More Efficiency and Traceability, Tecnimaster‘s Breakthrough.
When the Warehouse becomes your Calling Card.
In Tecnimaster, ESSEGI AUTOMATION has developed a project for the transformation of storage and material managementprocesses by the introduction of ESSEGI AUTOMATION automatic warehouses and the Incoming Material Station, coordinated by the ISM Software.
The new management setup has enabled Tecnimaster to minimize the manual handling of reels, and therefore human error, while achieving complete real-time material traceability, from their arrival at the company to their use on the production line.
Company: Tecnimaster
Area: Maia, Portugal (Europe)
SMT lines number:5 SMT Pick & Place lines
Brand: Fuji, Samsung, Juki
Products:Ultraflex series ISM 3600, Ultraflex series ISM 3900, Incoming Material Station, ISM Software
When we welcome customers or during audits, everything always starts from the warehouse: it’s an important calling card because customers see that we invest not only in the SMD area but also in storage. They can see that the system is efficient, everything is under control, and it guarantees complete traceability of all materials.
The Starting Point in Tecnimaster
With five active lines and an average of about 30 orders per day — equal to over 1,000 reels handled and 700,000 components per hour — Tecnimaster, a company specializing in the assembly and testing of electronic equipment and contract manufacturing, founded in Maia in 1997, was still managing most of its production process manually.
This inevitably led to the possibility of errors and production slowdowns, as well as the inability to meet customers’ demands for component traceability.
The need to increase production efficiency and achieve complete traceability of material flow, from the incoming to line consumption, drove the company to thoroughly rethink its storage system.
The Tailor-made Solution for Production Efficiency and Traceability.
The collaboration with ESSEGI AUTOMATION marked a real turning point in Tecnimaster’s warehouse management.
The company started by purchasing two automatic warehouses and one Incoming Material Station, integrated with the production line management software, and then gradually expanded to a total of six automatic warehouses. In this setup, an X-ray system was also integrated, allowing data to be updated automatically without manual intervention, thus reducing both errors and operating times. The ISM Software by ESSEGI AUTOMATION communicates seamlessly with all the production machines within the company — from Samsung and Juki Pick & Place systems to the new Fuji NTX-RA production line.
Thanks to this integrated solution, Tecnimaster now guarantees 100% traceability for its customers and has optimized the entire production process, ensuring precise control and inventory of incoming materials that enables the effective application of the FIFO logic.
The installation of the new machines and the development of the integration project were completed within sustainable timelines, without the need to stop production lines, and were supported by constant technical assistance from both ESSEGI AUTOMATION and distributor SMT Worldwide.
Today, Tecnimaster’s warehouse and material management system stand as a source of pride — a guarantee of efficiency and reliability for its customers.
Smart management of material locations on external shelves through PDA devices.
Reduced material extraction and insertion times, as well as line change times, ensuring greater production continuity
Complete traceability of components — from material reception and storage in the warehouses to the SMT and THT lines.
Increased operational reliability thanks to automated processes that are less prone to human error.
Scalability and future-oriented vision, with an infrastructure ready to support the company’s growth
Continuous technical support from the ESSEGI AUTOMATION team and the distributor throughout the entire project development, with the clear objective of minimizing the impact on productivity during the transition and integration with existing systems.
