Many of their assembly stations are manual. The production result is reported on paper and only available after one batch is finished or at the end of a shift. Data that falls between these times, such as cycle time, downtime, etc., are almost impossible to retrieve on manual paper-based systems.
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Digitizing the paper-based checklist enabled our customer to analyze non-automated processes in the factory to support their daily operation. Perfect Day software replaced their paper-based checklist and visualizes various activity status for everyone in real time on the shop floor.
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The Blackbird solution is an easy-to-use program. Blackbird provides transparency to what is happening on your production line while offering the opportunity for improvement. Recently, more and more customers are using the built-in scheduled report feature to get an executive summary of the production by utilizing standard BI software, e.g., Microsoft Power BI.
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PwC is a global consulting company with broad experience and knowledge in industry 4.0. PwC Belgium combines their consulting expertise with new technologies to bring even more value to their clients. The Blackbird solution is one of the technologies they use to drive digital transformation at their manufacturing clients.
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Many Blackbird customers are using our solution to make continuous improvement on a production line or in the whole factory. But the Blackbird solution can be used in much bigger scale: throughout the whole supply chain of a global company. This includes the solution implementation across suppliers, across countries and across regions.
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One of our new customers, Star Brands, proved that an empowered team with courage for innovation can make anything possible – implementing the Blackbird system in the factory, analyzing downtime using 70 stop causes in various categories on 2 lines, integrating batch information with their existing ERP system and further data utilization using Power BI. All of these achievements were accomplished in just 2 months.
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