Flexible Production
Flexibility as the key for future oriented factories thereby coping with fluctuating market dynamics and adjusting the associated investment riskJuly 6th, 2022System flexibility requires hardware and software to go hand in hand
Automation Hardware
Automated technologies such as robots or automated guided vehicles lay the foundation for short changeover times and derivative flexibility
Production Software
A digital twin of the entire value chain connects all assets seamlessly and thereby enables an efficent process flow
Flexible Production
Synchronizing the automated hardware and
the right production software leads to a
fully flexible and scalable production concept
Improve the efficiency and lifecycle of your assets
Flexible production can cope with a high variance and multiple derivatives
thereby improving the overall efficiency and ecological footprint
Financially
A fully flexible production can be a competitive advantage yielding in higher customer satisfaction and attractive earnings per part
Operationally
Producing multiple components or derivatives on one production line increases the utilization of the underlying assets
Sustainably
Given the high degree of flexibility, the production can be shared and therefore contribute to a lower resource consumption
Higher capacity utilization as compared to conventional setups
A flexible production plays out its advantages when demand is fluctuating given its ability to compensate available capacity with a dynamic shift
lower declines
given the ability to produce multiple parts successively
faster recovery
as automation-heavy set-up allows for fast change-overs
improved KPIs
since manufacturing assets are advantageously utilized
Gain access to Porsche’s highly flexible production concept
The Multi Product Line (MPL) production concept is an innovative hang-on part production comprising of one effective reference layout, delivering a customer variability without limits in quantity (variance up to infinity)
Production Scope
- Automotive hang-on part production
- Aluminum/steel mix with given technological specificants
- Quick model changes enable full "as a Service" capability
FlexFactory is an official license holder of Porsche's
Multi Product Line (MPL) concept
Technological advancements
- Product range includes hang-on parts within body in white production
- Type variance up to infinity can be implemented (over runtime of asset)
- Changeover times minimized, fulfilling all technical "as a Service" requirements
Cost advantages
- Up to 40% savings in case of eligible multi-project allocation over lifetime
- Flexible adjustment of general investment costs to project allocation possible
- Spare parts production after End-of-Life (EoL) within same asset possible
Planning advantages
- Flexible project allocation building resilience for stakeholders
- Scalable manufacturing concept (concerning output and production complexity)
- Direct integration of spare parts volume after EoL within same asset possible
Map the entire process flow within a digital twin
Frequent product changes within a flexible production demand for a progressive software solution that covers the entire value chain from design to completed product. This digital twin is essential for the necessary quick reactions of the complete production system to new demands and technical requirements over time. As a consequence, flexible production concepts are consisting of a well designed link between different software solutions. For each of these steps, we rely on proven software technologies from our partner network covering the segments production planning, automation, and cloud technology.
IIoT as the foundation for Production as a Service
Further a strong Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) backbone is the foundation for making the leap to an "as a service" production set-up. For instance managing the fall-out risk as part of the financing is closely connected to a strong predictive maintenance installment. A sufficient amount of data points as input for risk calculations is only possible within a connected production line. Also the pricing, billing, and payment rely on a digital infrastructure that provides transparency over the utilization of the underlying assets.
Flexibilize your production with us
Production planning
We have the expertise to challenge your production concept and propose a radically new flexible design to become more resilient
Composition of project team
Our team consists of industrial engineers with experience in production strategy, production planning, operations, and digitalization
Orchestraction of partner ecosystem
We are the orchestrator that connects the relevant stakeholders and has the know-how to align everyone's interests
