PINpoint Information Systems Inc. Case Studies How Touchscreens Can Motivate Assembly Line Workers to Do Quality Work

	How Touchscreens Can Motivate Assembly Line Workers to Do Quality Work PINpoint Information Systems Inc.

How Touchscreens Can Motivate Assembly Line Workers to Do Quality Work

PINpoint Information Systems Inc.

Technology Category	Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems
Applicable Industries	Aerospace
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing
Use Cases	Process Control & Optimization
Challenge	When UTC Aerospace required a solution to manage assembly line workers with no previous manufacturing experience, it decided to try something new that set a precedent for its future manufacturing operations management (MOM) strategy. Read More
About Customer	UTC Aerospace / Boeing 787 Read More
Customer Name	UTC Aerospace Read More
Solution	Using manufacturing software from PINpoint Information Systems that features situational awareness graphics on plant floor touchscreens, the manufacturer was able to train an unskilled workforce to build safety critical electronics without defects, which actually helped ramp up production within days, said UTC Aerospace. With the software monitoring and controlling the hundreds of process steps needed to build the products, problems and defects could not go unchecked so error-proofing was maximized. Read More Log in to view content
Data Collected	Process Parameters, Process Procedure, Instructions Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems

Applicable Industries

Aerospace

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Use Cases

Process Control & Optimization

Challenge

When UTC Aerospace required a solution to manage assembly line workers with no previous manufacturing experience, it decided to try something new that set a precedent for its future manufacturing operations management (MOM) strategy.

About Customer

UTC Aerospace / Boeing 787

Customer Name

UTC Aerospace

Solution

Using manufacturing software from PINpoint Information Systems that features situational awareness graphics on plant floor touchscreens, the manufacturer was able to train an unskilled workforce to build safety critical electronics without defects, which actually helped ramp up production within days, said UTC Aerospace. With the software monitoring and controlling the hundreds of process steps needed to build the products, problems and defects could not go unchecked so error-proofing was maximized.

Data Collected

Process Parameters, Process Procedure, Instructions

Impact #1	[Efficiency Improvement - Integration] Quick integration of software on the plant network, followed by a rapid ramp up of production all within 5 days. Assembly line work station operators and line area supervisors are guided by the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) to perform process steps, such as fastening operations, correctly within the MES software's configured parameters; and on time (within cycle time / Takt).
Impact #2	[Efficiency Improvement - Quality Assurance] Assembly line error-proofing is maximized since the MES provides invaluable Manufacturing Intelligence (MI) in the form of manufacturing reports created from all historical data, or in real-time via the Performance Dashboard website that reports OEE on-the-fly and is accessible from any computer or wireless device from the cloud.

Impact #1

[Efficiency Improvement - Integration]
Quick integration of software on the plant network, followed by a rapid ramp up of production all within 5 days. Assembly line work station operators and line area supervisors are guided by the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) to perform process steps, such as fastening operations, correctly within the MES software's configured parameters; and on time (within cycle time / Takt).

Impact #2

[Efficiency Improvement - Quality Assurance]
Assembly line error-proofing is maximized since the MES provides invaluable Manufacturing Intelligence (MI) in the form of manufacturing reports created from all historical data, or in real-time via the Performance Dashboard website that reports OEE on-the-fly and is accessible from any computer or wireless device from the cloud.

Benefit #1	Rapid MES intigration with production starting and ramping up quickly within 5 days. Assembly line workers who had no previous experience in the assembly of electronic motor controllers (safety critical parts) for the Boeing 787 dreamliner were guided to do so within days, with no defects, and within Takt time.
Benefit #2	"PINpoint taught us what accountability of process really means, the financial value of that and how to maximize the benefit of the assembly equipment we already owned." - UTC Aerospace Systems
Benefit #3	Maximized product quality, and increased assembly line efficiency overall. Short return on investment (ROI) payback time within 1 year.

Benefit #1

Rapid MES intigration with production starting and ramping up quickly within 5 days. Assembly line workers who had no previous experience in the assembly of electronic motor controllers (safety critical parts) for the Boeing 787 dreamliner were guided to do so within days, with no defects, and within Takt time.

Benefit #2

"PINpoint taught us what accountability of process really means, the financial value of that and how to maximize the benefit of the assembly equipment we already owned."

- UTC Aerospace Systems

Benefit #3

Maximized product quality, and increased assembly line efficiency overall. Short return on investment (ROI) payback time within 1 year.

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How Touchscreens Can Motivate Assembly Line Workers to Do Quality Work

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