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	GainSeeker Suite automates CMM data collection - reduces data collection time by 81%

GainSeeker Suite automates CMM data collection - reduces data collection time by 81%

Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics Functional Applications - Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems
Applicable Industries	Consumer Goods
Applicable Functions	Process Manufacturing Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Machine Condition Monitoring Predictive Maintenance Process Control & Optimization
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	The Quality Manager at a privately-held injection molding company faced a critical issue: freeing staff from non-value-added data manipulation activities. The quality team inspected samples of complex products using a Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) and manually entered data into a statistics package for analysis. This process was time-consuming and error-prone, requiring a half-time job on each of two shifts. The company leadership aimed to redirect staff from these tasks to more productive activities by automating the data collection process, thereby reducing measurement errors and freeing up staff for more valuable work. Read More
About Customer	Hertzler Systems has been a leader in Statistical Process Control (SPC) Software and Six Sigma for over twenty-five years. They provide the leading real-time data acquisition and analytics SPC software, the GainSeeker Suite. Hertzler Systems serves a diverse customer base, including BAE Systems, Crown Audio, McCormick & Company, Inc., Hormel Foods Corporation, Snyders of Hanover, Titleist & Footjoy, IDEX Corporation, and TaylorMade-Adidas Golf Worldwide. Their software and services enable clients to connect, collect, analyze, and visualize data, building a data infrastructure for making data-driven decisions. These capabilities help clients improve throughput and yield, improve cycle times, reduce costs and errors, and increase profitability. Read More
Solution	Hertzler Systems set up a process to automatically extract and analyze critical inspection data directly from the CMM. The system automatically evaluates new data for stability and notifies key personnel of any out-of-control situations. This automation significantly reduced the time required to collect and analyze data, from four hours per shift to less than 45 minutes, an 81% reduction. The Quality Manager believes this time will decrease even further as users become more familiar with the process. The automation also eliminated typographical errors common in the manual process, increasing the reliability of the data. As a result, users are more confident in making decisions and taking actions based on the data. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics

Functional Applications - Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems

Applicable Industries

Consumer Goods

Applicable Functions

Process Manufacturing

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Machine Condition Monitoring

Predictive Maintenance

Process Control & Optimization

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

The Quality Manager at a privately-held injection molding company faced a critical issue: freeing staff from non-value-added data manipulation activities. The quality team inspected samples of complex products using a Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) and manually entered data into a statistics package for analysis. This process was time-consuming and error-prone, requiring a half-time job on each of two shifts. The company leadership aimed to redirect staff from these tasks to more productive activities by automating the data collection process, thereby reducing measurement errors and freeing up staff for more valuable work.

About Customer

Hertzler Systems has been a leader in Statistical Process Control (SPC) Software and Six Sigma for over twenty-five years. They provide the leading real-time data acquisition and analytics SPC software, the GainSeeker Suite. Hertzler Systems serves a diverse customer base, including BAE Systems, Crown Audio, McCormick & Company, Inc., Hormel Foods Corporation, Snyders of Hanover, Titleist & Footjoy, IDEX Corporation, and TaylorMade-Adidas Golf Worldwide. Their software and services enable clients to connect, collect, analyze, and visualize data, building a data infrastructure for making data-driven decisions. These capabilities help clients improve throughput and yield, improve cycle times, reduce costs and errors, and increase profitability.

Solution

Hertzler Systems set up a process to automatically extract and analyze critical inspection data directly from the CMM. The system automatically evaluates new data for stability and notifies key personnel of any out-of-control situations. This automation significantly reduced the time required to collect and analyze data, from four hours per shift to less than 45 minutes, an 81% reduction. The Quality Manager believes this time will decrease even further as users become more familiar with the process. The automation also eliminated typographical errors common in the manual process, increasing the reliability of the data. As a result, users are more confident in making decisions and taking actions based on the data.

Impact #1	The time required to collect and analyze data was reduced from four hours per shift to less than 45 minutes.
Impact #2	The reduction in data collection time is equivalent to eliminating two half-time positions.
Impact #3	Staff were reassigned to more productive activities, increasing overall productivity.

Impact #1

The time required to collect and analyze data was reduced from four hours per shift to less than 45 minutes.

Impact #2

The reduction in data collection time is equivalent to eliminating two half-time positions.

Impact #3

Staff were reassigned to more productive activities, increasing overall productivity.

Benefit #1	Data collection time reduced by 81%.

Benefit #1

Data collection time reduced by 81%.

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GainSeeker Suite automates CMM data collection - reduces data collection time by 81%

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