Unique Challenges
Manufacturers of consumer packaged goods deal with unique manufacturing issues – removing supply chain inefficiencies, dealing with vendor managed inventory, lead time optimization and getting new products to market in an extremely competitive environment. Keeping plant floor operations informed is one of the keys to staying profitable.
Real-time delivery of process information and production data keeps employees focused on company goals. The sections below provide a brief list of the more prominent consumer packaged goods applications and the customers we've helped.
Popular Applications
| Target/Actual/Efficiency display | |
|---|---|
| APPLICATION |
Efficiency is the key to a successful packaging environment. Meeting production goals helps packaging operations reduce supply chain “hiccups” and reduce inventory in a vendor managed environment. Convey real-time production goals to plant floor employees by showing the takt-based target count, what has actually been produced and a calculated efficiency. |
| PRODUCT |
87/805 Efficiency Display, XL400 Production Monitors Numeric 4" to 12", XL600 Production Monitors Numeric 2" Multi-line |
| Changeover time/Downtime display | |
| APPLICATION |
Changeovers are necessary to meet customer demand for new products. Reducing changeover and downtime is critical to staying competitive. Real-time display of changeover and downtime helps operators and maintenance staff reduce changeover and downtime through awareness. |
| PRODUCT |
87/705 Programmable Timer, XL400 Production Monitors Numeric 4" to 12" |
| Rate monitor display w/auto downtime detection | |
| APPLICATION |
Packaging lines must run at a target run rate in order to meet goal. Large display of production rates help staff keep the equipment running at peak efficiency while automatic detection and display of accumulated downtime in red keeps everyone informed. |
| PRODUCT |
87/415 Rate Display Plus, XL400 Production Monitors Numeric 4" to 12" |
Consumer Packaged Goods Customers
The following represents just of few of the many customers in the consumer packaged goods industry that we've helped with our solutions.
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• Dannon |
• Nabisco |
