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

OEE Improvement with Plantnode

Plantnode accelerates Continuous Improvement:

Here are some examples of quantified benefits resulting from real Plantnode implementations.

OEE Improvement Examples

Plant Performance

Average machine speed improved by 29% and make-ready time was reduced by 6%. ‘In a short period of time, we gained a deeper knowledge about our existing processes that manual data could never reveal … we extracted immediate value and significantly improved our plant performance.’

Tim Mages, President, North State Flexibles (provider of flexible packaging solutions to consumer goods manufacturers)

OEE improvements – cash flow savings

Sigma achieved 40% improvement in OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) without sacrificing quality; 23% average increase in run speed; 36% decrease in make-ready time. ‘Our management team is able to make better and more informed decisions based on real-time equipment information … knowing exactly where to focus our efforts, we increased our OEE by 40%. With this additional capacity, we deferred the purchase of additional equipment saving us millions of dollars in capital investment’.

Juan Carlos Sol, Special Projects Unit, Sigma/Q (Quality packaging Manufacturer – North and Central America)

28-day pay-back!

‘In an eight hour shift we saw a 19% increase in productivity without increasing costs. On our initial Plantnode installation, we achieved a Return on Investment of 140% with a payback of 28 days.’

Jeremy Brown, Project Manager, Ryerson Plus (Metals processor and distributor – USA)

Continous Improvement

Since installing Plantnode as part of a continuous improvement initiative, Fourmark has seen a 10% increase in total output. ‘I know this product has huge potential for us … the proactive alarming will help us ensure smooth, consistent operation and top quality.’

Adam Cruikshank, President, Fourmark Inc. (Manufacturer of custom injection moulding equipment – North America)

Bottom line improvements

After Plantnode was implemented: * Costs per productive hour 5% below budget, * YTD, the facility performs 3.5 times better than 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, Shorewood Packaging (Division of International Paper) (Premium Packaging manufacturer – North America)

Optimising downtime

Plantnode proved its value by decreasing the duration of downtime events with automatic proactive notifications. Idle time was reduced, throughput increased and cost per unit decreased as a result. Production increased by 25%. ‘Plantnode pays for itself within a few months, purely on the labour savings associated with the machine replenishment … it’s easy to see the value of this product.’

Tom Enns, President, Benlan Inc. (Manufacturer of plastic products for the healthcare industry – North America)

ROI over 210%

Return greatly outweighed the investment in a Plantnode solution with an ROI of over 210% and a payback of less than three months. ‘To stay competitive, we needed to invest in lean technology to provide customers with the best possible service. 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, Onbelay Automotive Coatings Corp. (Specialising in corrosion-resistant automotive coatings and suspension system sub-assemblies – Canada)

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