Time-Sensitive Software Helped Aerospace Manufacturer Improve Material Utilization
For 35 years, Kanfit has manufactured parts and assemblies for the aerospace and medical device industries. The company provides customers with a full-service solution ranging from product specification to 3D modelling to serial production. In-house, Kanfit has turned to Plataine for Industrial IoT and AI-based optimization solutions of their own.
Kanfit, an Israeli manufacturer of parts and assemblies for aerospace, medical devices, and other industries, began using Plataine's AI and IIoT based optimization software to automate and streamline its raw material tracking, management and planning and to significantly reduce waste and production delays.
With Plataine's TSMM solution, Kanfit's material information is digitally collected and logged throughout the entire manufacturing process.
Kanfit has persistently strived to adopt the latest manufacturing technologies and remains at the forefront of innovation. As part of its program to maximize its manufacturing capabilities, Kanfit set out to reduce its buy-to-fly ratio and material waste, while reducing overhead and errors driven by manual management of time sensitive materials.
Kanfit managed to address these challenges with Plataine's optimization solution, due to its strong experience in implementing Industry 4.0 solutions in the aerospace industry.
Plataine's Time sensitive Material Management (TSMM) solution prevents usage of expired material or material likely to expire by the time the work order is completed. With Plataine's TSMM solution, material information is automatically collected from factory sensors and logged throughout the entire manufacturing process, eliminating manual reporting and paperwork.
"Plataine saves valuable time and reduces quality risks by automating routine procedures. With the Plataine's solution at hand, we have managed to significantly increase our buy-to-fly ratio and improve our overall equipment efficiency," said Shachar Fine, EVP Business Development, Kanfit.
The digitized and automated solution improves overall efficiency, minimizes rework and waste, and increases material yield.
The operators are pleased to be working with Plataine's solution since it helps them to manage the receiving process automatically, easily track the location and the condition of materials as well as their remaining shelf-life across various production areas. The digitized and automated solution contributes to factory-wide benefits, improving overall efficiency, minimizing rework and waste, increasing material yield and ensuring compliance with audits.
Plataine's AI software solutions optimize and automate Kanfit's composite production processes.
The solution for cutting and kitting is seamlessly integrated with Kanfit's existing ERP system, enabling it to automatically create holistic and optimal production plans. It considers the complexity of kitting to find the optimal balance between material utilization and easy kitting, allowing Kanfit to maximize material utilization up to 3% and reduce costs.
With the software, Kanfit was able to automate its entire cutting and kitting process.
Dynamic and smart cut plans combine work orders, save material and reduce the overall number of cut plans, easing demand on CNC machinery, which increases capacity.
"We are proud to be Kanfit's innovation partner for making their factory a Smart Factory. With Plataine's solutions, Kanfit automated their production processes and witnessed increased staff efficiency with paperless production and process automation, which are imperative as the whole industry deals with supply-chain challenges. We are excited about the future joint initiatives, which are already in process," added Avner Ben Bassat, President and CEO of Plataine.
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