Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

You can only Manage what you can Measure for OEE

All companies make some attempt at monitoring plant performance but without accurate, immediate, real-time data your efforts to improve performance are severely hampered. If you still rely on manual inputs for even part of your monitoring process your data is likely to be inaccurate or incomplete 50% of the time.

Read some of the case studies below, not only do they contain some amazing statistics concerning improvements to performance – they also reveal that in many cases companies were truly surprised by the information that Plantnode uncovered.

OEE case studies

Benlan Gets Down on Downtime. Productivity increases 25% on Medical Packaging Equipment with Plantnode. “Plantnode pays for itself within a few months, purely on the labour savings associated with the machine replenishment.” Tom Enns, President... Read more.

Ryerson Puts the Pedal to the Metal. With a Six Sigma Strategy – Plantnode Increases Productivity by 19% with a 140% ROI. “Plantnode offers a neat, packaged solution that combines hardware and software so there is no compatibility or standards issues to deal with. Plantnode installs in one day, it’s easy to use and the results are immediate.” Jeremy Brown, Ryerson Plus Green Belt and Project Manager... Read more.

Sigma/Q Stays Ahead of the Pack. Central American Packaging Leader Increases Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) by 40% with Plantnode. “Within the first few weeks of installing Plantnode we identified a significant amount of unused capacity on our die cutting machines. With this additional capacity we deferred the purchase of additional equipment, saving us millions of dollars in capital investment.” Juan Carlos Sol – Special Projects...
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Turns Visibility into Value. Gaining a 20% increase in Productivity and 14% increase in Uptime with Plantnode. “It was quite a discovery process. Plantnode uncovered so many opportunities to improve our process and as a result we increased our uptime by 14%.” Line Supervisor... Read more

Going Lean at Onbelay. Plantnode reduces Downtime by 26.3% on E-Coating and Powder Coating Lines. “Since Implementing Plantnode we have clearly identified the root causes associated with unplanned downtime and as a result we were able to reduce total downtime by 26.3%.” Aly Rahemtulla President... Read more.

Manufacturer sets the Metal Industry Ablaze. Plantnode makes the cut to decrease downtime by 25% and increase Productivity by 37%. Plantnode quickly revealed that machines were idle far more frequently and for much longer than expected. With this new insight the company was able to improve efficiency during set up and reduce downtime by an average of 25%... Read more.

Raising the bar at Shorewood Packaging. Plantnode increases Productivity 3.5 times beyond expectations. “Tying our performance metrics to the bottom line has increased systematic thinking on the shop floor, sponsored a culture of continuous improvement , empowered our employees, and fully engaged them in their work.” Neil Pierobon, Engineering Maintenance Manager... Read more.

Sustaining Growth through Continuous Improvement at Fourmark. Plantnode increases output by 10% on Injection Moulding Equipment. “One of my primary considerations over and above acquiring real-time quality data was remote access. While I am away, I can stay on top of everything happening in the plant and maintain complete control over operations from just about anywhere.” Adam Cruikshank, President... Read more.

Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Increases Productivity by 11% with Plantnode – within 86 days it paid for itself. With the level of detail Plantnode provided the company was able to identify and eliminate unnecessary stoppages during production. As a result the company gained an additional 70 minutes per day on one filling line... Read more.

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