Case Study SHL Group, Taiwan Page 1

Case Study SHL Group, Taiwan – Complete Transparency in the

production process through T.I.G. MES

About SHL

SHL was established in 1989

with the goal of combining

world-class manufacturing in

Asia with the strengths of

international management

practices. Today, SHL is the

world’s largest privately owned

designer, developer, and

manufacturer of advanced drug

delivery devices such as pen

injectors, auto injectors and

inhaler systems. SHL has facilities in Taiwan, China, Sweden and in the USA.

Source: SHL Group Corporate Profile (Version 3.8) & Website Information

www.shl-group.com

Project: Implementation of T.I.G. Manufacturing Manager at SHL Group,

Taiwan

Description

T.I.G. is the world’s number one

MES specialist (Manufacturing

Execution Systems) for injection

molding machines, specializing in

acquiring real-time operation and

production data to map

production jobs from ERP

systems. The project began in

summer 2012 as part of SHL’s

on-going expansion plans, with

the first installation in operation

by the end of 2012.

At SHL’s main manufacturing site in Taiwan, more than 100 injection-molding

machines are used to produce precision medical parts for drug delivery systems

such as autoinjectors and pen injectors. SHL desired to establish a paperless

Graphical Touch Screen of T.I.G.

Production site of SHL Group, Taiwan

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production system with full transparency over the entire production process,

including cycle times, scrap rates, machine downtime and other opportunities for

process optimization and cost-savings. The customer was looking for a

competent partner who could put all that into operation. Based on their

reputation, SHL decided to award the contract to T.I.G, as a worldwide-

recommended MES specialist in the injection molding industry.

The first step in the project was to setup a system for acquiring all the data from

the molding machines to a host computer. Graphical Touch Screen terminals in

the molding rooms were then installed to allow instant monitoring of machine

downtimes. T.I.G. installed several modules in the MEG Manufacturing Manager,

including Setup, Monitoring and Quality Assistants.

Benefits of SHL

With the modular T.I.G. Manufacturing Manager, SHL received the following

benefits in their production process:

- Complete transparency, with real-time data

- Instant reports on machine status, downtime reasons and duration of

downtime

- Create expressive reports as a basis for audits, certifications, process

analyses and proof of process analyses and proof of process capability

- Ability to save entire datasets on a PC for maximum data integrity

- Easy management of machine and mold dataset combinations

Future Objectives

At the completion of the project, over 100

machines will be connected via the host

computer for real-time production planning

and monitoring. The MES Manufacturing

Manager software provided by T.I.G. will be

available in multiple languages, including

English and Chinese.

“The implementation of T.I.G. MES

Manufacturing manager brings transparency

into the production process, a higher quality level and cost savings due to the

highly automated and paperless production workflows.”

Thomas Dietl / Technical Director SHL Taiwan

Production at SHL Group, Taiwan