"Each seat has got its place" - Just-in time manufacturing at TS-tech, a Honda supplier
	Thinking that seat manufacturing could be managed by producing high volumes on stock means to be on the wrong track. As a tier 1 supplier to Honda, TS Tech is closely integrated into the vehicle assembly line. The seats required must flow just-in-time into the continuing process. When the automotive manufacturer permits quick changes between the widest varieties of seat type, upholstery and color the supplier has to react qickly. So did Honda with their new Pick-up Ridgeline.
	TS Tech decided to update their entire manufacturing system using state-of-the-art technology. This led to the decision to order a complete turn-key system from Siemens with integrated diagnostic functionality:  In combination with a SIMATIC S7-400 PLC, sensors and actuators WinCC monitors the whole production.   Download of case study  approx. 0.2 MB published in move-up 3/2005