Productivity Up Over 30% with SpencerMetrics CONNECT

The results

Real-time analytics for each press helped monitor progress and confirm that actions were achieving their desired results. In some cases, improvements depended upon workflow changes; in other cases, operator training was needed; in still others, enhanced operator engagement boosted bottom line results.

Over the first six weeks, the average OEE for the six presses increased 55% — from 42.8 to 66.5. Their total production rate increased from 5,813 to 7,663 units an hour — an increase of 31.8%.

For any shop running two shifts a day, 5.5 days per week, a 31.8% rate increase means: