The iScale IoT scale was developed by HK.Systems GmbH for the customers Würth Industrie Service GmbH & Co. KG and Kellner & Kunz AG as a fully automated scale solution with connection to the SAP-based logistics systems.
Features of the iScale are:
Fully automated
Logistic warehouse management by sensor-controlled scale system for Kanban containers (VDA standard)
Heavy Duty
Designed for heavy duty, industrial + production environments
Reliable sensor technology
Weighing sensors determine the contents of the boxes
Direct connection ERP
Reliable material supply through self-learning subsequent delivery processes
Cost-effective
Savings through optimization of high-effort C-parts processes
Flexible
Can be used at customers’ sites throughout Europe: assembly line, material warehouse or directly at the assembly/workstation
Radio technology
Control without mains power and via narrowband IoT technology
Service life
Flexible use thanks to long-life battery with up to 5 years runtime
iSCALE – digitalized logistics warehouse management. The intelligent system uses weighing sensors to continuously determine the exact amount of material required. It then delivers this information independently to the C-parts supplier’s merchandise management system via encrypted interfaces. There, the consequent order and subsequent delivery including invoicing is automatically triggered.
24/7 monitoring
24 hours a day, seven days a week, the iSCALE system determines material requirements at various locations in the industrial environment.
Autonomous system
iSCALE does not require a gateway or a local W-LAN. An integrated radio module transmits the digital signal to Würth Industrie Service via NB-IoT.
Industrial environments
The IoT scale is directly connected to the Kanban container and can be moved autonomously. Designed for all Würth Industrie Service containers manufactured according to VDA standards, designed for use in industrial environments.
Sensor controlled
Intelligent sensor technology in a rugged housing manufactured for industrial environments enables safe and reliable use.
Flexible + Durable
iSCALE works without local power supply. The integrated battery enables reliable use for up to five years.
Direct connection ERP
The Kanban containers equipped with an IoT scale transmit the measured values directly to the Würth Industrie Service merchandise management system.
The iSCALE IoT scale system offers all the significant advantages of digitized warehouse management for C-parts: Time-consuming inventory determinations, reordering and intermediate storage at the customer’s premises are no longer necessary. Fluctuations and peak demands are identified at an early stage. Complete, transparent digitization of ordering and delivery processes and seamless supply right down to the exact point of need and the individual assembly station. After the weight has fallen below a defined value, a message is automatically generated to Würth Industrie Service, an order is triggered and thus a subsequent delivery is initiated. Compared to conventional storage solutions, the iSCALE system requires only half the shelf depth previously occupied: optimal for ideal space utilization.
With the digital C-parts solution iSCALE, Würth Industrie Service GmbH & Co. KG and Kellner & Kunz AG, together with HK.SYSTEMS GmbH and the associated partner companies, have created a Kanban solution that digitizes all processes of logistical warehouse management, enables considerable process savings, reduces inventories at the customer’s site and offers maximum transparency.
HK.Systems GmbH is part of the HK group of companies with locations in Buchen(Odenwald), Münster, Paderborn, Frankfurt and Neuruppin. The group of companies with 400 employees is a medium-sized developer and producer of customer-specific HMI input systems, sensors and IoT assemblies including mobile connectivity and platform connections. All development and production steps take place with a high degree of vertical integration at locations in Germany. Further information on the group of companies can be found at www.hk.systems. Source: HK.Systems GmbH, Siemensstr. 1, 74722 Buchen. Author: Coralie Cicolelli. Further information on the product from Würth Industrie Service GmbH & Co. KG can be found at https://www.wuerth-industrie.com/ . Further information about the Kellner&Kunz AG product can be found at https://www.reca.co.at/de/ .
