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PAPERLESS MANUFACTURING

Transform into a digital manufacturer with electronic labels and RTLS tags. Access interactive, adaptable, real-time production information such as consignment bills or production orders. Instantly receive current production status, transmit requirements, and feedback, and accelerate manufacturing processes with real-time data.

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Digital real-time updates on tasks, inventory,
& production orders

Inpixon's Paperless Factory solution enhances productivity, quality, and sustainability by digitizing manufacturing processes. Combining ePaper displays with RTLS technology, it provides real-time, dynamic information on production status, inventory control, and digital work instructions. The interactive, electronic displays allow employees to access critical information such as manufacturing order accompanying documents or dynamic picking and item lists, based on location and production cycle, enabling efficient task execution. Seamlessly integrating with MES, ERP, and PP systems, it allows for instant transmission of requirements and status feedback, significantly reducing the need for physical documents and manual processes. The solution offers real-time inventory and flow control, precise localization and traceability, real-time production management, and dynamically updated pick lists. By visualizing crucial information through ERP, WMS, and MES interfaces, Inpixon's solution ensures maximum flexibility and paves the way for truly paperless manufacturing.

Display Specifications

  • Full graphic displays available in 10 different sizes, from 1.6″ inches (36.7 x 45.0 x 13.1mm) up to 11.6″ inches (192.0 x 268.0 x 21.9mm)
  • Small to extra large active ESL displays
  • Up to 7 scrollable pages
  • Up to 10 years of Battery life 
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Benefits of a Paperless Factory

  • Efficiency and Time Savings
    Paper-based processes can be time-consuming and prone to errors. Manual data entry, information retrieval in paper documents, and physical document exchange can lead to inefficient workflows. Automation of workflows, rapid access to digital information, and reducing manual steps contribute to optimizing operational processes and increasing overall efficiency.
  • Cost Reduction

    The transition to a paperless factory replaces manual, non-value-adding work steps with dynamic workflows. This reduces costs for paper, printers, ink cartridges and archiving as well as for rework and corrections. This results in direct cost savings and a more efficient use of resources.

  • Enhanced Transparency

    In a paperless factory, where production is digitalized throughout, every production step is monitored and tracked in real time. This means that all data and information about the production process is recorded, stored and updated digitally. This gives employees and management a clear and complete overview of the current status of production, stock levels and other relevant key figures at all times

  • Improved Data Integrity & Security

    The digital transition enhances security mechanisms, connecting production plants, machines, and their central management and control systems. This eliminates the susceptibility of paper documents to loss or damage, while also addressing challenges in controlling access to sensitive information.

  • Flexibility and Scalability

    Paper-based systems may lack flexibility and pose challenges in scaling production processes. Digitization allows for easier adaptation to changes and smoother scalability.

  • Reduced Susceptibility to Errors

    Human errors in manual data entry or transferring information between paper documents can lead to quality issues and production downtimes

  • Faster Response Times

    Real-time data availability allows companies to respond quickly to changes in production, demand, or other business aspects. This heightened agility enhances competitiveness by facilitating swift decision-making and adjustments.

  • Environmental Impact

    Paperless manufacturing ditches paper for digital tools, boosting efficiency and reducing environmental impact by saving trees, lowering energy use, and minimizing water pollution, landfill waste, and transportation emissions.

Example Uses of RTLS for Paperless Manufacturing

  • Location Tracking and Process Monitoring

    Ultra-wideband RTLS tags from Inpixon enable precise equipment localization in the production process. Integration with e-ink displays facilitates the digital representation of the production process by combining location information and process details.
  • Real-time Status Updates for Employees

    ePaper Displays show real-time status updates, production order information (material number, batch number, quantity, SAP material number, reuse count, container type), key performance indicators, and important announcements.
    Integrate with RTLS to display the current location and status of critical assets or processes.
  • Alert Notifications and Work Instructions

    Platform-based notifications are triggered in real time when predefined processes deviate from set values. Warning alerts for erroneous container transfers or manually required interactions enable swift intervention to minimize production delays.
  • Automatic Initiation of Follow-up Processes

    Based on real-time location data and geofences, event triggers automatically initiate follow-up processes such as process blocking, release, or internal transport. Quick responses to process variations are achieved through automated workflows that set additional follow-up processes in motion.
  • eKanban and Pick-by-Light

    With the press of a button, the system confirms the quantity taken from inventory and updates the Inpixon platform in real time. The platform automatically reflects changes in stock levels and communicates with the ERP to trigger restocking when thresholds are reached. Signal lamps on e-paper displays guide workers through the picking process, indicating the exact locations for item retrieval, while ensuring efficient stock management and minimal manual intervention.
  • Automated AGV Call


    The user initiates the transport request by pressing a button on the e-paper display, and the order is then sent to the Inpixon platform, which communicates with the AGV software. Simultaneously, the E-Paper display shows the current status of the order in real-time, including the AGV’s arrival time. This enables efficient resource management and real-time transparency in order fulfillment.

  • Integration with ERP, MES, or PP

    Integration with ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), MES (Manufacturing Execution System), or PP (Production Planning) provides location-based information for blocking or releasing processes. Automated workflows can trigger blockages of safety zones or initiate pick-up orders.
  • Instructions for Operational Processes

    Implement a system that provides step-by-step digital directions for various process operations.
    Use ePaper displays to present clear instructions, visual aids, and guidelines to employees involved in different stages of the production process.
  • Employee-Driven Reporting

    Develop a user-friendly mobile application or digital interface that allows employees to report issues, anomalies, or feedback directly.
    Enable employees to capture and upload images or notes for better context and understanding.
  • Integration of Relevant Data from External Systems
    Create APIs or connectors to integrate relevant data from third-party systems such as ERP, MES, or other databases.
    Display this integrated data on E-Ink Displays or other visual interfaces to provide a consolidated view of information.
  • Digitalization of Production Order Sheets
    Implement a system to digitize and centralize manufacturing order accompanying documents.
    Use digital displays to show real-time order information, production progress, and any changes to the production schedule.

How a Paperless Factory Works with Inpixon RTLS

In a paperless factory, leveraging E-Ink Displays and Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) seamlessly integrates technologies to optimize production processes:

  • Precise Location Tracking and Process Monitoring: The accurate localization of assets through RTLS TAGs enables real-time monitoring of the production environment.
    Integration with E-Ink Displays creates a digital representation of production processes by visually presenting location information and process details.
  • Real-time Status Updates for Employees: Strategically positioned E-Ink Displays provide real-time information on status, KPIs, and announcements.
    RTLS integration allows displaying current locations and status information for crucial assets and processes on these displays.
  • Alert Notifications and Work Instructions: Platform-based notifications are triggered when predefined processes deviate from set values.
    Warning alerts for faulty transfers or manual interactions allow swift intervention to minimize production delays.
  • Automatic Triggering of Follow-up Processes: Event triggers, based on real-time information, automatically initiate subsequent processes such as blocking, releases, or internal transports.
    Automated workflows enable quick responses to process variations and set additional necessary steps in motion.
  • Integration with ERP, MES, or PP: Integration with enterprise-wide systems like ERP, MES, or PP allows location-based control of processes.
    Automated workflows can lock safety zones or initiate pick-up orders.
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    Real-time status update for each process stage

Paperless Factory Building Blocks

Your solution is unique to your business. That’s why we’ve built our comprehensive platform to be flexible and dynamic, allowing you to leverage multiple types of technologies to power a wide array of use cases, build tailored location-aware hardware and solutions, and seamlessly integrate with asset management applications, IoT platforms, and other external systems to solve your unique problems.
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    RTLS Platform & Factory — Material Flow module

    Inpixon's RTLS platform empowers real-time material flow tracking, enhancing supply chain visibility. The Factory — Material Flow module meticulously oversees material entry and exit points, delivering precise dwell time calculations for meticulous control and optimization. With real-time location data for materials and transport flows, immediate visibility is ensured, facilitating streamlined operations.

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    AssetTAG Pro

    The AssetTAG Pro is a powerful UWB tracking tag. With superior battery life support for wide temperature ranges, this robust tag is ideal for real-time rack and load carrier tracking applications, mobile robots, production skids, indoor navigation, and more.
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    AssetTAG Compact

    The AssetTAG Compact is a versatile ultra-wideband (UWB) tag. This compact and robust tag was designed to address a wide range of applications including identification, presence detection, asset location tracking in complex industrial warehouse and manufacturing areas, real-time location tracking of load carriers, indoor navigation, yard management, smart building, autonomous driving, and more.
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    AssetTAG Micro

    The AssetTAG Micro is a lightweight and low profile ultra-wideband (UWB) tag designed to track the real-time location and movements of small assets including tools, load carriers, small boxes, and the like across large facilities.
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    Inpixon Asset Tag

    The Inpixon Asset Tag is a long-range, industrial-grade chirp spread spectrum (CSS) tag that accurately tracks the real-time location and movements of critical mobile assets across large facilities such as warehouses, factories, hospitals, and other process-driven environments. Its 2.4Ghz CSS technology enables reliable indoor and outdoor applications with no license required.
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    E-Ink

    E-Ink displays can reduce logistic and manufacturing processes dramatically. In combination with Inpixon´s RTLS Platform, customers can now send location-based information and instructions to the e-Ink display to automate and optimize processes on the shopfloor or warehouse. Create workflows. rules and generate content depending on real-time information. 

Paperless Factory FAQs

  • What is paperless manufacturing?

    Paperless manufacturing is a digital approach to production that eliminates the need for physical documents throughout the process. Imagine a factory floor without work orders, blueprints, or inventory lists printed on paper. Instead, everything is managed electronically using software, displays, and automation.

  • What are the goals of implementing a paperless factory?

    The goals of a paperless factory include efficiency enhancement, cost reduction, faster response times, quality improvement, sustainability, transparency, traceability, flexibility, scalability, improved collaboration, and enhanced security and compliance.

  • How can E-Ink displays and RTLS tags be utilized in a paperless factory?

    E-Ink displays, in combination with RTLS tags, enable precise location tracking and process monitoring. They provide real-time status updates for employees, facilitate alert notifications and work instructions, automatically trigger follow-up processes, integrate with ERP, MES, or PP, and support employee-driven reporting.

  • How do E-Ink displays and RTLS tags enhance employee-driven reporting in a paperless factory?

    A user-friendly digital interface can be developed, enabling employees to report issues, anomalies, or feedback directly. This fosters a collaborative and responsive environment, empowering efficient communication and problem resolution.

  • Are there different sizes or configurations available for E-Ink displays in a paperless factory?

    Yes, E-Ink displays come in various sizes and configurations to cater to different requirements in a paperless factory. The flexibility in sizes allows for strategic placement in different areas of the production environment, ensuring that real-time information is easily visible and accessible to employees based on their locations and tasks. The availability of different sizes accommodates diverse production setups and enhances the adaptability of the paperless solution.

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