Automotive Solutions

Compliance Management

Delivering compliance success for the automotive and transportation sectors

Automotive technology is continually evolving along with manufacturing processes and consumer needs and yet, with the customer front of mind, the need for safe, compliant solutions for the entire supply chain remains consistent.

With complex regulatory challenges faced by automotive suppliers, SATO knows that providing durable, reliable print and labelling solutions suitable for extended use, and a variety of environmental conditions, is important to the sector.

Labels are required to reliably communicate critical information across the supply chain through to the customer, meeting manufacturers’ unique specifications and supporting the customer service experience. Get it wrong and the results can be damaging to the automotive brand’s image and reputation.

SATO labels are specifically developed for challenging automotive and transportation environments. Withstanding a range of environmental and wear and tear challenges, from oils, grease, water or brake fluids to hot, cold or frozen conditions, with extensive experience in label customisation and real time printing demands, SATO specifies materials designed for each unique automotive application.

Meeting all national and international legislative compliance requirements, including ODETTE, AIAG and GM 1724, SATO delivers materials with proven performance in extreme conditions, to meet the needs of all supply chain requirements and testing regimes. Providing a comprehensive portfolio of label solutions, supplied on a global basis, SATO knows how to exceed manufacturer and government standards and expectations.

ODETTE labels compliance	Producing AIAG and GM 1724 labels	Tyre labelling

Process Efficiency

Meeting the 24/7 supply chain efficiency and contract needs of automotive brands is a complex business. Managing the sheer volume of product assortment, often on a global basis, and ensuring on time delivery, in full, can challenge even the most sophisticated suppliers.

Today’s automotive industry is therefore a pioneer in driving complete supply chain and production digitalization to support process efficiency. Adopting the benefits of the Internet of things (IOT), OEMs are integrating computers, mechanical and digital processes, objects, assets and people with unique identifiers creating the ability to transfer data across the network without human intervention.

SATO offers a range of customised intelligent solutions to meet the needs of the digitally integrated automotive supply chain and manufacturing process, for example:

The SATO AEP Platform allows the SATO printer to be used as a standalone printing solution, eliminating the need for costly computers in the production area. To print labels and tags, users can simply connect the printer with peripheral devices such as USB keyboard or barcode scanner or press printer keys to query the database.

Providing users with the flexibility to easily integrate SATO printers with other devices such as Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) for factory automation, without the need for any time-consuming customisation of a device or special printer firmware, SATO AEP enables the automotive industry to reduce costs, use less space, print without PC, improve productivity and limit unauthorised use, keeping the printer operation moving without interruption.

• The SATO latest generation CL4NX Plusprinters, with dispenser, keypad and scanner, are specifically designed for the automotive production environment; customers can print labels without the use of a PC avoiding oils contamination and downtime challenges
• SATO SOS, a cloud based system to connect SATO NX printers back to SATO enables remote preventative maintenance and error detection, without the need for on-site engineers. Through online connectivity, multiple printers’ status and parts can be monitored to enable efficiency improvement recommendations
• Software protocols including IGP firmware based on Printronix are specifically designed to comply with automotive standards

SATO delivers capability in real-time, on demand printing for automotive OEMs and their suppliers to manage the complex workflow, inventory and distribution demands of today’s international automotive supply chain.

Traceability	Supply chain visibility	RFID implementation	Quality assurance	Asset & facility management