Notification system for an assembly process at an assembly plant and a method

A method of notifying a user about a product during an assembly process at an assembly plant, the method comprising:

• providing a base unit which is part of the product of the assembly process at the assembly plant;
• coupling a first component to the base unit at a station in the assembly plant to further assemble the product;
• coupling a tag to one of the base unit and the first component;
• scanning the product, via a reader that is disposed downstream from the station at the assembly plant, to detect if the tag is coupled to one of the base unit and the first component;
• wherein the tag includes a body that is configured as a clip;
• and
• the method further comprising coupling a clamp to one of the base unit and the first component as the clip holds the clamp open.

A notification system for an assembly process at an assembly plant, the system comprising:

• a base unit of part of a product located in the assembly plant;
• a first component coupled to the base unit at a station in the assembly plant to further define the product;
• a hose coupled to one of the base unit and the first component to further define the product;
• a hose clamp surrounding an end portion of the hose;
• a tag includes a body configured as a clip, with the clip being engageable with the hose clamp to hold the hose clamp open;
• wherein the clip is removable from the hose clamp after connecting the end portion of the hose to cause the hose clamp to contract around the end portion of the hose which secures the hose to one of the base unit and the first component;
• a reader disposed downstream from the station at the assembly plant and configured to detect the tag;
• and
• wherein a failure of the reader to detect the tag when the product is scanned by the reader is indicative of the hose clamp being released to clamp the hose to one of the base unit and the first component.