Industry
Traceability for line and batch assembly
Most plants do not fit a template. Some lines move, some cells batch, some stations have instruments and some have an operator with a spanner. Trace is configured to the line you actually have.
The situation this is for
You run three products across two lines with shared stations. A customer complaint arrives naming a serial number. You need that unit's build record without first working out which line it was on that week.
What gets captured
- Whatever your process definesCapture points are configuration: torque, gap, weight, temperature, a boolean, a scanned code
- Component consumptionSerialised or lot tracked, per BOM line
- Operator and stationEvery event carries both
- Rework and scrapLoops stay visible in the final record rather than being tidied away
A route for this product
Routes are configuration, so this is a starting point rather than a fixed template. Yours is built from your operations at the walkthrough.
- 10 · Identify and label
- 20 · Sub-assembly — components scanned against the BOM
- 30 · Assembly stations — capture points per operation
- 40 · Test — sub-assembly and final
- 50 · Pack and dispatch
Questions from this industry
Can one terminal run our whole route?
Yes. A station serves a set of operations and the route decides what is valid for the unit in front of it. A small line can run an entire route on one terminal, and a busy line can duplicate one operation across several stations for capacity. Neither needs a code change.
Can we start with one line?
That is the recommended way to start. One line, prove the record, then widen. The schema is multi-plant from the first migration, so growing later is configuration rather than a migration project.
Talk about traceability for general assembly
We walk one line, list what each operation should capture, and tell you plainly which of your machines can be read. You get that list whether or not you buy anything.
Keep reading
- Offline-first stationsEvery event is written to durable local storage before anything is attempted over the network, and replayed safely when the edge comes back.
- Auto components and Tier 1/2Your OEM customer can ask for the build record of a single part number from eight months ago and expects it the same week. Trace keeps that record per unit, in a form that holds up when it is challenged.
- Pumps and valvesA pump that leaks in the field is traced back to one gasket lot or one under-torqued flange. Trace keeps the values that tell you which, per unit.
Not sure a full MES is the right answer? Read how to choose between MES and standalone traceability.