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EFFICIENT CAR BODY CONSTRUCTION With its cross-technology concept, the zenon software platform is a powerful solution for production monitoring in automotive manufacturing. In this article, we show how zenon brings transparency to production and creates conditions for greater efficiency. A car body production line consists of many production cells, each of which produces a part of the body. Although all equipment has the same basic technology components, the individual equipment is optimized for the body components it produces in order to enable a significantly higher production volume and automation. A floor group system, for example, cannot produce side parts.
Downtime in one section can delay the completion of a full car body. For this reason, the control and monitoring of both the individual equipment and the network of all systems is essential to the effectiveness of production. The zenon software platform is ideal for production monitoring that integrates all technologies. Thanks to the comprehensive standardization of software com-
ponents and interfaces, production data becomes transparent. One factor here is the option for supra-production monitoring, for optimal utilization of the available systems and transport routes. The energy required for production can also be taken into account. Corresponding analysis enables the intelligent direction of further optimization. When changing the vehicle model, process experts can
