Plantnode exposes Real Time Performance Monitoring's
critical success factor: Machine Truth.

Planters Selects Plantnode to Improve Production Efficiency.

 

Real time display: staff react faster; reduces down time.

Trigon Snacks Ltd, well known for Big D and Planters, the world’s number one nut brand, selects Force 9 Business Solutions Ltd to provide and install the Plantnode Real Time Production Performance Monitoring solution. 

Easily connected to any machine tool or production line, Plantnode is a self-contained monitoring device that identifies when equipment slows down or stops running.  By prompting the operator to scan a bar-coded reason, Plantnode collects actual production performance data.  Far more reliable than the manual recording systems typically used in many factories, it provides a firm foundation for efficiency improvement decisions.

With raw material costs soaring, Trigon is searching for every possible way to avoid passing increased costs on to consumers. They are fitting Plantnode on two nut packing lines to begin with, with other applications to follow later.  “We’re expecting big savings from Plantnode,” says Engineering & Development Director Ray Davis.  “Its real-time data display means staff can make the right operating decisions faster and keep the line running longer, reducing our down time and costs.”

“Plantnode only needs a few connections to the machine, plus mains power and Ethernet,” says Force 9 Sales Director Justin Mossman, “then you can watch what it's doing from the comfort of your desk on Plantnode’s built-in web site.”

 

To find out more, call Force 9 on +44 (0) 870 410 4149 or complete our contact form and we’ll get in touch with you.