Micro Stops Überwachung

Stoppen Sie die Anschläge
Das effektivste System für FMCG zur Überwachung von Produktionsraten und Ausfallzeiten

Mikrostopps und Stillstandszeiten in der Fertigung zur Steigerung der Produktivität nutzen

In factory production, manufacturing stops and downtimes are critical performance issues that often lead to delayed production and income loss. These unexpected interruptions can significantly impact production efficiency and output. Among these, “micro stops” are a deeper problem that is not easily recognisable. These brief, unplanned machine stoppages, typically lasting up to one minute, two minutes, or even five minutes, may seem minor, but their frequency over a shift, week, or month can add up, significantly affecting overall production.

Identifying and addressing these stops and downtimes is essential for maintaining a smooth and productive manufacturing process. Micro stops, in particular, can occur for various reasons, such as equipment malfunctions, material shortages, or human errors. Despite their brevity, their cumulative effect can lead to substantial losses in production volume and efficiency.

To tackle this issue, it is crucial to collect data from the machine’s Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) to accurately register and analyse these stops. By using advanced technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), it is possible to detect the specific machine responsible for each stop. This allows for a detailed analysis of the root causes of the interruptions, enabling targeted actions to prevent them in the future.

For industries such as Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) manufacturing, where timely production is a key success factor, understanding and eliminating both significant downtimes and micro stops can greatly enhance productivity. Additionally, for production lines with frequent and unknown stoppages, having a system to analyse and address these issues is vital.

Mikro-Stopps

Micro stops are unplanned machine stoppages that, depending on the plant’s criteria, last up to 1, 2, or 5 minutes. Stoppages longer than this are considered unplanned stoppages. While these incidents are brief, their cumulative effect over a shift, week, or month can be substantial, accounting for a significant portion of production downtime. These stoppages are especially critical in high-volume industries like Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), where production speed is crucial to overall performance and results.

Is this improvement necessary to me?

  • You know your OEE but you haven`t good root causes analysis
  • You have identified production lines with the unknown and high number of stoppages
  • You work in a factory with implemented OEE but with no specialised software to analyse upcoming data

Warum Accevo Micro Stops Monitoring System?

QC-Bericht
Pareto-Diagramm

Unlock the power of real machine data to drive lean actions and prevent downtime. Reduce the time spent on manual reporting of machine states by operators, and delve into deep analyses to understand why your machines lose availability.

Verringerung der Betriebsunterbrechungen nach Angaben unseres Kunden
0 %
Microstops Überwachungsbildschirm vom System
Aufbohren

Enable seamless machine communication by utilizing standard TCP and native PLC protocols like OPC DA/UA and Siemens. Retrieve vital data from the automation layer, including production counters, machine statuses, and essential process parameters.

Erhöhung der Maschinenzeit
0 %
Mikrostopps - Überwachung
Mikro-Stopps

Experience the advantage of a transparent overview encompassing all areas, coupled with in-depth top-to-bottom analysis. Our dedicated dashboards empower you with rapid problem and trend recognition, ensuring efficient decision-making.

OEE Erhöhung
0 %

Stoppen Sie die Stopps. Holen Sie sich unser Whitepaper über Mikrostopps.

Stoppen Sie die Anschläge

  • Learn what are micro stops and how to prevent them
  • Identify the best setup for your factory

Find out:

  • How to collect data from machines
  • What setups can you make on your line to identify micro stops
  • How to identify stops on the screen

Wie funktioniert das?

Accevo’s AI detects responsible machine in the line.

  • Registering each, even the shortest stop of the machine with its reason from PLC
  • Reading alarms from PLC
  • Algorithm assigns responsible machine if in the line
  • Real machine data for lean actions to stop the stops
  • Less time to manually report machine states by Operator
  • Deep analyses why machine looses its availability

Was ist unser Ansatz?

Um die Anzahl der Mikrostopps zu verringern, durchläuft das Accevo-Team 3 Schritte.

microstops_identification

Identifizierung
Phase

Wir analysieren den aktuellen Zustand der Fabrik und erstellen einen Plan

Identifying and naming micro stops

  • to define micro stops by machine.
  • to define the time between micro stops and failures
  • to create a list of all possible micro stops that can occur on a machine.
Mikrostopps sammeln

Konnektivität
Phase

Unsere Gruppe von Ingenieuren verbindet die Maschinen vor Ort

How to collect data?

The quickest way is to connect directly to a PLC driver – such a connection allows the Accevo team to access data such as machine states, state times, failure codes, production, waste counters, and more. If the machine is older or not equipped with a PLC driver, our team can add an I/O communication module to fetch the information about machine states and times.

Without the possibility to identify alarm codes the operator will have a greater share of the process, as he or she will have to describe the condition from a list of the most common micro steps by hand, choosing pre-made code from the dictionary. The bottom line is that all this data is real, as it is collected directly from the machines.

The collected data from the PLC will bring a lot of alarm codes, which have to be grouped and assigned to specific microswitches which allow for doing more precise analysis.

Mikrostopp-Analyse

Analyse
Phase

Wir helfen, gesammelte Daten zu analysieren und Erkenntnisse zu gewinnen

Analysis of the collected data:

Analysing the operation of the line for a selected period of time – the range is arbitrary (shift/day/week/year), the manager can select the state of interest and, using the “drill down” method, get information about:

  • What was the cause of the micro stop?
  • How many micro stops there were during a given order (number of occurrences)?
  • What was their total time?
  • What was the share of this condition in the entire production?

In summary, with the right tools line manager can identify the dark area that causes micro stops. By connecting directly to the machines, the system has real data about the times and causes of downtime. The operator can easily describe undescribed downtimes, and management has a lot of properly grouped data with which it can reduce or completely eliminate micro stops. This is how we deal with the problem of micro downtime at our clients.

Wie schnell kann sich die Investition in die Accevo Micro Stops Moniotring-Lösung amortisieren?

Setzen Sie sich noch heute mit Accevo in Verbindung und erhalten Sie den Return of Investment in 6 Monaten nach der Implementierung
ROI in 0 Monate
10%

AVG OEE WACHSTUM

Basierend auf realen Betriebsergebnissen

11%

DURCHSCHNITTLICHES MTBF-WACHSTUM

Basierend auf realen Betriebsergebnissen

Testimonials

Zitat-Symbol

Machine Efficiency Loss Analysis, with focus on complexity impacts and machine reliability

Reliable reporting, Insights into aggregated results, tactical use for shiftly/weekly prioritization per Loss Category. 100% flexibility in accounting for user’s KPI standards, good understanding of Lean Manufacturing KPIs

Tonci M., Global Manufacturing Systems Manager

BAT Croatia

Bormioli-Pharma-Logo
Weiterempfehlungswahrscheinlichkeit 80%
Zitat-Symbol

Thanks to MES system we are able to tracking a present production situation information about failures and potential risks – all information might to be recalculated into KPI Table supporting a Management proces.

MES system are integrated with existing data system which are feeding it into data from devices PLC, status of orders etc.

Rafał P., Digital Project Leader

Food & Beverages Company

Bormioli-Pharma-Logo
Weiterempfehlungswahrscheinlichkeit 70%

Präsentation des Systems

Kontakt mit unserem Experten

www Mitarbeiter Michal Chmiel

Michał Chmiel

Industrial Software Expert

LinkedIn

Warum eine Demo anfordern?

  • A 60-minute online meeting with a dedicated specialist presenting a top system from an industry similar to yours
  • Live modeling of your production process
  • A budget quotation after the meeting

Verwandte Artikel

Mikro-Stopps sind kleine Unterbrechungen in einer Produktionslinie, die zu Ausfallzeiten von Maschinen oder anderen Produktionsanlagen führen. Sie können entweder durch eine Maschinenstörung oder durch menschliches Versagen verursacht werden, so dass es schwierig ist, die genauen Ursachen für diese Mikrostopps zu ermitteln. 

Anhand der Daten über die Maschinenkonnektivität kann dann festgestellt werden, wo diese Mikrostopps auftreten, und es können Korrekturmaßnahmen ergriffen werden, damit sie in künftigen Produktionszyklen nicht mehr vorkommen. 

Mikrostopps können sich nachteilig auf den Produktionsprozess auswirken und sollten genau überwacht werden. Sie werden von den Vorgesetzten oft übersehen, weil sie keine unmittelbaren Auswirkungen auf die Produktionsleistung haben und stundenlang unbemerkt bleiben können, was zu erheblichen OEE-Einbußen und Terminüberschreitungen führt.  

Indentyfiing Mikro-Stopps hilft, die OEE zu erhöhen und die Gesamteffizienz der Produktion zu steigern.   

Get system presentation