CAMBRIDGE, England,
December 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Ubisense Group plc (LSE AIM:UBI), a leader in enterprise
location intelligence solutions, today announced that Claas has
selected Smart Factory to help streamline its tractor manufacturing
operations in Le Mans, France.
Ubisense Smart Factory delivers real-time process intelligence
and control for vehicle assembly. It combines the best-in-class
Ubisense real-time location system (RTLS) and powerful intelligence
software to deliver unmatched capabilities for optimizing both
Online and Offline manufacturing processes.
By selecting Ubisense Smart Factory, Claas will benefit from new
insights and tools to help reduce significant waste from its
Tractor assembly operations, and minimise its Work In Progress
(WIP) inventory.
"As a leading tractor manufacturer throughout Europe, Claas offers an extremely wide choice
of vehicle models in order to meet the needs of modern
agriculture," explained Mr Aldric
Pavec, Claas Production Manager. "By adding Smart Factory
capabilities to the facility at Le Mans, we will be able to best
cope with product complexity while reducing waste."
As a production-certified solution, Ubisense Smart Factory is
capable of precise real-time location and spatial-monitoring, which
enables heavy-vehicle manufacturers like Claas to reduce the cost
of searching for products and critical assets, and to understand
the significance of their asset interactions and how they impact
process flow. All of this enables them to drive improvements
throughout their operations.
About Ubisense
Ubisense (AIM: UBI), a global leader in enterprise location
intelligence solutions, helps manufacturing, communications and
utility companies improve operational efficiency and boost
profitability. Ubisense location intelligence systems bring clarity
to complexity, enabling customers to revolutionize their
operational effectiveness in a measurable way. Founded in 2002,
Ubisense is headquartered in Cambridge,
England, with offices in North
America, France,
Germany, Japan, Korea and Singapore. For more information visit:
http://www.ubisense.net.
About Claas
CLAAS is a family business founded in 1913 and is one of the
world's leading manufacturers of agricultural engineering
equipment. The company, with corporate headquarters in Harsewinkel,
Westphalia, is the European market leader in combine harvesters.
CLAAS is the world leader in another large product group,
self-propelled forage harvesters. CLAAS is also a top performer in
world-wide agricultural engineering with tractors, agricultural
balers and green harvesting machinery. The CLAAS product portfolio
also includes state-of-the-art farming information technology.
CLAAS employs around 11,000 workers worldwide and reported a
turnover of 3.8 billion euros in the
financial year of 2013.