Plantnode exposes Real Time Performance Monitoring's
critical success factor: Machine Truth.
Quick installation and ready to use, means fast ROI
Installation and Configuration
It usually takes a day or so to configure Plantnode and get it working. All you need to start is a power supply and a connection that measures the heartbeat of your machine. This can be a simple magic eye to count good and scrap output as it goes by, an ammeter, a motion sensor - at a minimum, anything that can tell if the machine is going or not. Other input can be added later.
As soon as it’s connected, Plantnode starts collection Machine Truth: 100% accurate data. And it never forgets, so you can analyse it anytime, for up to a year or more, right back to switch-on. You’ll need an Ethernet connection to do this, because Plantnode displays information (not just raw data) on its internal website. Now you can check real time and historic performance data from the comfort of your desk, on the road, at home, just before that meeting at Global HQ…
Here are just a few examples of over 100 reports that come with Plantnode. They're tailorable, naturally, and you can create your own but there's really no need. There's no long, drawn-out requirements analysis with Plantnode, and no development work - these reports really do work "out of the box!"
THIS IS WHY PLANTNODE USERS TYPICALLY REPORT PAYBACK IN A MATTER OF WEEKS.
Check out the example reports below, and get in touch by calling Force 9 on
+44 (0) 870 410 4149 or using our contact form.
OEE: your finger on the pulse
Showing overall OEE and its components, Availability, Performance and Quality, you can drill down to detail if you smell a rat. The calculation can be changed easily to accommodate the way you calculate it and you can slide backwards and forwards through time or check the current, real time position.
Use this report from day one to kick-start your analysis efforts and start counting the return on your investment immediately.
Pareto listing of downtime by reason
This simple Pareto analysis of down-time provides accurate data so your Continuous Improvement Plans have firm foundations.
Reason codes may be read directly from the machine or the operator may scan a bar-code. The operator may forget to do this (the blue bar), but Plantnode doesn’t - it keeps asking! Alternatively reasons may be added later.
Accurate cost reporting against standard
The green bars show good output, the middle row when scrap was produced and the lower rows show periods of down time and switch off.
Hover over an element and you get a complete display of what went on: drill down if you like.
That black band across the top is present on all Plantnode screens. It shows what’s currently on the overhead display: “Job Profit $-125.90” in this case.
Shop Manager’s Dashboard
Here you see your KPI’s in an easy-to-visualise format: OEE, up-time, production rate, scrap…
Below that is a breakdown by shift in detail.
One of Plantnode’s most impressive results is the way it illustrates the difference between low- and high-performing shifts. In one example, poorest shift upped its game and did better than the best performer shift immediately after Plantnode was turned on.
Production Insight
One day after Plantnode is switched on you get reports like this. Why the variation in output? Hover over any element to see the high, low and mean readings of all the key parameters you’re measuring.
Real time information means you can detect even small variations in Production rate. 100% accurate, factual analysis means you focus improvement efforts on the real problems, not anecdotal ones.
Call Force 9 on +44 (0) 870 410 4149 or contact us to find out more about how Plantnode can save you so much that your investment pays back in a matter of weeks.