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Through the large TV dashboards you can see how individual machines are performing in real time. You can see by the charts that there are a variety of metrics available to view. The dashboard is fully customizable. In the case of Benchmark’s Precision Technology group each facility focuses on their own matrix before having a weekly meeting with upper management to compare and contrast the group as a whole. Seeing how the sister sites compare is a great motivator, but more importantly it is a way to ask how they can improve processes.
billion investment into the industry, with new sites being built by Intel, TSMC and others. At Precision Technologies we provide the key metal machined components and complex assemblies that support the wafer fabrication capital equipment for our customers. There is a significant amount of investment coming into this market, and we are preparing for that in a variety of ways.”
PT has deployed FactoryWiz machine monitoring systems on its advanced CNC machining centers throughout the facilities. There are well over 100 machines
tied into monitoring, with the goal being to expand into non-machining type equipment like CMMs, welding equipment, clean rooms, and sheet metal.
“Concord was the first of our sites to get the FactoryWiz monitoring system about five years ago,” explains Kealey. “At that time we were able to see the monitoring in a visual fashion. The semiconductor market was just coming off a ramp in demand (2017/2018) and there was open capacity in our factories. As the newer ramp in semiconductor demand took off over the last two years we started to use
the FactoryWiz process for collecting data and taking action to proactively manage the “up-time” of the machines.”
“The key to success with this project is to involve and empower the operator by giving them these tools,” continues PT technologies quality system manager, Reza Bayat. “With these tools they become part of the solution instead of simply pointing out there is a problem. These tools help the operation team identify problems and develop solutions to improve OE.”
“It is historically the easiest to point the finger at the operator,” adds Domenic Lanzillotta of FactoryWiz. “It is always on them, even when it’s something out of their control. It’s always best to involve operators early in the adoption process because they are in the trenches, and often the person with the most insight as to where the bottlenecks are.”
FactoryWiz success comes from empowering the operator and making them part of the productivity solution.
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