Powering Digital Manufacturing and Traceability with Reliable Industrial Touchscreen Technology

Customer Overview

Sorion Electronics is a UK-based specialist in manufacturing process control, quality, traceability and reporting solutions. With more than 35 years of industry experience and over 3,000 implementations of its Sextans process control software, Sorion helps manufacturers improve quality, efficiency and traceability across their production environments.

Its Sextans-RT platform provides digital work instructions, process control, data capture and full production traceability, integrating with factory equipment and manufacturing systems to guide operators through complex assembly and testing processes.

The Partnership

ADVANTECH-AURES UK and Sorion Electronics have worked together since 2010, building a long-standing technology partnership focused on supporting modern manufacturing environments.

Over the course of the partnership, Sorion Electronics has deployed more than 2,000 ADVANTECH-AURES touchscreen terminals across customer manufacturing environments. The company continues to standardise on the platform, purchasing approximately 100 to 125 units each year, reinforcing ADVANTECH-AURES UK’s position as a trusted long-term technology partner.

At the heart of this partnership is the YUNO touchscreen terminal, which serves as the primary operator interface for Sorion’s Sextans-RT process control software.

The Challenge

Manufacturers are under constant pressure to increase productivity while maintaining stringent quality standards and full product traceability.

Sorion’s customers require solutions that can:

• Deliver clear and intuitive digital work instructions.
• Integrate seamlessly with production equipment and MES systems.
• Capture production data in real time.
• Support quality assurance and compliance requirements.
• Operate reliably in demanding industrial environments.
• Provide long-term hardware availability for large-scale rollouts.

To achieve this, Sorion needed a touchscreen platform that offered reliability, longevity and a professional appearance while supporting around-the-clock manufacturing operations.

The Solution

ADVANTECH-AURES UK’s YUNO touchscreen terminals became the ideal platform for Sorion’s Sextans-RT software deployments.

The YUNO terminals are used across manufacturing plants as operator workstations, enabling:

• Digital work instruction display.
• Guided assembly processes.
• Production data collection.
• Barcode and traceability workflows.
• Integration with factory automation systems.
• Quality and testing processes.
• Real-time performance monitoring.

Running Sextans-RT on YUNO touchscreens allows operators to follow visual step-by-step instructions while ensuring manufacturing processes are completed in the correct sequence and that critical production data is captured throughout the build process. This aligns directly with Sextans-RT’s capabilities for operator guidance, process control, traceability and data collection.

Results

Over more than 15 years of collaboration, ADVANTECH-AURES UK and Sorion have successfully delivered process control and traceability solutions to a wide range of manufacturers.

Key benefits achieved include:

• Improved Quality

Digital work instructions reduce operator errors and help ensure manufacturing tasks are performed consistently and correctly.

• Enhanced Traceability

Production and testing data can be captured and linked to individual products, supporting quality assurance and compliance initiatives.

• Greater Efficiency

Real-time guidance and automated data collection streamline manufacturing processes and reduce reliance on paper-based systems.

• Scalable Deployments

The reliability and long product lifecycle of the YUNO platform have enabled Sorion to standardise hardware across multiple customer sites and projects.

• Long-Term Partnership

A relationship spanning over fifteen years demonstrates the mutual trust and confidence between the two organisations, with more than 2,000 ADVANTECH-AURES units deployed and ongoing annual demand of approximately 100 to 125 units.

Supporting Leading Manufacturers

Together, ADVANTECH-AURES UK and Sorion Electronics have helped support digital manufacturing initiatives across a number of well-known organisations, including:

• Jaguar Land Rover
• LEAR Corporation
• Denso
• Antolin
• Artifex
• Strip Tinning Limited
• Dyson
• AGA Rangemaster
• Unipart Manufacturing
• Different Dog Ltd

These deployments demonstrate the versatility of the combined solution across automotive, industrial manufacturing and specialist production environments.

Looking Ahead

As manufacturers continue to invest in Industry 4.0 initiatives, digital work instructions, process automation and data-driven quality control, ADVANTECH-AURES UK remains committed to supporting Sorion Electronics with reliable touchscreen technology that helps bring these solutions to life.

The combination of Sorion’s powerful Sextans-RT software and ADVANTECH-AURES UK’s YUNO touchscreen platform continues to deliver a proven solution for manufacturers seeking greater quality, traceability and operational efficiency.

“Our partnership with Sorion Electronics demonstrates the importance of combining robust industrial hardware with innovative manufacturing software. Together, we have helped manufacturers transform shop floor operations through improved operator guidance, production visibility and traceability.”
Steve Llewellyn, Business Development Manager – ADVANTECH-AURES UK