C60: Elimination of Minor Stoppages
Installation
PlantConnect SFactory installed on 51 RAWNET machines of an export-oriented manufacturer of a large variety of nets.
Challenges
- Severe impact on productivity due to several minor stoppage that were not tracked and acted upon.
- Reasons and source of these minor stoppage were not known and hence couldn't be corrected.
- No visibility in planned versus actual production.
Solution
PlantConnect Sfactory with real time stoppage tracking, escalation and monitoring installed on 51 machines. This is topped up with detailed analytics and traceability.
Connectivity
- Sensors + PLC for 6 types of minor stoppages
- Interlock for other stoppage more than 3 minutes
- Industrial HMI for operator interactions
- DATCon edge getway
Key Outcomes
- Automatic identification of minor stoppages
- 100% capturing of losses and their reasons
- Capturing of job setup time
- Real time tracking of planned versus actual production
- Alerts for machine idle time and other
Sensor Connectivity
Industrial HMI
Interlock
Profibus Connectivity
Industrial HMI
Interlock
Enterprise Integration
Minor stoppages of a machine are like silent killers. They are difficult to track and can be as high as 25% of total losses. Read how PlantConnect SFactory helped in eliminating minor stoppages.