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News Release from: Production Process | Subject: Job Manager
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 28 February 2007
Web enabled industrial productivity
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Web enabled manufacturing intelligence tool can detect production problems before productivity or quality suffers
Job Manager system provides real-time, Web-enabled connectivity and manufacturing intelligence from all types of production equipment, even those that do not offer external data communications Windows software communicates with networked Machine Data Transducers (MDT), one connected to each production machine
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 1 Dec 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Windows based production reporting software collects data from all types of production machines with networked transducers - one transducer mounted on each production machine.
Using the electrical signals that operate the machine, the MDT collects production, productivity, run time, down time, setup time and reject data.
In addition to automated production reporting, the software provides a real-time productivity dashboard showing machine status, production rates, cycle times and OEE calculations.
Using the dashboard and the e-mail alerts that are sent when performance targets aren't being met, management can detect production problems before productivity or quality suffers.
To easily analyse and improve manufacturing productivity, users can export data to Excel to graphically compare OEE, utilisation, down time and setup time by product, machine and shift.
A Scheduling module provides simple, "drag and drop" production scheduling, and calculates expected Job completion based on actual machine operating conditions and the plant shift schedule.
This information can also be accessed remotely through a Web browser.
There are four models of MDTs to choose from, enabling a manufacturer to match MDT functionality to individual machine capabilities to achieve a cost-effective solution.
MDT pricing starts at $350.
Other MDT models provide operator interface via a data entry keypad and alphanumeric display, as well as options that include a bar code printer, large Andon displays and a badge reader to log-on operators in order to track their productivity.
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