Endwave Selects Omnitrol’s Work-in-Process Suite for RFID-Based Manufacturing

Omnitrol Networks, a provider of converged service-oriented application network solutions, has announced that its work-in-process visibility solution has been selected by Endwave, a manufacturer of RF modules that enable the transmission, reception and processing of high-frequency signals in telecommunications networks, to provide real-time status updates on the company’s manufacturing processes at its defense and security facility in Diamond Springs, California.

The Omnitrol intelligent network appliance provides Endwave with completely automated WIP operational visibility to track work orders with manufacturing traceability on parts, components or raw materials required for the finished product. This new powerful application network solution integrates Omnitrol Networks’s Edge Application Service Engine software, or Ease, which was developed to simplify and rapidly develop business work-flow solutions and enable root-cause analysis. The Ease software fully and securely integrates a variety of smart edge devices and sensor technologies, Wi-Fi handhelds, RFID, RTLS and PLC controllers to increase productivity and enhance core manufacturing processes through continuous shop-floor visibility. The fully-integrated solution includes fixed and mobile RFID infrastructure from Motorola to deliver high-performance and reliable data capture. In addition the solution integrates various back-end systems from enterprise resource planning, to accounting, to logistics, which improve overall efficiency.

Raj Saksena, CEO of Omnitrol Networks, said: “Endwave is one of the leading defense and homeland security suppliers of microwave subsystems, and they have a long history of implementing leading edge technology to create competitive advantage. We are pleased that such an innovative company has selected the Omnitrol platform to deploy real-time manufacturing intelligence throughout their Diamond Springs operation.”