Chery Automobile / Automotive manufacturing
Complex barcode capture on Chery's production line
Customer deployment reference / SEUIC (Dongji) hardware platform
Chery Automobile used the AUTOID Q7-(S) to replace a difficult line-side capture workflow for oil-stained, damaged and high-density metal barcodes.
Case Studies
Design the mobile workflow before locking the device SKU.
Repeated scans, manual input and operator fatigue occurred when standard PDAs handled difficult codes on the production line.
Workflow solutions
Priority workflows
The AUTOID Q7-(S) combined complex-barcode capture with an ergonomic terminal design in a digital production workflow.
DevicesSEUIC AUTOID Q7-(S)
Solution planning sequence
Solution planning sequence
A reliable deployment combines the right capture method, application behavior, connectivity, ergonomics, charging and replacement process. Solution design keeps those choices connected.
01 / Identify the unit
Capture difficult production identifiers at the line side.
Handles oil-stained, damaged and high-density metal codes without returning the unit to a fixed workstation.
02 / Record the event
Send the captured identifier into the digital production workflow.
Keeps the unit, work step and production record connected at the moment of capture.
03 / Resolve exceptions
Use repeatable capture handling instead of manual re-entry.
Reduces interruption and transcription risk when codes are hard to read.
04 / Sustain line use
Match ergonomics and battery behavior to the operator shift.
Treats device handling as part of the production process rather than a separate IT choice.
Case Studies
Outcome-led scope
Solution pages will recommend capabilities first. Exact models remain replaceable until testing confirms the best fit.
Scanning and battery performance
More than 30% improvement against the previous devices.
Overall operational efficiency
More than 25% improvement.
Operator workload
30% reduction.
Engineering and supply services
Five service layers for a more predictable device program.
RuggedLayer organizes access to multiple manufacturers into a consistent engagement model. Each layer has a defined input, deliverable and evidence boundary. Hardware margin, validation, staging, project management and lifecycle support are distinct value streams. Scope and fees depend on the project.
Select
Production-line operators, line supervisors, quality staff and MES support teams.
Validate
Difficult 1D/2D and direct-part-marked codes on oil-stained, scratched, reflective or high-density metal surfaces.
Deploy
Operator application, MES work-order and process APIs, quality records, device management and plant identity.
Commercial boundaries
Short takt time, repeated one-handed scanning, gloves, metal glare, shift-length power and plant Wi-Fi roaming.
A clear handoff at every layer
Five service layers for a more predictable device program.
Hardware margin, validation, staging, project management and lifecycle support are distinct value streams. Scope and fees depend on the project.
Operator application
Station-aware screens present the work order, material, operation, quality and exception actions needed at that point in production.
Commercial boundariesRuggedLayer maps the device workflow and validates the production application; the customer or MES owner controls routing and manufacturing rules.
Industrial capture layer
Rugged mobile or fixed capture is selected around code type, distance, surface, lighting, gloves, shift pattern and physical mounting or handling.
Commercial boundariesRuggedLayer owns the agreed device, scanner, accessory, configuration and sample-validation scope.
Plant connectivity
Plant Wi-Fi, private cellular or wired station links carry scan and process events with controlled retry and clear offline rules.
Commercial boundariesRuggedLayer validates device-side connectivity and application recovery; plant radio and server infrastructure remain customer-owned unless separately included.
MES, WMS and quality systems
Enterprise systems remain authoritative for work orders, bills of material, inventory, process history, nonconformance and quality release.
Commercial boundariesRuggedLayer reviews event payloads and integration behavior in scope; the system owner approves production transactions and exception rules.
Publication gate
Comparable device evidence with method, version and limitations.
The Test Lab defines what must be recorded before a manufacturer reference or RuggedLayer observation can support a purchase or deployment decision.
Publication gate
- 01
Code cannot be decoded after the approved scan sequence.
Preserve the work-order and station context, route the unit to a supervised exception station and forbid unverified free-text substitution.
- 02
Scanned component does not match the MES bill of material.
Block completion, show the expected and observed identifiers and require supervisor disposition before assembly continues.
- 03
MES response is unavailable or times out.
Keep the event in a visible pending state with idempotent retry; do not display a successful completion until the system acknowledges it.
How to read the references
Capture
The agreed real sample set meets the target first-read rate at production distance, angle and lighting without manual data entry.
Cycle time
Scan, validation and screen response remain inside the station takt-time budget during a representative peak test.
Shift endurance
Battery, trigger and enclosure behavior complete the defined shift profile with the approved charging or swap plan.
Exception control
Unreadable, duplicate, mismatched and offline events all produce the approved block, retry or supervisor route.
A clear handoff at every layer
Choose the first service layer.
A short requirement review will identify whether selection, validation or customization comes first.
01 / Discover
A station-by-station event map covering codes, surfaces, cycle time, MES ownership, operators, environment and rework paths.
02 / Line-side validation
Real samples tested at working distance, angle, lighting, gloves, scan frequency, network conditions and shift duration.
03 / Bounded production pilot
One line, station group or warehouse zone with baseline data, controlled fallbacks and production-owner sign-off.
04 / Standardize and deploy
Approved hardware and configuration, station or charging plan, enrollment package, operator training, spares and change control.
Enterprise device portfolio
Mobile computers, barcode scanners and RFID readers by workflow.
A final shortlist depends on the application, scan or RFID workload, operating environment, country, deployment volume and support expectations.
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Project intake form
Submit the form to request a shortlist, validation plan, sample discussion or scoped OEM feasibility review. Restricted files require a separately agreed transfer method.