PLANT MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT
The InnerWeb system focuses on achieving the highest possible production results through effective maintenance management at the production facility. The goal is to minimize the risk of breakdowns, eliminate long downtime, as well as defects or accidents. InnerWeb places an emphasis on increasing the service life of production equipment and machinery so that, while remaining in good shape, they can serve for as long as possible. Importantly, all of these measures help to cut costs and reduce company expenses.
THE MOST CRITICAL EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY MAINTENANCE ISSUES:
- The occurrence of machinery breakdowns causes downtime and reduces the company's production efficiency.
- Inadequate planning of maintenance activities and technical inspections can lead to deterioration of machinery and equipment. This affects their service life. In addition, the risk of machine breakdowns increases, which generates company downtime and increased costs.
- Incomplete or difficult-to-access technical documentation of machinery makes it difficult to diagnose the causes of failures that occur. In addition, it is more time-consuming to repair equipment and place orders for parts needed for repairs.
- Breakdowns and the need to repair products delay all processes and negatively affect the company's plan.
- Ambiguous machine maintenance procedures contribute to errors.
- Inadequate training of employees responsible for supervising and inspecting machinery can lead to skipped cyclical inspections, delayed responses to technical problems with machinery, etc.
Maintenance in manufacturing plants is one of the most critical areas of any company’s operations in this industry. The above difficulties generate additional costs.
EFFICIENT PRODUCTION, I.E. MAXIMUM PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY WITH OPTIMAL USE OF COMPANY RESOURCES
Efficient production is the effective use of resources at the optimum time, while minimizing costs and maximizing profits.
In addition, what should be taken into account?
- Minimize the risk of breakdowns
- Minimize skipping technical inspections of machines
- Easy access to clear operating instructions and technical documentation for machines
- Improve reporting of inspection results.
Maintaining a production facility is the path to success for many companies, as it enables them to obtain high-quality products within the allotted time, while maintaining competitive prices. As a result, the company makes a profit, reducing production costs and gaining customer appreciation.
HOW DOES INNERWEB AFFECT MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT AT A MANUFACTURING FACILITY?
The InnerWeb system has a wide range of features that work together to streamline workflows and achieve better business results. What makes plant maintenance productive and efficient include:
- Failure reporting
- Cyclic inspections
- Reporting
- On-site documentation
- Employee authorizations
- Location of resources
One system streamlines many different areas in the company. Daily procedures take less time.
REPORTING A FAILURE
An employee has identified a machine malfunction. How do you quickly notify the appropriate people? With just a few clicks in the app, you can send a failure report to a designated employee. This way, the response is quick and the process runs smoothly and without unnecessary downtime. You also don’t need to exercise control over the task at hand, as you can observe the progress of activities in the app. It is also possible to add a photo to the notification.
CYCLIC INSPECTIONS
In a plant with hundreds or even thousands of machines, it is incumbent on employees to perform regular inspections. Skipping this task can result in an inability to verify a defect in time. This increases the risk of serious failure and long downtime. This generates unnecessary costs and slows down the production process. At InnerWeb, the system reminds you to perform cyclical tasks, such as machine inspections. What’s more, the system will sound an alarm if a bypass is missed, so the risk of skipping this important activity during the day is negligible.
REPORTING
If an employee performs a technical inspection on a particular machine, he can inform his superiors and co-workers. The application can send a report on the work done to the individuals, along with comments on the faults or failures that occurred and photo documentation. Communication is extremely fast and reliable.
ON-SITE DOCUMENTATION
Workers often waste too much time finding the necessary technical documents or manuals, which significantly affects the time needed for maintenance. The InnerWeb system solves this problem because, while at the machine, one can scan the QR code stuck on it and check its documentation in detail. What’s more, the data is assigned to a specific area. The employee can access the documents assigned to the location where he is currently located (he connects to the nearest iBeacon). He can also select the location he is interested in from a list of available locations. Using the InnerWeb system makes it possible to reach documents anywhere, anytime in just a few seconds.
EMPLOYEE AUTHORIZATIONS
How can you be sure that an employee assigned to a specific task has the right authorizations? Are they still valid or have they expired? All employee authorizations are entered into the system, so you can check a specific person’s qualifications and verify that he or she can perform certain work in a matter of seconds. This is an important part of maintenance, so you don’t have to waste time tediously searching and checking paper documentation. It also minimizes the risk of sending a person to work who does not have the necessary credentials.
LOCATING ASSETS
In a workplace that covers a large area and tasks are performed by thousands of employees using hundreds of machines and equipment, daily surveillance and finding things and people is a challenge. InnerWeb’s solution is to geolocate assets and end wasted time. Using the system gives you access to information about where equipment and machines are located, as well as how individual employees and teams are working together – whether the process is running smoothly or if there is downtime. The key thing is that InnerWeb allows constant real-time supervision of the processes taking place from anywhere on Earth. The collected data is stored in one place and can be used to analyze and optimize operations.