An industrial machine monitoring system is designed to  do these: Capture data from machines. Transfer the data to a computer that has software for analyzing the raw data. Report the data to people, or send it to other software or other machines. Machine monitoring solutions – Wired and Wireless The computer can be on-premise, meaning […]

Production monitoring systems involve these basic components: Hardware and software that collects data electronically from the machine, and stores it in a database (picture 1). Software that automates or improves various activities with the data stored in the database (picture 2). Production monitoring display systems for viewing by shop floor personnel. The database of machine

Downtime due to work ethics issues can account for a surprisingly large amount of downtime. Late starting and early stoppage in shifts, extended meal breaks, high downtime in night shifts, etc. Total downtime for this can be 10 – 25% of the available time. This is low hanging fruit that requires very little time to

A manufacturing monitoring system in SMEs yields big benefits in profits. It is very affordable. It pays back for itself in 1 or 2 months. Industry 4.0 is primarily data collection directly from machines, followed by analysis, and action/reporting. The key components are a sensor that collects data from the machine, IOT and Cloud computing.

LEANworx  machine downtime tracking software enabled a firm to stop working in the night shift. With the help of Leanworx, they started making the same number of parts in 2 shifts, that they were making in 3 shifts earlier. This happened in 7 months. Stop working night shifts through downtime tracking software  About the LEANworx

Downtime at shift change. Feed rate override misuse. These are two common work ethics issues. Here’s how you can fix these in just 2 weeks, with a CNC machine monitoring system. 1. Fix downtime at shift change – fix with CNC monitoring system The CNC monitoring system can detect and report downtimes at the start

Production monitoring software on Industry 4.0 can improve your shop floor profits dramatically. You can starting results in just a couple of weeks. Here is an explanation of what it can do for your organization, in various areas. Data speed with production monitoring system software In the traditional paper-based method with a chain of people,

Manufacturing downtime tracking software can play a great role in reducing the 8 wastes of Lean manufacturing. Lean manufacturing, or LEAN, is the systematic elimination of waste (‘Muda’) within a manufacturing system. Lean manufacturing is derived from the Toyota Production System. To understand the wastes of LEAN, it is necessary to first understand what LEAN

Equipment OEE – how does it impact Profits ? Equipment OEE is a measure of capacity utlization, how efficienctly you are using your machines. It therefore has a direct connection to return on investment on plant and machinery, and the company’s profits. There are multiple ways of calculating the impact of a change in equipment

OEE formula, and its components OEE, or Overall Equipment Effectiveness, is a brilliant invention that, in a single number, tells you how much waste there is on your shop floor. It is the ratio of what you produced to what you could have produced – the actual output to the theoretical possible output. It tells