Shop floor control technology provides real-time and accurate data on labor and production costs. This allows production managers to make data-driven decisions and identify areas that are in need of improvement.
It’s employing measures through software and hardware to increase productivity on the shop floor. Shop floor automation also includes revision control and machine drip-feeding control through DNC software. This includes capturing data from machines that may be of a legacy nature through hardware implementation or machines.
It helps engineers and production managers see actual utilization rates. It can be a big help in an industry suffering from a skills gap.
It helps to cut down on shop floor activities such as walking back and forth from the PC to the machine, carrying a laptop on the shop floor, managing spreadsheets, and grappling with machine failures of different natures.
The biggest challenges that the manufacturing industry faces:
- Inconsistency in production rates.
- Unplanned and costly machine downtime.
- High levels of wastage.
- Quality and compliance-related issues.
- Missing deliveries.
- Information stored in silos, leading to knowledge gaps. Sharpsys Software Solution helps to overcome all these challenges.
