Project Background

This institute is the only specialized scientific research and manufacturing organization in China engaged in the development of airborne and missile-borne computers and aviation software. It houses the national development centers for airborne and missile-borne computers, the aviation-specific integrated circuit design center, the aviation software development center, and the computer software testing and evaluation center. It undertakes the R&D and mass production tasks for airborne and missile-borne computers used in multiple national aircraft models.

Business Needs

- Production capacity estimation and production scheduling rely heavily on manual experience, resulting in significant discrepancies between planned and actual outcomes.

- Difficult to control the frequency and quantity of warehouse material distribution.

- Inability to know material consumption on the production line in real time, leading to untimely and error-prone material delivery.

- Lack of transparency in the production process, delayed information flow, and difficulty in tracing production history.

- Quality data is manually counted, resulting in weak control over quality issues.

Implementation Overview

N2.MES Manufacturing Execution System

Covers production planning and scheduling, warehouse management, process and quality control, production process management, equipment management, and digital analytics and decision-making. It supports SMT lines, plug-in areas, final assembly and testing areas, as well as product inspection and repair areas.

How the Solution Addresses Core User Needs

- The system dynamically calculates capacity load, enables visual production scheduling through Gantt charts, and synchronizes scheduling results to the EBS system.

- Workshop materials are barcoded and controlled through the system, integrating with smart racks and smart storage units to enhance material management capabilities.

- Integrates with equipment such as SMT placement machines; feeder table information is automatically updated, improving process monitoring and management.

- Industrial cameras enable strict control and traceability of the shipping process.

- The system collects production, equipment, and quality data in real time, supporting visualized process management and comprehensive quality traceability.

- Integrates with the storage tower to enable machine-side JIT material requests and error-proofing, significantly reducing SMT model changeover time.

Implementation Benefits

- Material error rate reduced by 80%

- Quality defect rate reduced by 50%

- Plan fulfillment rate increased by 30%

- Production efficiency increased by 40%