Seiki Systems has over 20 years experience in the development and provision of real time manufacturing systems that provide live production management information and visibility to maintain a controlled and flexible approach to the manufacturing process.

Why Seiki Monitoring?

Seiki Monitoring is a complete resource monitoring solution designed to automatically or manually record resource status as derived from the machine's communication interface. Whilst traditional paper based methods can be used to collect and collate manufacturing data, they are often based on historical records and are likely to be inaccurate. The collection of live and accurate data is a key element to achieving consistently high quality and efficiency.

Status Selection for Data Collection

Automatic and manual collection of productive and non-productive events occurring on CNC and manual machine tools can be both captured and selected using our monitoring software. Each operation and status change can be derived automatically (e.g. cycle start or alarm condition) via digital signals received from the machine tool, providing continuous recording of production times, including time and reasons for non-productivity. Operators can also manually enter operating conditions and status changes by selecting from 64 user defined activities on the local PC screen (e.g. waiting parts) using our simple HMI. All machine activities are recorded with a date and time stamp, along with the duration of each event in a Log Book. The results can then be viewed as an event list or exported for evaluation and further analysis to identify reasons for inefficiency and understand reasons for lost productivity; it can also help to reduce maintenance costs.

Real Time Visibility

The Factory Status module can be configured to provide a dynamic real time view of the shop environment showing current machine status and current job information. Multiple licences of the Factory Status module can extend this real time information availability to management or supervisory personnel anywhere in your organisation. In the event of machine alarms and stoppages it is possible, via the Machine Monitoring solution, to generate automatic status conditions represented as colour coded icons. The system can be configured to utilise these conditions to automatically generate emails and SMS to supportive personnel, i.e. Maintenance.

In addition alarm status alerts can be configured to pass an alarm condition message to supervisory personnel to facilitate an immediate response to any machine activities that can ultimately have a negative effect on your overall productivity, supporting 24/7 machining and unmanned operations.

Machine Utilisation Analysis

Identifying the reasons for lost productivity can help to reduce costs and improve manufacturing efficiency. Seiki Monitoring provides detailed analysis of the productivity of each machine, together with non-productive reasons based on real time data collection. Giving internal stakeholders access to live, actionable data direct from the shop floor will enable them to make informed decisions and take action to resolve downtime issues that could be costing you money.

• Eliminate manual paper based data collection
• Identify potential problems and take a proactive approach to maximising throughput
• Support unmanned operations with live status and alert warnings 24/7
• Graphical display of machine utilisation and lost productivity trends to support continuous improvement strategies
• Highlight areas that will provide the greatest return on investment
• Get the most from your existing assets

For more information download our Monitoring product information sheet.

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Seiki Monitoring software is available as a stand alone solution or as an integral part of Seiki NMS. The modularity of Seiki software provides manufacturers with a flexible solution and progressive upgrade path.