PlantRun can automatically move your data to where it needs to be

Providing seamless integration with third-party systems, including

• ERP
• MES
• CMMS

E.g. Epicor, SAP, Sage, Preactor, E-Max, Microsoft Dynamics 365

Provides the shopfloor with the production plan to enable automated job tracking

Data flows can be one-way into PlantRun, or bi-directional, with performance information fed back into the third-party system

Request assistance directly from the asset

• Maintenance / Engineering
  
• Quality Assurance
• Supervisor / Team Leader
• Parts / Warehouse
• Tooling
• And more

Broadcast notifications triggered automatically 

Response timeline tracked

• Waiting Time
• Engineer Responding (if relevant)
• Rectification Time
  
• Reason for Breakdown (if relevant)
• Production Restart Delay

Production stoppage times reduced

Requests, Notifications, Alerts and Updates can be distributed to where they need to be

Broadcast mechanisms include

• Priority messages to Shopfloor, Maintenance Office, Production Office TVs
• Office PCs
• SMS Text Messages
• Direct emails
• Andon Light Stacks 
• Public Address with custom sound files

Long Stoppage Escalations, for example

• After half an hour, production supervisors and/or maintenance engineering alerted
• After an hour, Production Manager / Director alerted
• After two hours, the Plant Manager alerted

Additional custom alerts can be set up, including

• Rising Reject Rates (e.g. if Quality falls below 95% in shift)
• Slow Speed Alerts (e.g. if machine is running under speed)
• Failed Startup Checklist 
  

Monitor production progress by works order, product, or job.

• Predicted completion time
• WIP
• OEE, downtime and other KPIs against jobs
• Target quantity and time
• Planned start time and duration
  
• Part / product ID
• Works Orders assigned to multiple Assets and automatically accounted for following start
• Preempted changeovers with broadcast notifications when nearing job completion

Monitor production progress by works order, product, or job.

A digital way of providing instructions to operators for setups or assembly, available on a PC, Touchscreen, Tablet, or Smartphone.

Provide a number of benefits compared to paper-based instructions, including

• Avoid costly mistakes because of outdated work instructions or checklists.
• Digital work instructions can guide users with sequenced workflows – easier to use and minimise training requirement.
• Eliminates non-value-added printing and document distribution and administration.
• Integration with your ERP/ MES systems allow export and import of data.

A digital way of providing instructions to operators for setups or assembly, available on a PC, Touchscreen, Tablet, or Smartphone.

Provide a number of benefits compared to paper-based instructions, including

• Avoid costly mistakes because of outdated work instructions or checklists.
• Digital work instructions can guide users with sequenced workflows – easier to use and minimise training requirement.
• Eliminates non-value-added printing and document distribution and administration.
• Integration with your ERP/ MES systems allow export and import of data.

A digital way of providing instructions to operators for setups or assembly, available on a PC, Touchscreen, Tablet, or Smartphone.

Provide a number of benefits compared to paper-based instructions, including

• Avoid costly mistakes because of outdated work instructions or checklists.
• Digital work instructions can guide users with sequenced workflows – easier to use and minimise training requirement.
• Eliminates non-value-added printing and document distribution and administration.
• Integration with your ERP/ MES systems allow export and import of data.

Energy Monitoring can be integrated into PlantRun to provide

• ½ hourly power usage recordings
• Calendar based tariff costs
• C02e automatically calculated
• Manufacturing costs split into actual and minimum based on tariff periods
• Daily and production based reporting

Energy Monitoring can be extended to cover

• Water usage
• Gas usage
• Steam generation
• Compressed Air

Hour-by-hour tracking allows product counts to be monitored and recorded throughout the day

• Hour by hour actual vs target performance displays
• Instantly know if you are behind or ahead of the schedule 

Short Interval Contol allows live production and downtime data to be augmented with shopfloor commentary

• Automatically records production counts, run time, downtime, operator ID, etc.
• Allows for manual entry of comments and remediation measures
• Automatically generates PDF reports to be available for production management

Visual tools to track Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost metrics.

• Daily checks can be completed through a tablet or other shopfloor device
• Departmental results are available on shopfloor TV's or management PC's
• Outcomes are stored and can be referred back at any time

Gain full visibility of your production staff in real-time

• Accurately monitor and address attendance related issues
• Automated attendance tracking means reduced admin time 

Improve current processes based on PlantRun knowing who is currently on site

• Generate accurate evacuation registers showing current on-site personnel
• Check minimum staffing levels are met
• Reduce wait times through automated initiation of processes on staff arrival

Production processes can be dependant on environmental conditions

• PlantRun can monitor sensors in real-time and record the data for trending
• In the event of an alarm condition being identified, broadcast notifications can be triggered automatically
  

Prodigy SCADA can be seamlessly integrated with PlantRun to provide full process control and monitoring capabilities

• PlantRun and Prodigy SCADA can communicate in real-time through the LAN based Interconnect protocol
• Prodigy SCADA can control manufacturing processes, automatically passing the proof of process outcomes onto PlantRun
• Prodigy SCADA can control end of line tests, automatically passing the results onto PlantRun

Connect and control CCTV cameras for live monitoring and recording

• Automatic recording of machine stoppages, changeovers, bottlenecks etc. allows for analysis and improvement
• View before, during and after a problem occurs with buffered video camera recording
• Provide evidence of what actually happened for diagnostics, forensics, maintenance and troubleshooting
• Recording of any video stream can be started manually or automatically activated by PlantRun’s flexible alarm facility and stored indefinitely for later analysis

A PlantRun Enterprise System provides an overview of multiple sites to give centralised monitoring

• Site database data is mirrored onto the Enterprise System to provide a single source of information
  
• Live updates provide current status of all assets on dashboards and displays, across all sites
• Communications links are automatically monitored and alarms triggered in the event of a failure