Measuring factory floor information can yield unexpected benefits

We at Factory Insite, Inc. are dedicated to developing factory floor systems that collect information where it is least expensive. We do this by a combination of automatic and manual methods. Because we have verified information available for access and diagnostics, there are sometimes unexpected benefits.

At a subsidiary of the second largest office furniture manufacturer we installed an innovative system to replace warning bells and buzzers. factoryInsite^® Voice Warning links to machines and material handling systems. It replaces or supplements bells and lights with a spoken sentence through a paging system. The customer changes the voice and content from time to time to catch employee's attention. The benefit to this customer was that the employees were more aware of safety concerns from starting machinery. The unexpected benefit came when the plant maintenance people wanted some way to track machine fatigue. The Voice Warning system had the time and date of each machine start and stop. The customer can now gather an accurate picture of the usage of each machine.

This is one example of how our philosophy of collecting information close to the source at the time it happens gives unexpected benefits. If you need a partner to help you collect information for your benefit, contact Factory Insite.