Maintenance

See the drift before it becomes a defect.

Early warning on tool wear and process drift, tracked against spec limits. Downtime and its causes explained, OEE, and alerts when a machine stops. Maintenance when it's actually needed, not by the calendar and not after the scrap.

Process driftLINE 2 · 60 DAYS
Die 07 · burr height
0.372 mm USL 0.400
EARLY WARNING
Illustrative data · limit reached day 56
What it does

One view of every machine, and what it is doing to your parts.

01

Tool wear and drift early warning

Tool wear and process drift are tracked against spec limits, with a warning raised while there is still time to plan.

02

Downtime and its causes explained

Every stop is timed and attributed, including stops caused by inspection interlocks, so downtime has a reason attached.

03

Machines and parameters monitored

Running, idle and stopped states, cycle counts and process parameters per machine, from read-only taps.

04

OEE

Availability, performance and quality per machine and line, from the same data, without manual tallies.

05

Alerts when a machine stops

The right people are told when a machine stops or a parameter enters the warning band, not at the end of the shift.

How it works

Read-only data in. A short list of what needs attention out.

  1. 01

    Connect read-only

    Machine states, process parameters and inspection results are collected through read-only taps. Nothing is replaced.

  2. 02

    Track against limits

    Each parameter is tracked against its versioned spec limit, with an early-warning band below the limit.

  3. 03

    Tell the right people

    Alerts when a machine stops or a parameter drifts, and a daily summary every morning.

Daily summary · Line 206:00 · 14 OCT
To plant-quality@yourplant
Line 2, yesterday: 1 drift warning, 1 stoppage explained
Parts inspected48,212
Rejected0.31%
Line OEE74%
MachineOEENote
Press 01Running81%—
Press 02Running74%Die 07 in early-warning band
Press 03Stopped 41 min62%Inspection interlock, 6 events
Press 04Running79%—
Illustrative data
Proven in production

Found in the data, on a real line.

At a Fortune 500 connector manufacturer, with no new sensors.

Production

Weeks of warning on die wear

On a stamping line, die wear trended toward the spec limit with weeks of warning, from inspection data alone.

Production

Wear groups found in the data

Odd and even die contacts were separated into distinct wear groups, with one set wearing about 15% faster, from inspection data alone.

Production

Interlock downtime explained

Downtime caused by inspection interlocks was measured and explained, machine by machine.

Start with one station

Tell us which defect costs you the most.

We will tell you honestly whether it can be imaged and inspected reliably, what a pilot would look like on your line, and what we would measure.