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AFRY Smart Platform (ASP) for Quality Control and Traceability

Start a new era of factory quality operations monitoring and control with AFRY Smart Platform

AFRY Smart Platform (ASP) provides companies with a real-time view of factory quality control data and connects quality data to the traceability of raw materials, components, and end products.

ASP is a customisable, open-source platform that integrates your quality processes, testing equipment, material traceability systems, ERP/MES systems and provides modern, secure, web-based user interfaces, data analytics and applications. Read more about the AFRY Smart Platform from here.

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Benefits of AFRY Smart Platform (ASP) for Quality Control and Traceability

  • Real-time visibility of all factory quality, testing, and material traceability data
  • Fast reaction to problems and tracking of error sources
  • Integration to different material tracking processes
  • Integration to testing processes such as manual testing, measurement hardware, automation systems, automated testing systems, etc.
  • Integration to other factory systems with two-way communication
  • Customisable user interfaces and dashboards for different user groups
  • Data analysis applications, automatic alerts, and reporting
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System components of ASP for quality control and traceability

There are two main components in the ASP when used in quality control and traceability: 1) the quality and traceability data interface and 2) the server-side database, data management and visualisation application.

The quality and traceability data interface integrates various data sources such as measurement and testing equipment, material tracking systems, ERP/MES, etc. It also provides a user interface for operators to input data from the production cells. With the help of AFRY's testing software platforms, fully standardised and automated testing processes can also be delivered to production cells.

The server-side platform runs on the customer's local servers, private cloud, or public cloud, and is based on customer IT infrastructure. Through API interfaces, it connects to data sources and synchronises all quality and traceability data into the database. User interfaces for different user groups can be developed with a simple UI builder. Customer-specific applications can be developed with a low-code development environment. ASP user interfaces can be accessed securely from any device through a web browser.

AFRY Smart Platform delivery process

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Quality and traceability workshop

ASP integration starts with a quality and traceability workshop. The workshop includes a factory analysis visit, design phase and documentation of the critical quality and material data flow. The output of the workshop is a roadmap and technical specification documentation for the ASP system delivery. AFRY leads the workshop project.

Manufacturing process with quality and traceability data
Manufacturing process with quality and traceability data
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Quality data integration to ASP

The first phase of the delivery project is usually data collection of the critical testing and quality control processes. With integrations to testing equipment and standardised automated testing processes, the quality control data can be collected reliably, human errors minimised, and time and costs saved in production. Quality data collection applications run on tablets or PC located in the testing cells.

Quality and testing data integration to AFRY Smart Platform​
Quality control and testing data sources of the manufacturing process
Example quality control user interfaces
Quality control user interfaces for each testing cell
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Quality data collection interfaces integrated to testing cells
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Material traceability data integration ASP

The second phase of the delivery project is usually material traceability integration to ASP. Material traceability is performed with barcode/QR-code scanners, material traceability user interfaces and ERP/MES interfaces. All materials and components are tracked and linked with testing data in the ASP platform.

Material traceability data integration to AFRY Smart Platform
Material traceability data sources of the manufacturing process
Configuration of ASP to material traceability process
Material tracking user interfaces for each testing cell
Step 2. Completed. Tablets/PCs integrated to production cells with ASP
TEST platform integration to production cells with tablets of PCs
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Utilisation of the data with ASP

The last phase of the project is the APS platform user interface and application development for the efficient utilisation of the data. Different user interfaces and dashboards can be made for different user groups and needs. Data analysis applications, automatic alerts, reporting, etc. can be developed with a low-code development environment. All the data can be securely viewed trough a web browser from all devices. Utilisation of the collected data enables users to gain benefits such as increased productivity, less waste, improved quality of production, and better customer experience.

Full data integration completed and data available for users with ASP
Full data integration completed and data available for users with ASP
User interface
Dashboards, visualisations, analytics, and applications, can be developed in the ASP
Data utilisation with different user groups and systems in the factory.
Data utilisation with different user groups and systems in the factory.

Summary

  • AFRY Smart Platform offers you real-time visibility to quality control and material traceability data allowing significant savings and efficiency improvements in production operations
  • Our AFRY specialist team will analyse your processes and make a road map for integration
  • AFRY Smart Platform allows you to start small and scale big in various phases, so no large-scale investments are needed
  • AFRY Smart Platform offers a fast development and delivery process

 

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Kalle Ahola - Director, PIDFI Global Projects
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Director, PIDFI Global Projects

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