In this post we share tips and tricks on how to set up Guidewheel with ease, compiled from our customer support and implementation teams as well as from other customers.
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The Manufacturing Executive podcast hosted Guidewheel this week for a discussion on aligning sustainability and profitability in manufacturing.
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Early this year, Eddie and his team began focusing on using Guidewheel to track equipment idle time. Here we detail their goals, approach, and achievements.
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We typically allocate a few days for install, although teams can get Guidewheel installed in as little as a few hours. The Guidewheel team is here throughout to support with any questions, and prepared to move as quickly as you are!
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QualityDigest showcased a piece describing how Guidewheel and FactoryOps are unlocking new approaches to Industry 4.0.
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This week IndustryWeek published a detailed story describing how Penn Color has used Guidewheel to increase asset utilization by one-third. The full IndustryWeek story by Dennis Scimeca is linked here.
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They were able to quickly quantify enough improvement that the Guidewheel system paid for itself—plus driving an additional $1,000-$2,000/month in savings. Here we share the three steps they followed to quickly achieve those results.
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Regardless of the motivation to reduce scrap, the best way to ensure high quality is by catching the problem quickly and at the earliest stage possible in the manufacturing process.
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Case study: “We're going to continue seeing labor shortages and challenges, but the only solution isn’t just to hire people, it's reconfiguring your workflows based on operational data in order to maximize the resources that you have.”
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Specific FactoryOps use cases such as preventing problems through real-time alerting, making meetings more efficient through shared visibility, and driving more profit to the bottom line through changeovers were recently highlighted in Plastics Technology, Plastics Today, and Smart Industry.
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Machine monitoring allows manufacturers to capture data about machines which can then be analyzed through software to give them information on things like downtime, utilization, machine status and energy consumption. By providing operations leaders with the right information at the right time, machine monitoring can enable better decisions that ultimately impact the bottom line.
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Don’t sacrifice profitability to become a manufacturing company that operates in a sustainable manner. Take action to reduce waste while growing your factory operations to peak performance with Guidewheel’s help.
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Simple automation on your factory floor can help eliminate unnecessary downtime. By tracking the uptime of your machines, and setting alerts to automatically go out to the right people, you can make sure fixes are implemented in minutes.
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54% of manufacturers are having trouble finding qualified candidates, up from 38% in 2020. Labor and talent is a day-to-day challenge. People aren’t turning up for work, sometimes without notice, something that’s been amplified recently with the resurgence of Covid. Turnover is also up 15% when compared to 2020. So how do you prioritize the limited labor time?
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Lauren Dunford gives five key tips for empowering manufacturing teams, despite labor shortages.
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“I’ve found that addressing unplanned downtime is the best way to get more out of existing equipment.
Addressing downtime in this way represents a big financial opportunity. Especially when you compare the full cost of the alternative of adding in new machines, we have always found that upgrading our process has had a much faster payback period.”
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“The big story of the “industrial internet of things” (IIoT or Industry 4.0) is more than just the ability to acquire, analyze and communicate data from production systems—it’s also about the rapid “democratization” of such technology, making it available to manufacturers of all sizes, and not just the largest firms with big budgets, big engineering teams, and ample timelines for training and installation.”
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In our upcoming webinar, we’ll share examples of how companies are using benchmarking best practices to improve margins and reach peak performance will be shared!
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Can we get every factory in the world to sustainable peak performance? It's a lofty goal, but the cloud can go a long way in helping us get there. New advancements in friendlier technology mean no one has to be afraid to embrace it.
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Digital tools can be an important lever to help factories and entire manufacturing ecosystems dramatically reduce waste. As a foundation, most digital technologies start by providing real-time insight into what’s going on, what’s going wrong, and why. With that information, operators can act more quickly to fix issues as they occur and even prevent problems.
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