PRODUCTS & S ER V ICES
Ebco has launched Industry 4.0 processes to improve its production of tray tables
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JUNE 2019
FIT FOR THE FUTURE
Ebco, an experienced supplier of tray
tables for well-known manufacturers
of aircraft seating, has launched
Industry 4.0. The company adopted
Toyota management methods nine
years ago with the aim of eliminating
time wastage in production and
administration and creating continuous
improvements throughout the entire
company.
The next step on the company’s path
to Industry 4.0 was to optimise, redesign
and synchronise all processes and
workstations on the tray table assembly
lines, along with a reduction of working
time from two shifts into a single-shift
operation with a greater concentration of
specialists and capacities.
Ebco’s overall aim is to achieve greater
transparency in terms of costs and use
in real time.
Each workstation is now equipped
with a monitor showing technical details
of the job currently being done, and a
handheld scanner for transferring all
operations directly into the system. By
this method, the employee receives all
relevant data for the production order,
and any special instructions and
assistance, making for a smooth
production process and an optimal onepiece
flow. The result is efficient use of
production resources, a reduction of scrap, higher output
and real-time inventory data.
Disruptions in the assembly line are immediately
reported by SMS to the person responsible and the fault
repair time is displayed to all workers on a large central
screen. After a three-month training and testing phase
with various adjustments, Industry 4.0 was
implemented in January 2019.
The full implementation of Industry 4.0 was possible
with the support of ANT, a Polish consulting company,
which had previously worked on many projects in the
aviation industry.
“All this is only feasible with a well-trained and
motivated staff who have the same goals and focus.
With the introduction of Industry 4.0, we are well
positioned for our customers,” says Hanspeter Ebner,
CEO of Ebco.
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