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Correct glass, correct bracket, zero-defect assembly.

Implemented at BSH's Çerkezköy oven factory; brackets mounted on oven glass are tracked by carrier/basket ID, recording the glass-bracket-product component relationship integrated with SAP ERP.

Sector
Home Appliances
Location
Çerkezköy
Year
2023
Scope
Turnkey
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Customer and Context

Precision assembly control in oven production

In the project implemented at BSH's oven production factory in Çerkezköy, the brackets mounted on the oven glass were tracked and recorded based on the basket ID.

The project was carried out to ensure the traceability of the glass–bracket–product component relationship and to prevent assembly errors.

Needs / Problems

Component matching difficulties

There was a risk of incorrect matching of glass and bracket components during oven door assembly.

  • 01Incorrect Matching RiskIncorrect matching of glass and bracket components in oven production and lack of verification for these matches.
  • 02Manual Tracking ConstraintsInsufficient manual tracking of the component-product relationship, creating a traceability gap.
  • 03Defective Part DetectionInability to detect and block incorrect component pairings in real time during assembly.
Solution

Bracket and Basket Traceability

Brackets were tracked according to basket IDs. Baskets were scanned at the glass bonding station, verifying oven glass lot numbers against bracket lot numbers. At the assembly stage, the lot number of the relevant glass trolley was associated with the oven's unique serial number.

01

Basket Tracking

Brackets mounted on oven glass are made traceable based on their basket IDs.

02

Lot Verification

Baskets are scanned at the glass bonding station, verifying oven glass lot numbers against bracket lot numbers.

03

Product Association

At the assembly stage, the lot number of the relevant glass trolley is associated with the oven's unique serial number.

04

SAP Confirmation

Confirmation data for compliant parts that successfully pass all matches is written back to the SAP ERP system.

Technology / Equipment Used

Automation and control architecture

AUTOMATION

PLC field automation

PLC infrastructure managing workflow and field signals at the glass bonding station.

INTERFACE

SCADA application with C#

C# application for verification, product association, and operator displays.

HARDWARE

Industrial Barcode Readers

High-precision barcode readers scanning glass and bracket lot numbers, as well as basket IDs.

SOFTWARE

OnSuite Trace Platform

Central software layer providing traceability, lot tracking, and process control.

DATA

SAP ERP Integration

Bi-directional data integration of matching and production confirmations with the SAP system.

VERIFICATION

Station Control

Automatic stop mechanism that halts the line via PLC in case of incorrect bracket usage.

Integrations

SAP ERP Integration

The process monitoring and verification system runs fully integrated with BSH's SAP ERP infrastructure; production confirmations and lot-matching data are written back to SAP.

SAP Production ConfirmationConfirmation data for compliant parts is written to the SAP ERP system in real time after verification.
Lot Match VerificationGlass and bracket lot numbers are validated against SAP inventory and recipe definitions before proceeding.
Benefits / Results

Zero-defect assembly and complete traceability

Correct component matching

The correct match of glass and bracket components during assembly is auto-verified, reducing incorrect part usage to zero.

Serial number level tracking

Component-product relationships are recorded at the product serial number level, ensuring full backward traceability.

Process safety

The line-stopping control on incorrect matches completely prevents non-compliant products from moving to the next station.

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