ProductionACE

ProductionACE is a manufacturing productivity solution designed to enhance the production process. According to the vendor, it offers automated production scheduling, real-time shop floor data collection, and scorecard reporting capabilities. The product is intended for various manufacturing environments, including industries such as printing, plastics, packaging, and automotive parts. It is used by manufacturing professionals, production managers, plant managers, operations managers, and quality control professionals.

Key Features

Order Workpage: The product allows users to view and manage order details, including customer information, order description, required materials, and tooling. The vendor claims that it also provides a Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) diagram to visualize and streamline the manufacturing steps required for each order.

Gantt Chart: The Gantt Chart feature aims to optimize capacity utilization across the manufacturing operation. Users can define custom machine switchover and limit rules, support multi-plant and multi-language capabilities, and benefit from direct machine interface for real-time updates.

Machine Capacity: With this feature, users can gain visibility into machine downtime, setup time, switchover time, runtime, and idle time for all workcenters. It allows for efficient scheduling of equipment and employees, accurate estimation of completion time, quick adaptation to production capacity changes, and visual identification of production bottlenecks. Users can make routing changes through drag and drop functionality and schedule materials effectively by grouping similar workcenters.

Bottlenecks and Statistics: The Bottlenecks and Statistics feature aims to maximize throughput and eliminate bottlenecks. Users can gain instant visibility of on-time and late deliveries and have a graphical view of manufacturing bottlenecks with customizable time horizons.

Automate and Streamline Data Collection: According to the vendor, this feature enables the centralization of real-time data company-wide, facilitating faster and more effective decision-making. It provides insights into machine and employee efficiency, productivity, downtime, waste, and costs. The vendor claims that the product offers unparalleled access to accurate information for decision-making and efficiency improvement.

Connect: Users can connect to production machines' electrical operating controls to collect machine downtime, performance, and OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) data.

Record: The product automates the recording of downtime events and prompts operators to enter the reason for the downtime, ensuring accurate data collection and analysis.

Adjust: The Adjust feature automatically tracks rejects from direct machine connections or keypad operator input, aiding in the identification and resolution of quality issues.

Inform: This feature keeps operators productive and managers informed of stoppages and slowdowns through plant floor and remote production and manufacturing OEE scoreboards.

Connect to All Production Equipment: The product allows for seamless connection to various production equipment through Machine/Operator Data Transducers (MDTs). Users can gain real-time insight into equipment health, downtime, OEE, and utilization, as well as historical trends across employees, machines, cells, shifts, and jobs.