to replace the machine. Most people want to work and be profi table for the company.” According to Rogers, Predator also seeks more detailed information about workstations. “It helps to identify hidden bottlenecks,” he said.
Aerospace Interest At Forcam, many of its customers “are pushing to estab- lish their internal digital initiatives to reposition their factories for growth,” Abuali said. Forcam introduced its Smart Factory Starter Kit in 2016. The idea is “to prove that smart manufacturing does not need to be expensive, a long-term process with no access to data and little return,” he said. “We have proven that within the three months’ trial period companies can achieve at least 10% in productivity improvements on their three selected machines.”
The company plans to offer an update of the package this year.
The company also introduced the Forcam Academy last
year to provide customers with information and training to maximize benefi ts from the Forcam Force software. Custom- ers, after training from Forcam Academy, have been able to do software updates on their own, according to the company.
“If you can collect data and get metrics on your activity by simply wearing a device, it seems reasonable that you should be able to have data on exactly what your machine tool was doing all day as well.”
Aerospace has been a growing area for Forcam. One
customer, GKN Aerospace “could reduce part cycle time by over 20% in less than six months,” Abuali said. Forcam also is aiming at both large and small customers.
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