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Operational monitoring implementation levels
There are various levels of user needs for operation monitoring, from simple ones such as simply wanting to monitor the operating status, to more advanced ones including collecting the actual number of products produced by production equipment. The operation monitoring functions provided by this package can be flexibly configured, allowing users to flexibly build operation monitoring systems that meet their objectives.
Here, we will divide user needs for operation monitoring into three implementation levels: 1) simple operation monitoring, 2) detailed operation monitoring, and 3) understanding of production results, and explain specific examples of how to build an operation monitoring system for each level.
Clicking on the links in the table below will take you to a page with example constructions for each level.
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Implementation level 1) Simple operation monitoring
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•I want to monitor the simple operating status of the target equipment, such as whether it is running or stopped. •We would like to analyze the current operating conditions based on the collected operation and shutdown data.
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This is the simplest configuration, which only monitors the operation and shutdown of equipment. In addition to monitoring the operation status on the operation status monitor screen (Andon display), you can also tally up the number of operations and operation hours, and calculate the operation rate. |
Implementation level 2) Detailed operation monitoring
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•In addition to operation and shutdown status of equipment, we would like to be able to break down and capture the operation status of equipment such as breakdowns, and realize more detailed visualization of the operation status. •We would like to incorporate signals such as "calls" from workers when there is a problem and "treatment in progress" signals from managers, to realize a call andon function.
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In addition to operation and shutdown of equipment, signals such as breakdowns, calls, and treatment can be captured to monitor the equipment's operating status in more detail. It is possible to calculate the time and number of times each equipment state is in operation, and the operating rate. In addition, messages such as "call" and "under repair" can be displayed on the operation status monitor screen (Andon display). |
Introduction level 3) Understanding production results
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•In addition to monitoring the operation status, we want to collect actual production quantities from the target equipment and understand the progress and achievement rate of production results against production targets.
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In addition to various signals indicating the operation status of the equipment, it is possible to set up the system to receive production trigger signals from the production equipment and count the number of pieces produced. An example of a production trigger is the shot signal from a press machine. By setting a production target in the system in advance, it is possible to display a comparison between the planned and actual results.
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