New Pick-2-Light software for assembly control systems presented (Advertorial)

According to forecasts, demand for pick-2-light technology will grow considerably in the coming years, reaching global sales of around USD 548 million by 2023 (source: Jessica Aniston (May 2018): "Global Pick to Light Market will be hitting new highs " http://www.exclusivereportage.com). InSystems has been equipping assembly workstations with P2L sensors since 2013. Its customers are often medium-sized, owner-managed companies that are highly specialized and supply globally. The hotspots in Germany are located in North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria. Pick-2-Light is of interest to a wide range of industrial sectors, such as high-frequency technology, security technology, fittings technology, electrical engineering, the automotive supply industry and the manufacture of electric motors.

Since this year, the company has also been providing its customers with new software (GUI) that requires little prior knowledge and is user-friendly to set up and control. Once the product has been selected, the software controls the Pick-2-Light sensors in the correct sequence and monitors the correct assembly or picking process. Any number of assembly recipes or picking orders (parts lists, sequences, work instructions) can be created and managed. With the P2L software, the P2L sensors (CAN bus) and a CAN bus-USB adapter, customers receive a complete intelligent assembly control system that is particularly suitable for manual assembly of assemblies with many variants and small batch sizes (up to 1 piece).

Pick-2-Light from InSystems

Single-user license The single-user license may be installed on one workstation.

Company license The company license may be installed on an unlimited number of workstations within a company. Resale is not permitted.

Range of functions Pick-2-Light software

• Software for one Pick-to-Light workstation (single user license)
• Connection of up to 127 Pick-to-Light sensors
• Quick commissioning and setup without programming
• Includes test tool for checking communication between sensors and PC
• Storage of an unlimited number of assembly recipes
• Variability of pick type (pickOnce and pickMultiple)
• Visualization of the work steps with photos and videos
• Setting the pick time and LED brightness
• Selection of the product and preselection of the product quantity
• Monitoring of the assembly steps
• High process reliability and shorter production times
• Configuration
• Selection of the language for the user interface can be freely configured in an XML file (currently available in German and English)
• Display full screen or window mode
• Heading of the main screen (e.g. name of the assembly work record)
• Insertion of a personalized image or logo
• Background and text color

The software is offered by InSystems as a download and can be tested free of charge for 30 days. Registration is not required. The trial version has the full functionality of the software. During the test phase or after the 30-day test phase has expired, the purchased license key can be activated and the installed version can be used indefinitely. The software is suitable for a Pick-2-Light workstation (single user license). The software can be purchased via the product page http://www.pick-2-light.de. There, interested parties can obtain further information on the system requirements and commissioning. The operating instructions and a video illustrating the most important features are also available there.

Interested parties can see the performance of the software for themselves at a demo assembly workstation with Pick-2-Light sensors at Automatica in Hall B4, at the company's stand (No. 321).

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