OEE BECOMES THE KPI Established in the United Kingdom in the early 1960’s, APS group is a marketing solution provider. As part of its commitment to responsible business, APS is embarking on a Lean Manufacturing journey and sought a solution to measure and improve the efficiency of its existing manufacturing equipment. With TrakSYS™, APS was able to establish OEE as the key productivity improvement metric for their...
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AUTOMATE RECORD-KEEPING TO STREAMLINE COMPLIANCE AND IMPROVE QUALITY Today’s regulated environments demand better quality and compliance processes. For those in manufacturing regulated by FDA, it is crucial to have systems that assure stringent compliance with government and industry standards. As well as extensibility to comply with future requirements. TrakSYS is a unified Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) system that helps manufacturer’s meet an assortment of regulatory requirements...
Read More ANYTHING BUT PAPERLESS WITH PRESSES As the leader in industrial digital printing supplies, Agfa Graphics needed a solution that could manage its quality and performance in their Suzano, Brazil plant. Agfa needed a software solution that could eliminate production; inaccuracies, scrap, loss, and variability. Agfa Graphics drastically improved the performance of their manufacturing operations of offset printing plates. Agfa is now able to use accurate and reliable...
Read More INCREASING CAPACITY WITHOUT ADDITIONAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT As a leading global pharmaceutical and biologic company, AstraZeneca needed a system that could simplify and enhance their complex processes as well as work with their current Lean Operation initiatives. AstraZeneca improved flexibility, responsiveness and quality by aligning TrakSYS™ to DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) principles. With OEE improvements of 10-40% reported across multiple lines, AstraZeneca increased capacity without...
Read More DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION Discrete manufacturing operations depend on their ability to manage a high mix of products with unique routings. Even with a flexible workforce and interchangeable equipment, there are complexities when it comes to scheduling capable equipment, assigning employees who possess the required skillsets, and organizing unique work instructions for a variety of products. Manufacturing Operation Management systems manage product definitions, resource capabilities, and work instructions...
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