5 Things You Need to Know about Location-based Process Automation (LPA)

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KINEXON is a global technology company that provides smart solutions leveraging location data. With their location-based process automation software and connected devices, KINEXON ensures quality, optimizes safety, and increases operational excellence for clients like BMW, MTU Aero Engines, and Premium Aerotec/Airbus.

1 What is KINEXON OS?

KINEXON OS is a powerful LPA software that leverages location data to automate moving assets such as tools, components, AMRs or forklifts. Powerful process mining and monitoring functionalities generate insights on systemic weaknesses, process deviations, or material flow blind spots. KINEXON OS also enables 2D and 3D process visualizations within a facility or along the supply chain. Applications range from track & trace and search & find to material flow and route optimization, process documentation, worker safety, and fully automated production processes.

2 Tool management for improved quality assurance, faster airworthiness approval

LPA increases tool safety by correctly configuring tools based on the proximity to the task at hand. This reduces the potential for human error, resulting in highest precision when working on fuselage, wings, engines, or more. Additionally, tracking tools via location data also prevents foreign object damage from tools lost in aircraft during manufacturing, maintenance, or repair.

3 Improving worker safety, workplace security

LPA can increase worker safety by ensuring the correct harness is used when working at heights. It can also provide collision control and warnings, further protecting workers around forklifts, robots, gantries, hoisting devices, or cranes. Another aspect is preventing unauthorized personnel entering restricted areas or tampering with process steps.

4 Increased process reliability, efficiency in production, handling, and MRO

In an industry that requires utmost conformity to tight tolerances, LPA can provide full digital awareness about the location of materials, production steps completed, and replenishment needs. Aircraft manufacturing is based predominantly on prefabricated materials, so understanding the work-in-progress stage and location ensures efficiency. KINEXON OS provides real-time asset visibility and precise tracking of large and small parts along multi-acreage flight lines, from nozzles to wings. LPA helps to ensure airworthiness faster and more effectively from improved quality assurance. For example, a manufacturing client reduced their error rate 21% by automating material flow processes, resulting in faster cycle times and higher productivity.

5 Cost savings through elimination of data silos, middleware

KINEXON OS was designed as a technology-agnostic software that integrates any location technology, including BLE, UWB, GPS, or LoRa. A global customer saved more than $10M by eliminating costly middleware for different technologies, while harnessing the benefits of a central automation hub. The software’s agile scalability ensures that use cases and facilities can be continually added. During implementation, KINEXON OS cuts IT and OT costs with seamless integration through standardized interfaces and low code/no code customization ability that OT teams can execute directly.

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