Characteristics
- Data capture from machines (times and workpieces) automatically using a SIEMENS PLC.
- Interconnection with machines under Industria 4.0, using the main protocols (OPC-UA, EUROMAP 63/77, TCP/IP, WEB SERVER, Gateway CISCO-ALLEANTIA and others).
- Monitoring in real time of the machine status, workpieces, active orders, efficiency.
- Use of lights, buttons and selector keys onboard the machine to facilitate operator-system interaction in the shortest possible time.
- Animated dashboards for immediate display of shift / daily / weekly / monthly production trends by machine and department.
- Incorporation of all the main ERP systems to import orders and send precise final statements.
- Machine logbook – Computerized management of the assignment of tasks and notes on-board machines.
- Automatic downtime detection and statistical analysis of downtimes using applicable multiple filters.
- Possible acquisition of downtime causes directly from machine PLCs
- Capture of waste from operators and/or directly from machines, and statistical waste analysis by cause, period, item, machine and other elements.
- Recording of machine operator working times, with possible management of several operators on the same machine and/or one operator on several machines.
- Statistics – Many options to query collected data for the calculation of PERFORMANCE, EFFICIENCY and OEE, using numerous powerful filters for detailed and periodical analyses.
- Workpiece and production time analysis, i.e. downtimes, tooling times, labour for each operation of the order, including the use of freely configurable Pivot diagrams.
- Shift time schedule – Management of the shift time schedule by department/machine.
- Configurability of layouts, colours, fonts of each data presentation grid for each user.
Benefits
- Cost control, punctual and precise, for each production batch. Exact data available in real time, where and when needed.
- Focus on end of shift, with operators using reliable and readily available data displayed on easy and intuitive dashboards.
- Enhanced efficiency and reduced hidden costs by implementing ongoing improvement actions resulting from the analysis of reliable data.
- Know-how shared with all operators to facilitate the handing over of assignments.
- Measurement of all production plants using the same parameters to make an objective, real-time comparison of results.
- Customers who visit the departments perceive that all processes are under control, do not depend on a single person because the information disclosed is exact and shared with company departments.
