Proficy Tracker 7.5 production tracking software

GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms has released a new version of its Proficy Tracker software that helps companies realise lean initiatives by managing the execution of orders and the related flow of materials.

Proficy Tracker 7.5 helps to manage inventory, schedule resources in real time and route material through the discrete manufacturing process. Tracker provides the ability to not only track the real-time location of orders on the production floor, but it can also be configured to perform routing logic on the movement of the product throughout the manufacturing facility. This capability allows manufacturers to manage the physical routing and delivery of multiple product components and sub-assemblies into complex product assemblies.

The software works with a variety of production processes, making it easy for users to implement and operate a comprehensive work-in-progress tracking system. The application utilises data from automated sensors and readers including bar codes, RFID tags and other mechanical tag systems, and provides graphic screens to display tracking paths and item information and reflect production control commands.

It also maintains detailed data for all jobs in the system, including content, status, location and production process counts, and keeps cycle counts, repair information and carrier status online. It accommodates different types of carriers and containers within a system, allowing manufacturers to track and route products even when the process transforms them.