How Leuze saves up to one minute of production time per device with Tuxera

Leuze saves up to one minute of production time on every device it builds, so the total saving grows with production volume. It did not have to change how it works to get there. The saving comes from a step added to the firmware build Leuze already ran, so its established workflows stayed in place and production is more streamlined, with fewer delays.

Safe positioning with a single sensor

Leuze is an international sensor expert for automation technology. Its FBPS series is the world’s first safety bar code positioning system, and it needs only one sensor for safe position detection. The system meets Performance Level e (PL e), the highest safety level in ISO 13849, and makes warehouse pick and place operations faster and more efficient.

Leuze needed to protect that reliability without slowing down its production and operational processes. The goal was to raise production efficiency and cut production time per device while keeping its established workflows as they were.

File system images from the firmware build

Leuze uses Tuxera FlashFX Tera for flash management and Microsoft FAT by Tuxera as the file system. A third-party PC-based tool generates the file system image, and Leuze integrated that step into its automated firmware build process without adding any specific hardware dependencies.

Working with Tuxera

Dieter Eßlinger, Leuze: “At first we were reluctant to add a third-party component due to concerns that acquiring the licenses would be complicated, but Tuxera was easy to work with and the benefits we get from their expertise made it more than worth the effort.”