There is always interesting new benefits of OEE from a customer perspective especially as it relates to a positive experience for operators and people on the shop floor. A recent interview dug up these golden nuggets:
“We now have a tool to communicate to the people on the shop floor that our performance can improve.”
“The OEE data provided improves human as well as machine-to-machine communications.”
“We believe we can use Memex data to motivate employees with a shared understanding of how we can be more productive, and that’s what it’s all about.”
“Our biggest differentiator is productivity and OEE helps us identify areas to improve our efficiency.”
“Machines are islands of unconnected information – like having a group of office PCs, each with different software – now we can network machines together, just like networking an office.”
“We had passive OEE with manual clip boards and now we have active OEE, visible in the plant.”
“The key to better productivity is not just to track performance, but to act on problems in real-time.”
“Machine connectivity unites the islands of machine automation, establishing a fully-connected, enterprise-wide manufacturing nervous system that gives real-time visibility of production and the ability to adapt and control each machine.”
“Customers can see and believe in what we’re doing to improve on time delivery because we have traceability of machine operations through OEE.”
Customer Perspective on Benefits of OEE
/in BlogThere is always interesting new benefits of OEE from a customer perspective especially as it relates to a positive experience for operators and people on the shop floor. A recent interview dug up these golden nuggets:
“We now have a tool to communicate to the people on the shop floor that our performance can improve.”
“The OEE data provided improves human as well as machine-to-machine communications.”
“We believe we can use Memex data to motivate employees with a shared understanding of how we can be more productive, and that’s what it’s all about.”
“Our biggest differentiator is productivity and OEE helps us identify areas to improve our efficiency.”
“Machines are islands of unconnected information – like having a group of office PCs, each with different software – now we can network machines together, just like networking an office.”
“We had passive OEE with manual clip boards and now we have active OEE, visible in the plant.”
“The key to better productivity is not just to track performance, but to act on problems in real-time.”
“Machine connectivity unites the islands of machine automation, establishing a fully-connected, enterprise-wide manufacturing nervous system that gives real-time visibility of production and the ability to adapt and control each machine.”
“Customers can see and believe in what we’re doing to improve on time delivery because we have traceability of machine operations through OEE.”
Ontario Centres of Excellence Discovery 2010
/in EventsNamed Canada’s Best Trade Show 2010 and 2011, Discovery brings together the best and brightest minds in industry, academia, the investment community and government to showcase leading-edge technologies, best practices and research in Ontario.
Memex Sells its Products Globally
/in BlogAs an international company, Memex sells its products to customers all around the world. From Australia, Thailand, Korea, Mexico, Turkey, the Middle East, South America, Africa, Europe and of course North America customers utilize Memex Automation products.
Our memory upgrades are in high demand and in some cases for certain machines we are the only supplier in the world. The Memex connectivity tools bringing machines onto the corporate network are highly useful, and coupled with our machine monitoring capabilities we offer exceptional increases in productivity to make our customers more efficient in manufacturing. With over 250 dealers and a strong internal support network, backed by a full warranty, Memex is dedicated to ensuring successful deployment of machine tool utilities.
See us at the International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago, September 13-18, 2010, booth E-3868.
Memex Automation participating at IMTS since 1992
/in BlogMemex Automation invites you to meet us at IMTS 2010, at our booth in the Automation Center, East Building.
Memex is participating at IMTS, as it has for the last 18 years, since 1992, in Chicago for September 13-18, 2010, booth number E-3868 at McCormick Place.
Memex has a medium sixe 20 ft by 20 ft booth and is showcasing it’s advanced OEE+DNC software, Ax9150 Universal Machine Interface, Mx1053 Universal Network Interface for Serial to Ethernet communications and Ax2200 HS-FS File Server hardware.
Advantages of migrating from serial to Ethernet communications on the shop floor
/in Articles, White PapersAs published in Canadian Metalworking magazine, March 2010.
There is a technological shift going on out on the shop floor that is allowing machines to communicate directly with corporate information systems, generating big benefits for companies by increasing their operational efficiency. Applications are available that provide real-time machine monitoring, acquisition of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) metrics, dynamic computer-aided machining, automatic synchronization of part programs, DNC, work order
scheduling, and central control of machine operations.
Why Make the Leap?
The Internet has changed how the world gets its information: it’s all about easy access. Manufacturing machines that communicate via serial ports run the risk of being not connected to the information highway and consequently being an unproductive asset. If these machines could be refurbished with advanced communications technology, a company could avoid spending millions on new machines. Furthermore, extracting operational information from all its machines, both new and old, would permit a company to optimize its manufacturing processes. Companies that have moved to the Ethernet report a significant improvement in efficiency and cost savings.