuously in real-time. A positive"relationship event" is generated when a mobile tool enters apre-defined zone around the vehicle or when a vehicle enters a zonearound an item of automation equipment.LIS/TAS is fully integrated into BMW's production IT environment viathe IBS Communications Platform which provides all the necessaryinterfaces to the relevant systems. In particular this includes theadministration of the tools and vehicles as well as passing on thetool control events via IP telegrammes. A relationship event causes anew vehicle-specific program to be loaded into the tool or starts anautomation system with the correct program for the particular vehicledetected. Typical tools and equipment in this context are torquetools, riveting hammers, diagnostic equipment, and programmable logiccontrollers.The system is in production across the entire Regensburg assemblyplant where around 120 tool systems are used to produce approximately1,000 cars per day. The vehicle location in 3D is performed inreal-time via Ubisense tags located on the cars. These tags are smalltransponders which are located using ultra-wideband radio technologyby sensors mounted at fixed locations along the production line. Thelocation and identification information is analysed for relationshipevents and the information passed on directly to the BMW ITenvironment. Ultra-wideband technology enables high precisionlocation by transmitting extremely short pulses with very low energy(less than 0.1 milliwatts per m2) which means there are no negativeeffects on other systems or the health of the staff."The introduction of LIS/TAS has resulted in the elimination of theneed to scan vehicles in order to identify them", comments AndreasLehner, project manager at BMW in Regensburg. "All the projectobjectives have been met on time and within the planned budget. Fromthe standpoint of value creation, the project is a complete success".Richard Green, CEO of Ubisense, is very pleased with the resultsachieved. "Ubisense, together with our partner IBS, is the only RTLSvendor able to fulfil all BMW's requirements and LIS/TAS is a uniquetool for the automotive industry. We have here a clear differentiatorand are delighted with the praise from BMW."About UbisenseUbisense is the world leader in Precise Real Time Location Systems,tracking people and assets with unmatched accuracy, and givingenterprises the power to bring visibility and control to previouslyintractable business processes. With over 400 customers worldwide,Ubisense is revolutionising industries today. Visit www.ubisense.net.Contacts:Ubisense AGTerry Phebey+49 (0)231 999 55 - 500enquiries(at)ubisense.netThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Datum: 03.08.2009 - 19:03 Uhr
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