【Case Study Title】
Establishing Traceability and Improving Yield in Sanitary Ceramics Production
【Application / Installation】
Applied to green (unfired) ceramic bodies
【Product】
CERALABEL WS-1200E
【Challenges】
Sanitary ceramics are kiln-fired products that undergo long-duration firing at temperatures of around 1,200°C after forming.
Conventional labels and barcodes are burned off during the firing process, making it difficult to maintain continuous individual identification from forming through to post-firing.
In addition, manufacturers often produce over 100 product variations based on shape and color combinations, making it essential to analyze defect causes and monitor yield at each process stage.
However, due to the inability to track individual products through the firing process, sufficient data collection and analysis have been difficult.
【Solution / Benefits】
CERALABEL WS-1200E, a barcode label that is fired together with the product, is applied to the green ceramic body before firing.
This enables continuous identification across all process stages—including the firing process—eliminating traceability gaps and allowing defect analysis that significantly reduces defect rates.
◎Continuous identification across the entire process, including firing
◎Visualization of defect causes and enablement of data analysis
◎ Improved yield and stabilized product quality
The firing process, which was previously a “blind spot” for identification, has been transformed into a traceable and data-driven process.
◎Continuous identification across the entire process, including firing
◎Visualization of defect causes and enablement of data analysis
◎ Improved yield and stabilized product quality
The firing process, which was previously a “blind spot” for identification, has been transformed into a traceable and data-driven process.
