Business Cases
Examples of where our solutions have been successfully implemented.
Foundry - Waterloo QC , Canada
Industry Challenge
- Old machinery in operation
- Extremely dusty environment impacting sensor performance
- No affordable sensors capable of accurately measuring the fill level in sand tanks
- Frequent risk of running out of sand due to sensor malfunctions
- Furnace pulling excessive current, risking a factory-wide power trip
Solution Provided
- Monitored the flow of sand being transported to and from the tank.
- Constant estimation of sand levels to ensure proactive monitoring
- Alerts sent to operators before sand levels become critical
- Monitoring of furnace current draw, with alerts before power reaches dangerous levels
Key Benefits
Real-Time Monitoring
- Live view of production KPI
- Remove the need for PPE-heavy factory visits to supervise production.
- Daily/weekly/monthly production review
Accessible Anywhere
Data is accessible in real time:
- on the leading hand’s tablet,
- in the general manager’s office,
- on the phone of key personnel
Improved Reliability
- Remove production stoppage due to sand shortage.
- Prevents unplanned factory wide power shutdowns.
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Electrical Connector Manufacturer - Gold Coast, Australia
Industry Challenge
- Need to optimise production to remain competitive against low-cost competitors
- Understand machine capacity to determine if production demands can be met
- Track changes and quantify improvements from optimisation projects
- Visualise production flow and identify stoppages quickly to respond faster
Solution Provided
- Installed trackers in machines to monitor parts produced and machine operations
- Measured cycle time and machine operating time for better performance insights
- Developed dashboards to facilitate communication between operators and production managers
- Automated reporting system created for production managers to easily track production metrics
Key Benefits
Real-Time Monitoring
- Live view of production KPI
- View of machine capacity, ensuring that production demands can be met or machine is under-utilised.
- Automated reporting, streamlining the monitoring of production performance.
Enhanced Competitiveness
- Improved production efficiency to keep up with low-cost foreign competitors.
- Tracking and quantification of optimisation projects' impact on production.
- Quantification of production shortage cost
Proactive Maintenance
- Visualised production flow with stoppage alerts, enabling faster responses to any issues
