Unique Challenges
Metal formed products manufacturers produce a remarkable variety of products from micro-sized medical products to truck beds and everything in between. The variety of challenges they face is equally diverse, however one unifying goal is to keep equipment running at peak efficiency while producing only top quality parts.
In order for this to work, the production environment must be managed in real-time. The display of real-time KPIs (key performance indicators) and informational data is critical. The sections below provide a brief list of the many metal forming and stamping applications and customers we've helped.
Popular Applications
| Strokes per minute/hour display with automatic downtime detection | |
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| APPLICATION |
Keeping the equipment running at expected rates can be a challenge due to production tooling wear, material variation, operator efficiency and other process issues. Real-time display of run rates along with automatic downtime detection keeps operators alert and informed. |
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87/415 Rate display plus, XL400 Large digital, XL600 Multi-line |
| Goal count/actual count/difference from goal display | |
| APPLICATION |
Its no surprise that stamping manufacturers improve productivity when real-time goals are displayed for all to see. A static shift or dynamic, takt-based goal count is displayed along with the actual production count and the difference displayed as a piece count or time variance. Efficient can also be displayed instead of or in addition to the difference. |
| PRODUCT |
87/805 Efficiency display, XL400 Large digital, XL600 Multi-line |
| Changeover time display | |
| APPLICATION |
Very few manufacturers have the luxury of dedicating a press to a particular product, therefore changeover is inevitable. The ability to quickly change from one product to the next helps metal formed products manufacturers reduce WIP and inventory while remaining responsive to customer demand. Reducing changeover time is critical to staying competitive. Real-time display of changeover time expose losses due to changeover and enhanced SMED programs. |
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| Real-time OEE | |
| APPLICATION |
Monitoring real-time OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) is a proven way to drive out waste in stamping operations. Real-time display of equipment availability, performance and quality data provides supervisors, operators, maintenance and all involved the tools they need to correct situations that would normally reduce productivity. |
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Metal Forming and Stamping Customers
The following represents just of few of the many customers in the metal stamping industry that we've helped with our solutions.
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• Continental Teves |
• Haerter Stamping |
