Data Collection System
At eNET we develop and install DNC systems, Machine Monitoring systems and even customizable Data Collection systems. A long-time eNET DNC customer, needed reliable machine, job and operator related production data to validate the OEE data being submitted by their CNC Operators. This tier-1 Aerospace supplier wanted to implement a bonus plan based on the Machine Operators maintaining specific OEE production targets. Previously, the data used for calculating OEE was obtained from hand-written cards that were attached to the job traveler, which the Operators filled out at the beginning and end of every job. Then at the beginning of each new shift the Production Managers would gather all the cards from the previous shift’s completed job travelers and enter the production data manually into their ERP system.
Management feared the data from their current Data Collection process was too unreliable to use for a bonus program, as these hand-written cards could often be hard to read, and sometimes even disappeared as they traveled through the shop during the manufacturing process. Customer decided to deploy an eNET eTerminal at each machine to collect the high-quality ERP data they needed, directly from the Operators. The eTerminal is an industrial-grade digital mini data collection kiosk that gets installed right onto any machine, then transmits the entered data over the same local Ethernet-based connection already established by eNETDNC, for both secure and reliable shop floor communication. Their production data was then easily exported automatically directly into their ERP system.
The eTerminal deployment for Data Collection proved to be the correct answer for their needs, and quickly proved to be a win-win solution for everyone involved. The Machine Operators and Management both finally had total confidence in the quality of the OEE data, so the OEE production bonus plan was implemented. Management was thankful for the increased machine up-time the bonus plan created, as the Machine Operators were very motivated to achieve OEE improvements to earn the performance bonuses and the Production Managers were even finally relieved from the time-consuming and mundane daily task of entering the job & operator related production data manually into their ERP system.
| Product Name | eNET Monitoring & DNC |
| Product Description | Industrial grade Data Collection Kiosks, and customizable Data Collection Software |
| Capabilities Applied / Processes | Primary: Digital Collection of OEE Data directly from the CNC Machine locations. |
| Expertise | Production Manager |
| Additional Facts | Reliable OEE data from each machine provided the means for this eNET customer to award production-based bonuses to their machine operators. |
| Volume | 1 |
| Standards Met | OEE Standard |