Camvac cleans up on OEE with manufacturing information system
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Liquid packaging, metalised films and laminates manufacturer Camvac reckons it has improved OEE on its barrier laminates operation and single web structures since going live with a manufacturing intelligence and data analysis system from InfoServe365.
Camvac, which serves the food, beverage, industrial and conversion markets, installed the system at its plant in Thetford, Norfolk.
It reports that Blackburn-based InfoServe365 designed and installed a bespoke system for the laminating machine that interfaces with the machine's PLCs and ancillary control instruments using standard communications protocols.
System operation, it says, is straightforward and intuitive, and provides automated production analysis records for process improvement and quality control.
But the real power of the InfoServe365 system is that the manufacturer can take advantage of real time production reports, journals and trending modules on a range of processes.
Camvac manufacturing director Simon Smith says that the management team can now easily access a variety of critical business information, such as daily, monthly or weekly downtime events and production analysis, both by day and by shift, from anywhere in the world.
"In order for Camvac to maintain it's competitive advantage as a manufacturing best in class company, our plant's operational efficiency is crucial to us," he explains.
"InfoServe365 provides us with powerful business information from our production plant as soon as it happens.
"By installing InfoServe365, we have reinforced our commitment to continually improve OEE, ensuring that we always meet our stringent high quality standards and maintain an operational advantage over our competitors," he adds.
