Memex Automation Profiled in IT Business
Memex Automation Profiled in IT Business
Memex Automation Profiled in IT BusinessIn a recent issue of IT Business, www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=57875, Joe Kus at Hereux Devtek detailed the benefits the aerospace firm has derived in working with Memex Automation including:
Speedup programming as much as eight times.
Productivity and savings soar
Cut the hours spent on machine diagnostics and repairs to just minutes
Able to know the status of each machine at the moment it is functioning
The data transfer rate is around four to eight times faster than previously
DNC package enables fast file transfers
Plant operators and personnel can communicate with one another quickly
Gets immediate visibility on what each operator on the floor is doing
According to John Rattray, a senior executive with Memex Automation, "Our mission is to save manufacturing by increasing efficiencyusually five to twenty percent. By using our patent pending technology, we can uniquely increase efficiency to monitor and control your machine tools."
OEE (Overall Equipment Effectives) can monitor ANY MACHINE in real-time; reporting on cycle time, parts produced, reject analysis, labor tracking and more, all to reduce downtime and improve efficiency for any and all machines.
DNC can control machines and load programs fast, with special features, all increasing efficiency.
Component hardware (Memory, Connectivity, File Servers, BTR) make machines perform faster.
Immediate Visibility of production status and comprehensive data collection is vital for a competitive advantage. Rattray insists, "Memex Automation understands the need to be more competitive - by automating the information flow companies can manage productivity."
Companies are Managing Productivity by
Sending ERP or scheduled work orders and/or CNC programs direct to the machine.
Receiving actual real-time status and Shop Floor results immediately back to the Top Floor.
Increasing efficiency with information - measure it, then manage it.
Dashboard for the Top Floor to have real time visibility of the Shop Floor.
While many systems say they automate shop floor data collection Memex Automation does it automatically and directly in real-time. Operator Bar code scanning of work order status and keying in part counts, reject counts, reject classifications, down time reason codes all are inefficient and prone to error.
Memex Automation has a Universal Machine Interface that automatically tracks this information - freeing up the operator to manage the machine. This information is then automatically disseminated from the Shop Floor to the Top Floor for visibility, management, accountability, historical auditability and available for time study analysis.
About Memex Automation Inc.
Memex Automation Inc., www.Memex Automation.ca, a unit of Astrix Networks Inc., was created to leverage the research and development of Memex Automation Electronics, which was founded in 1992 and based in Burlington, Ontario. Memex Automation continues its tradition of serving the discrete manufacturing sector, supplying component hardware, memory upgrades, and visionary shop floor communication technology. Memex Automation products allow a manufacturer to "Automate the Automation" to increase productivity and decrease costs. Memex Automation focuses on delivering value with Real-Time Machine Monitoring and Control, which utilizes OEE+DNC solutions that boost efficiency by up to twenty percent with minimal capital investment.
Memex, Inc.
www.memex.ca
John Rattray
jrattray@astrix.net
1-866-573-3895