Improving Productivity & Minimizing Losses in CNC Machine Shop
Problem in CNC Machine shop A manufacturing unit producing engine components for the automotive industry had a dedicated team of supervisors tasked with increasing output. However, despite their efforts, production capacity remained stagnant, and the root cause of low productivity remained elusive. The supervisors were using outdated methods of data entry and spreadsheet calculations, which […]
OEE Improvement Strategy
Your OEE optimization approach must include a method for measuring downtime, rejections, and cycle times 24/7. OEE, or Overall Equipment Effectiveness, is a fantastic idea that informs you how much waste is on your shop floor in a single number. It’s just the ratio of what you actually produced to what you could have produced […]
Decoding TEEP (Total Equipment Effective Performance)
What is TEEP (Total Equipment Effective Performance)? My security guard is willing to guard my house 24hours a day, but I tell him to guard my house for only 12 hours. OEE measures how effectively he is doing the job in 12 hours. TEEP, whereas, measures the same, and in addition, also measures the extent […]
Industry 4.0 standard?!
The term Industry 4.0 standard is meaningless. There is no specific designed criteria by which you can claim, “This system complies with the Industry 4.0 standard.” Industry 4.0 is simply a term for a type of automation defined by the collection, transfer, and analysis of data via sensors connected to machines, the internet, and the […]
Calculation of OEE
There are innumerous factors that affect the OEE performance of the company. The main factor in OEE is downtime in manufacturing process. Downtime is defined as the time when a process was intended to execute but did not. This includes unloading / loading of parts, inspection, setup changes, breakdowns, etc. OEE is not just a […]
What is Industry 4.0?
In actuality, your requirements determine on your definition of Industry 4.0 and there is no standard definition. It is the TREND in manufacturing technology and processes toward automation and data interchange, which includes cyber-physical systems (CPS), Internet of Things (IoT), and cloud computing, with software automating many of the choices that people used to make. […]
Industry 4.0: BREAKING THE JARGONS
There are multiple terms related to Industry 4.0. Professionals associated directly/indirectly with Industry 4.0 are supposed to know about these terms and jargons. This blog is especially for the users who are puzzled by the terms and jargons thrown at them while attempting to figure out what Industry 4.0 is, and how can it assist, […]
CNC Machine Monitoring – Data collection methods
Accumulation of data concerned to a machine’s status is a vital part of CNC machine monitoring. This is accomplished by various techniques and also depends on various characteristics possessed by the machine. Technique 1: Data Transfer using macro calls – over the RS232 Serial Interface For example, on a Fanuc or Haas machine when a […]
Role of a CEO in Industry 4.0 implementation
Advancement and Transformation are the truth of today’s fast paced world. The world is moving ahead, and at a lightning speed. Today whatsoever fails at keeping up gets left behind. Change, has ceased to exist as a choice and is now but a necessity. This lightening sharp nature of present has come up as a […]
In-car telemetry solutions
What if your car knows your driving habits better than you? What if it is clever enough to track location and automatically sends an alert to your family and hospital when your car crashes? All these is possible with the use of In-Car Telemetry which is a vehicle-based system that incorporates data logging, satellite positioning, […]