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Tajima Software Administrator Posts: 461
1/7/2015
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Gain Control of Your Production Floor with Enterprise Networking Technology
By: Tas Tsonis, Chief Executive Officer
The apparel decoration industry is currently in a period of great technological innovation. There are some changes that are obvious such as the new way artwork is being designed, printed, stitched and carved with software advances and machine improvements. There are also some less obvious changes like the emergence of enterprise networking solutions. These solutions are having an incredible impact on the industry in terms of the efficiency and profitability of larger organizations. Enterprise networking is revolutionizing the production floor, opening the door to huge savings.
Businesses are beginning to implement enterprise networking solutions to monitor all aspects of their production floor including operator efficiency, machine status and design statistics. These solutions increase productivity and provide essential business intelligence to floor managers and provide tangible information for the decision making process at an executive level. Enterprise networking solutions can also help to manage and inform your production schedule.
Enterprise networking solutions are available for all major embroidery machine brands and have already been installed at thousands of organizations globally with great results. The solutions are simple to manage an easily expandable to a larger machine group, making it a worthwhile business investment. With enterprise networking, production managers are able to motivate and monitor their machine operators. They gain valuable reporting on the efficiency of individual operators and specific times of the day to find out where your operation is succeeding and what needs to be improved.
Enterprise networking solutions are equipped with operator login and logout functions that will track operator machine usage using barcode technology. Operators can login to their embroidery machines by scanning their operator ID, directly into the control panel of the embroidery machine and their production is monitored throughout their shift.
An Operator Summary Report is produced that includes number of stitches, number of runs, operator login and logout times, number of resews, a list of jobs processed by the operator, and other production statistics. This ensures that your operators are motivated to hit their numbers and you can be sure that you are getting the best productivity possible.
In addition to operator efficiency, you can gain great insight into the functionality of your machines. Reports can be generated on machine production including running time, down time, pieces produced per hour and total production. The Machine Summary Report contains information such as total running time, total down time, total stitches produced, number of runs, number of pieces produced, stitches per hour, a list of completed jobs, and other production statistics. With Enterprise Networking technology, you can monitor each and every detail of your machines and your production floor.
Make informed decisions for machine and operator planning with data sent directly from the embroidery machines. There is no need to rely on manually created production reports that are time consuming and prone to error. This information enables production managers to better plan their production schedule and quickly respond to production issues.
Reporting statistics for operators and machines can be saved as XLS reports or monitored through an administrative dashboard remotely over the internet with up to the minute information. Since reporting is available online, it is accessible from any PC or tablet on your corporate intranet using a modern web browser.
If you operate a large organization, an effective enterprise networking solution is essential in maximizing productivity and increasing profitability. It is important to choose an enterprise networking solution with a reputation for quality and consistency. Pulse Microsystems is the industry leader in enterprise networking technology, and Pulse’s powerful enterprise networking solution will seamlessly integrate into your current infrastructure in any or all forms of embellishment, including: embroidery, digital print, laser, appliqué, rhinestone, sequin and engraving.
If you are ready to automate your apparel decoration business or are curious to learn more, please contact your local Pulse Microsystems distributor or visit www.pulsemicro.com.
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