TRACEABILITY IMPROVES QUALITY AND PRODUCTIVITY IN AUTOMOTIVE PARTS MANUFACTURINGDana ENCO Uses Traceability Software to

Ensure the Quality of Each Part Produced

“TrakSYS is programmable and manageable, easy to understand, and very visual.”  

Omar Garcia - Production Manager, Dana ENCO

With nearly 100 engineering, manufacturing, and distribution

facilities in 34 countries, Dana serves automotive manufacturers

worldwide. The ENCO site was looking to ensure the quality of

each part produced, by gathering production details and tracing

individual parts through production. TrakSYS™ was selected for

its ease of use, breadth of features, and adaptability.

Track Individual Parts Through Production

Real-TimeQuality Information

SUMMARY

Full Manufacturing History On Each Part

Production Process Analytics

1. Ensuring that each product has passed through all

manufacturing steps

2. Gathering all production information for each product

3. Using statistical process control (SPC) in operations, to

better measure quality

Dana ENCO’s goals with TrakSYS included:

GOALS

Accurately Tracking QualityDana ENCO wanted to ensure quality, by collecting manufacturing

information for each part, including the date when it passed

through the operation, measurements they’ve taken, the batch

it was introduced to, and heat treatment information. They

recognized that TrakSYS would be the ideal way to gather, store,

and analyze such data.

• Every part is tracked along each station in the process

• Quality information is incorporated into supplier materials

• Detailed reports are generated by querying the Item tables, SPC tables and

the quality data gathered from the CNC machines

Every part that comes from Dana ENCO is marked with a 2D code that

contains all of the manufacturing information for that part. That code is

scanned into TrakSYS as an Item and the following operations are performed:

Customers have visibility into production through the reports generated by the

TrakSYS system — including full process workflow and an overview of the life of

each part.

TrakSYS forms the basis of a comprehensive traceability

solution, allowing Dana ENCO and their customers to see

detailed data regarding product quality.

SOLUTION OVERVIEW

Key TrakSYS Features

TrakSYS APIMaterial Management

Item Management SPC Sample Definitions

SOLUTION ARCHITECTURE

QualityDepartment

SupplierQualityInformation

CNCMachines

HeatTreatment Shipping

CustomerAccess· Full Workflow· Quality Reports

OPCServer

TrakSYS

Steps to Traceability1. Use Item Management to create an Item for each type of product.

2. Create a location for each station of the traceability process and associate each custom field

to the data needed to track for each process.

3. Every part is given an entry in the Item Log, to track that part.

4. The ID of each part is associated to each Sample Definition taken from different processes.

5. All data is stored in the TrakSYS database, for unified view and reports.

TrakSYS generated significant labor savings for the ENCO Quality

department. With efficient data capturing, the team can now respond

to complaints in real-time. Quality issues, which previously took days

to address, are resolved in minutes. The plant enjoys built-in visibility

and real-time decision making, along with a full traceability record.

TrakSYS truly streamlined operations.

TrakSYS allows Dana ENCO to provide full traceability and quality assurance of the automotive parts it manufactures.

RESULTS

Track Individual Parts Through Production

Real-TimeQuality Information

Full Manufacturing History On Each Part

Production Process Analytics

Parsec is the developer of TrakSYS™, a real-

time manufacturing operations management

software platform deployed at thousands

of factories in over 100 countries. TrakSYS

aggregates data from multiple sources to

deliver real-time, actionable intelligence that

helps manufacturers to reduce production

costs, decrease lead time, and improve

profitability. To learn more about Parsec and

TrakSYS, please visit www.parsec-corp.com.

Systems Intelligence for Business (SIB) has the expertise and experience to design and

integrate fully automated control systems, PLC’s programming, SCADA systems, DCSs

and devices in production lines for different applications in a variety of industries. SIB

uses TraKSYS to gather and report real-time data from ground operation levels to senior

management — filling a void between manufacturing operations and business operations.

Address: Parsec Automation Corp.

180 N Riverview Dr., Ste. 300

Anaheim CA 92808 USA

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www.parsec-corp.com

+1 (714) 996 - 5302

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