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Rhenus Automotive picks with the NIMMSTA Smart Watch - High Performance for every process Step 🇬🇧

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Industry

Automotiv

Challenge

Rhenus Automotive needed a wearable for picking large painted parts that would remain fixed to the body ,pose no risk of damage and create flexibility.

Solution

Using the Nimmsta Smart Watch at Rhenus Automotive has many advantages: it is extremely flexible and mobile, effectively minimises errors and reduces wear and tear costs. Workflows are organised more efficiently, which leads to a very high level of employee satisfaction. There is also a low risk of damage and the support is rated as excellent.

Products

NIMMSTA Smart Watch

„The Smart Watch perfectly meets the requirements of this project. The employees especially like the touch display. It allows them to work much more comfortably and efficiently.“

Tobias Friedrich

IT-Manager at Rhenus Automotive in Leipzig

NIMMSTA Smart Watch Versandprozess

About Rhenus Automotive

Rhenus Automotive is part of the Rhenus Group, a leading, globally operating logisticsservice provider based in Holzwickede, Germany, with 33.500 employees. As part of the owner-managed company, Rhenus Automotivehas been sustainably realizing the entirevalue-added process of automotive manufacturingfor more than 20 years, starting with the sequenced provision of parts, the assembly of ready-to-install modules through to the assembly of complete vehicles. Here, the provision of specialized, customerspecific solutions at the right time, with the right material and in the required quality is one of its core competencies. At its Leipzig site, Rhenus Automotive is responsible for the pre-assembly of modules for well-known car manufacturers. As part of a new process for painted modules, the branch was looking for a new scanning device that eliminated any risk of damage. The existing tools could not be used for this purpose due to the sharp corners and edges. To ensure that the processes run without scratches and errors, it was decided to use theSmart Watch from NIMMSTA.

Challenge

Rhenus Automotive produces modules from individual parts with a width of up to two metres for final assembly in cooperation with the car manufacturers. Over 30 parts are picked and assembled per vehicle. The NIMMSTA Smart Watch ensures reliable picking of the large, painted components. The company was looking for a new picking device that minimises the risk of damage, has no sharp edges and remains fixed to the employees' bodies to allow them to work flexibly with the large parts. A large reach was also required, as the picking area covers 5000 square metres. After consulting OPAL, Rhenus Automotive decided in favour of NIMMSTA, as the criteria of risk of damage and flexibility in particular were met.

Solution

The NIMMSTA Smart Watch combines a smart watch, industrial scanner and e-paper touch display in one device and increases picking performance in intralogistics by up to 50 %. Rhenus Automotive uses the PRO version, which displays customised information such as storage location and article number and enables immediate confirmation via the touch display.

NIMMSTA was chosen due to the rounded edges of the cuff, which minimise damage to painted modules, and the modular design, which enables cost-effective maintenance. The watch fulfils hygiene requirements as each employee has their own hand cuff. It can be easily integrated into your own WMS and performs up to 8,000 scan cycles per day, with a battery life that allows continuous use during an eight-hour shift.

Experience

Since using the NIMMSTA Watches at Rhenus Automotive, employees have been able to move around the large warehouse more flexibly and with greater mobility, as the watches are fixed to the back of their hands and their hands remain free. The picking processes have become much more efficient; previously, errors often occurred late on, forcing employees to repeat all the work steps. The NIMMSTA Smart Watch eliminates this problem, as it provides immediate visual, acoustic and haptic feedback for each scanning process, saving time and costs.

Thanks to the soft hand cuff, scratches on painted parts are eliminated, minimising wear and tear costs. The employees appreciate the ergonomic positioning and intuitive operation, so that no additional training was necessary. Rhenus Automotive emphasises the professional and honest cooperation with OPAL and NIMMSTA, who implemented all requirements perfectly. Reliable support is crucial for the company to ensure high availability while working with the car manufacturers. NIMMSTA offers solution-orientated support for all concerns.

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