The Harmoni (patent pending) terminal includes a vivid, high-intensity indicator light that communicates real-time overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) conditions to operators and managers from afar, helping to promote productivity efficiency and lean manufacturing initiatives.
This is not your typical andon light! While any basic andon light on your plant floor can show whether your machine’s spindle is running, this indicator gives you a lot more intelligence than that. Harmoni is measuring manufacturing productivity and tells you whether your machine is running efficiently, not just running—all based on real-time data.
Green – Acceptable OEE Performance
When the machine is running within the expected performance metrics (i.e., the machine is producing parts at a rate that is consistent with the expected manufacturing process & production rate), the indicator light will show green.
Yellow – Diminishing OEE Performance
As performance in your manufacturing operations slips, this indicator will change from green to yellow. This could be caused by the machine being stopped or the machine not producing parts within an acceptable band of expectations, among many other factors. This allows you to catch and address problems in real-time, as they are happening, and before they become yesterday’s bad performance numbers.
Red – Poor OEE Performance
Poor manufacturing productivity performance will be presented with a red indicator. A machine could be running consistently, but the Harmoni terminal is presenting a red indicator. Why? The answer can be found on your factory floor with just a few taps on the Harmoni terminal. Perhaps the machine is running at low speed, or perhaps it was turned off all morning and just recently turned on prior to the management floor walk. All of this information and key performance indicators will be displayed on the terminal, allowing you to make informed decisions about each manufacturing process, and the root cause of the problem can be addressed.
Truly Accurate Job Costing
Get the full story on job costing when you automatically gather and combine machine cycle time with operator labor records.
Automate Manual Steps
Automate non-productive tasks and manual steps like labor tracking, program loading, work instructions, check sheets, and support requests.
Prevent Scrap & Mistakes
Our RFID technology always matches the correct job to the right machine, operations, offsets, and work instructions, eliminating human error at the machine.
Next Gen Shop Communications
Eliminate wasted time and increase efficiencies by allowing operators, support, and management to communicate directly from their desktops to factory machines.
Real-Time Information
Harmoni brings together data from operators, machines, and your shop floor software, all in real-time, to help managers make decisions and spot trends quickly.
Increase Production & Efficiency
Harmoni keeps machines and operators working, at peak levels, eliminating wasted time, reducing manual steps, eliminating scrap, and making communications a breeze.
Shop Floor Dashboards
Harmoni goes way beyond machine monitoring. Truly understand if your operators and machines are operating at acceptable levels, in real-time, right from your desk.
All Your Data Working Together
Harmoni brings machines, operators, shop floor software, and quality systems together – imagine everything working in Harmoni!
Real-Time Machine Monitoring
Accurately monitor your machines and equipment in real-time from anywhere.
Interactive Work Instructions
Automatically pull up the correct work instructions, drawings, and setup sheets that are associated with your job’s RFID tags.
Manufacturing Dashboards
Harmoni’s real-time dashboards bring machine, ERP, and operator data together in one unified view—so every decision is based on the full picture, not partial reports.
Automated Program Loading
Improve setup times and eliminate costly mistakes by loading programs, settings, and offsets by RFID.
Digital Quality Checksheets
Operators can track measurements digitally and observe trends in order to monitor quality trends in real time.
Multifactor Machine Authentication
Multifactor authentication for machine security empowers factories to enforce unparalleled access control and robust data security right at the machine.
Next Gen Shop Communications
Initiate calls to or from devices to provide engineering, maintenance, and management support without ever leaving the work center.
Overall Equipment Effectiveness
Harmoni works hand-in-hand with your ERP system to provide powerful insights into your manufacturing productivity, production lines, and overall equipment effectiveness.
Visual Factory
A vivid, high-intensity indicator light that communicates real-time overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) conditions to operators and managers, helping to promote productivity efficiency and lean manufacturing initiatives.
