Catching the barcodes that didn’t match
The product carries three barcodes, applied to different faces at separate stages of assembly. All three are meant to hold the same value — but manual error meant that sometimes they did not, and the mismatch was only discovered downstream.
2MB deployed three fixed barcode scanners integrated with middleware that reads all three simultaneously and validates that the values agree. On any mismatch the system triggers an alarm and indicator light and stops the production line, with a manual override so authorised personnel can resume after verification.
Outcome: Mismatched barcodes caught at the station instead of at the customer.
Intranet-based remote control across mixed equipment
In a plant where operational data is never exposed publicly, the client needed a secure remote control system for motors across the site — from multiple vendors, each with its own interface.
2MB built an intranet-based system that lets operators monitor motor status and start or stop equipment remotely, with every machine integrated into a single interface regardless of make. Monitoring and control now run from one control centre, improving visibility and response time while all data stays inside the internal network.
Outcome: Centralised control of mixed-vendor equipment, with no external data exposure.
Drill-down defect analytics on an existing MES
A manufacturer running an established MES had reporting built in, but no way to go beyond the totals it produced and no drill-down analysis. Defect counts were visible; the reasons behind them were not.
2MB implemented a dashboarding layer on top of the existing system, adding advanced drill-down views of defect data and real-time visibility into where and when defects occur. The MES was not replaced. The result is enough depth to support root-cause analysis rather than only reporting the count.
Outcome: Real-time defect visualisation with drill-down to source.
End-to-end traceability for multi-box packing
A manufacturer packing multiple small boxes inside a single outer box needed a simple way to retain the identity and quantity of every box while creating one traceable record for the outer package.
2MB implemented a QR-based packing solution that scans each small box, captures its ID and quantity, and generates a single outer-box QR containing all the box records and the calculated total. When scanned, the system can independently verify the quantities and compare the calculated total against the stored value.
Outcome: Single-QR traceability with automatic quantity verification.