At the Goor site, Van Nieuwpoort produces expanded polystyrene blocks used throughout the construction sector. While the physical process was robust, tracking and traceability were lacking. Yitch stepped in to integrate a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) that would bring full control and visibility to the floor.
Working with Novotek’s Velotic platform, Yitch tailored the system to the site’s needs, mapping all production steps and ensuring the MES communicated with existing infrastructure.
The EPS process in Goor is the monitoring & control of the entire production process from start to finish, and the flow that comes with it – a total MES process. The biggest challenge was genealogy and tracing of products – how can a block (EPS or Styrofoam) be marked? The choice was made to use a printed 3D QR code on the EPS block and beacons on the forklift trucks. Now production is easier, traceability is improved, and the cost price can be determined better. There is insight into the production from raw material to end product through comprehensive data collection.
“It gives us full insight, not just into what goes in and out, but how each block moves through the process. That improves traceability, planning and even cost control.”