Manufacturing Today Issue - 221 February 2024 | Page 53

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Decisyon
Supply Chain has transformed 192 plants in four continents to work like they belong to a unique human being with one heartbeat guided by our Smart Factory digital brain .”
Accelerating change-overs with an end-to-end IIoT solution
Changeover activities , switching from one product to another in a production line , pose a significant challenge for manufacturers , often leading to downtime , inefficiencies , and production bottlenecks . Reducing the adjustment time for each changeover is an important cost savings driver . As part of its comprehensive digital transformation strategy , a major global multi-billion bearing manufacturer engaged Decisyon to deliver a software solution that would help them meet their operational goals and gain more flexibility and efficiency in their changeover process .
Decisyon delivered a fully automated changeover application , providing a single
point of access in a unique mobile interface . This end-to-end IIoT solution collects the data , configures the changeover requirements and changes the status of each individual machine in the line without human intervention , ultimately correlating this activity with available Gantt and paperless production plans . Because the solution eliminated manual adjustments , reduced process interruptions and improved overall efficiency , the manufacturer achieved unprecedented levels of operational autonomy and agility - a testament to the platform ’ s versatility and adaptability and multi-million-dollar annual savings in each plant .
Performance and productivity boost with collaborative intelligence
Abafoods , a leading producer of plant-based drinks , has sustainable factories producing over 100 million liters of plant-based drinks per year . Abafoods is part of the French group
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