Global Collaboration - Labor Management Konferenz · Jan –May 2016 – Alpha phase, bug fixing – Cleanup of products in SAP for product list, generation of standardized equipment

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Global Collaboration

Littelfuse Automotive Laboratories

Dr. Bernd Weiler

2Confidential and Proprietary | Littelfuse, Inc. © 2017 2Confidential and Proprietary | Littelfuse, Inc. © 2017

Contents

▪ Who am I?

▪ What is Littelfuse?

▪ Why a lab management system?

▪ ARC capabilities

▪ ARC implementation

Who am I?


Who am I?

What is

Littelfuse?


▪ Founded in 1927

▪ Market leader in circuit protection

▪ Introduced many innovative, industry-first technologies

▪ Today

– 12,000+ employees worldwide

– $1.2 Billion in 2017 net sales

– 16% growth versus prior year, 7% organically

– Publicly held: LFUS (NASDAQ)

– More than 40 locations worldwide:

▪ Americas

▪ Europe

▪ Asia

What is Littelfuse?


Strategic Growth Evolution

1990s—Fuse business

globalization

▪Korean acquisitions

▪Setting up in Japan

▪First China manufacturing

and Hong Kong presence

Circuit protection

leadership

▪Addition of overvoltage

products to portfolio

▪Acquisitions and

consolidations of 3

semiconductor plants

▪Acquisitions of 2 ceramic

companies

2010s—Moving beyond

circuit protection

▪Protect, Control, Sense

product strategy

▪Acquisition of sensing

products

▪Acquisition strategy fuels

growth


Acquisitions▪ Littelfuse has acquired multiple companies since 1999, including:

▪ 1999 – Harris Suppression Products.

▪ 2002 – Semitron.

▪ 2003 – Teccor, a manufacturer of circuit and overvoltage protection products.

▪ 2005 – Heinrich Industrie, a German manufacturer of circuit protection products, including the Wickmann/Pudenz brand.

▪ 2006 – Taiwan-based silicon manufacturer Concord Semiconductor, Inc. and Catalina Performance Accessories, which manufactures and

distributes blade-type automotive fuses.

▪ 2008 – Shock Block Corporation and Startco Engineering Ltd., companies that develop and manufacture ground fault protection technology.

▪ 2008 – StartCo Engineering, a recognized leader in ground-fault protection products and custom-power distribution centers that are used in

industrial manufacturing and mining applications.

▪ 2010 – Cole Hersee, a maker of power management products, heavy duty electromechanical and switches for commercial vehicles.

▪ 2011 – Selco A/S, a Danish company, which produces electrical equipment for use in maritime and industrial environments.

▪ 2012 – Accel AB, a Swedish company that manufactures advanced automotive switches and senors, and Terra Power Systems, which

manufactures electrical components for heavy-duty vehicles and trucks.

▪ 2013 – Hamlin Inc., an automotive sensors manufacturer.

▪ 2014 – SymCom, a power, voltage, and current monitor developer and manufacturer.

▪ 2015 – JRS MFG. LTD., a custom engineered products developer and manufacturer, such as metal-clad, metal-enclosed, and arc-resistant

switchgear, E-Houses, mine power centers and mining substations.

▪ 2016 – TE Connectivity's circuit protection business.

▪ 2016 – A select product portfolio from ON Semiconductor, a Fortune 1000 semiconductors supplier company.

▪ 2017 – U.S. Sensor, Manufacturer of Temperature Sensors.

▪ 2018 – IXYS Corp., a power semiconductor manufacturer.


Protect Ι Control Ι Sense — A Global Approach

Sense▪ Sensing technologies are

increasingly used to support

complex electronic systems

▪ Broad platform of

technologies help improve

product performance,

comfort, convenience and

safety

Protect▪ Today’s sophisticated

electronics require

greater protection from

ESD, power surges and

other occurrences

▪ Handle more power in

smaller products

▪ Innovative circuit

protection solutions

Control▪ Safely and efficiently

control power in even the

harshest environments

▪ Limit equipment damage

and minimize electrical

hazards

▪ Improve productivity and

reduce costs


The #1 Brand in Circuit Protection Expanding Player in Power Control and Sensing

Electronics (51%)

Passive Products

Semiconductor Products

Sensor products

Automotive (39%)

Passenger Car Products

Automotive Sensor Products

Commercial Vehicle Products

Industrial (10%)

Fuse Products

Protection Relays

Custom Products

Littelfuse serves more than 100,000 customers across three major market segments


Our Customers Are Global Market Leaders

LEADING OEMs EMS/ODM TIER 1 AUTO

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Global Footprint – R&D, Manufacturing & Support

Americas1. Chicago, Illinois, USA (S)

2. Bellingham, Washington, USA (S)

3. Boston, Massachusetts, USA (S, RD)

4. Champaign, Illinois, USA (RD)

5. Eagle Pass, Texas, USA (S)

6. Lake Mills, Wisconsin, USA (S, RD)

7. Mount Prospect, Illinois, USA (RD)

8. Rapid City, South Dakota, USA (S, RD, M)

9. Fremont, California, USA (RD)

10. Troy, Michigan, USA (S)

11. Manaus, Brazil (S)

12. São Paulo, Brazil (S)

13. Saskatoon, Canada (S, RD, M)

14. Matamoros, Mexico (M)

15. Muzquiz, Mexico (M)

16. Piedras Negras, Mexico (RD, M)

Europe17. Bremen, Germany (S, RD)

18. Essen, Germany (S)

19. Lauf, Germany (S)

20. Legnago, Italy (RD, M)

21. Ozegna, Italy (RD, M)

22. Kaunas, Lithuania (RD, M)

23. Amsterdam, Netherlands (S)

24. Deventer, Netherlands (S)

Asia25. Beijing, China (S)

26. Dongguan, China (RD, M)

27. Hong Kong, China (S)

28. Kunshan, China (S, M)

29. Shanghai, China (S, RD, M)

30. Shenzhen, China (S)

31. Suzhou, China (S, RD, M)

32. Wuxi, China (RD, M)

33. Tokyo, Japan (S)

34. Tsukuba, Japan (RD, M)

35. Seoul, Korea (S)

36. Lipa City, Philippines (RD, M)

37. Singapore (S)

38. Chu-Pei, Taiwan (RD)

39. Taipei, Taiwan (S)

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Littelfuse Manufacturing Footprint

Saskatoon, Canada

Rapid City, USA

Piedras Negras, Mexico

Muzquiz, MexicoMatamoros, Mexico

Kaunas, Lithuania

Lipa City, Philippines

Dongguan, China

Suzhou, ChinaWuxi, China

Electronics & Automotive784,000 ft2

Automotive, Industrial & Electronics

479,000 ft2

▪ 15 primary manufacturing sites

▪ > 1.5 million sq. ft.

▪ Capacity for growth

Automotive 70,000 ft2Industrial 70,000 ft2

Industrial 300,000 ft2

Ozegna, Italy

Automotive68,200 ft2

Kunshan, China

Tsukbua, JapanLegnago, Italy

Shanghai, China


Global Labs — Designing and Validating Next-

Generation Products and Solutions

▪ Network of 15 global labs and design centers– High Power Labs

– Semiconductor Application Labs

– Product Evaluation, Reliability and Applications Labs

– Materials Labs

▪ Combine comprehensive testing capabilities with

consultation

▪ Robust circuit protection testing

▪ Simulate harsh environments

▪ Analyze sensing technologies

▪ Assure high performance, reliability, safety and

regulatory compliance


Typical Test Scenario

Why a LMS?


Introduction

▪ Goals/Requirements for a lab management system

– Mirroring all processes in a lab

– Standardization of processes and results

– Multiple location collaboration

– Enough flexibility to cover needs of different kinds of labs

▪ Dacore

– Experience with other customers


History of ARC in ABU-PCPJuly 2015

– Workshop with “dacore Datenbanksysteme”

October 2015– Requirements and scope well-defined, AFE process finalized.

November 2015– P.O. done, installation of prototype in Bremen (18.11.2015), customization process, detailed definition of functionality

and templates, planning module and web interface

Jan – May 2016– Alpha phase, bug fixing

– Cleanup of products in SAP for product list, generation of standardized equipment lists

– Definition of roles and responsibilities

June 2016– Go live in Bremen Lab

August 2016– Installation in Mount Prospect Lab

October 2016– Global performance test (Mex, USA, Phils, China)

May 2017– Go live in Mount Prospect and Piedras Negras

Options (2018)– Data acquisition module (toolbox)

– Mobile data acquisition (tablets in lab instead of paper)


ABU Rollout of ARC

ARC capabilities

Mirroring all processes

A workflow


ARC capabilities „Mirroring all processes“

Request

Webtool



Request Planning

Scheduling and resource planning

Schedule

Resources

Histogram (Forecast)



Request Planning

Matching samples, components

and tests



Request Planning

Matching test discipline and

requirement, creating a test plan



Request Planning

Matching test discipline and

requirement, creating a test plan

Test plans and complete sequences can be saved as

templates and used again.



Request Planning

Testing

Data acquisition

during tests

• Tablets

• Possibility: direct

connecting of testing

devices and ARC



Request Planning

Testing Documentation

DocWizard



Request Planning


Report Creation

Test Report and

Order Report

• Basing on report

templates

• Created automatically

• Including sign-off

process



Request Planning


Report Creation

Publishing

Two ways of publishing

In the Webtool

1. To the requestor only

(raw data)

2. To all at Littelfuse

(finalized reports)



Others

▪ Employees

▪ Departments

▪ Resources

▪ Measuring groups


ARC capabilities

Standardization Flexibility


ARC capabilities

• Standardization

• Modular setup

• Report templates

• Flexibility

• Modules can be

used individually

• Report templates

can be adjusted

• Homogenous test reports

• Exchange of data

• Interaction between labs

ARC

Implementation

What is needed to start?

Backgrounds


Implementation What is needed?

You need

▪ no license

▪ contact to the Bremen team

▪ a product structure in SAP

▪ a resources list

▪ calibration data

▪ service hours from dacore

▪ local server


Implementation Background

– Typical solution used for “Multiple locations”▪ Local server structure, for performance reasons

▪ Shared data on central server, e. g. products and structure

▪ Same software version for all, but individual functions to be used locally

▪ One Webtool for all, structure

– Preparation for server performance

– Central server vs decentralized system▪ Decision together with Littelfuse IT.


Implementation Global Testing


Implementation Server Performance


Implementation Solution

Time for

discussion

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