Estimating your factory’s efficiency involves a significant number of elements, but throughput remains the metric that defines a competitive edge. It is so relevant that OEE calculations bring insights into whether the factory’s potential throughput is restricted. For that reason, throughput directly affects the revenue rate and impacts strategies for upcoming investments.With this guide, we Read more

About DanfossDanfoss is a Danish multinational manufacturer of hydraulic, temperature control, and power solutions. They’ve recently combined their heating and cooling segments into a single, climate-focused business entity that has accelerated their scope for developing integrated, energy-efficient solutions to power the smart cities of tomorrow. With more than 40,000 employees and 95 factories worldwide, Danfoss has Read more

What is Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)?Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is defined as a metric, expressed in percentage, used in lean manufacturing to measure the utilization rate of machinery and equipment. It is used during continuous improvement, to identify which areas need attention. Despite seeming complex, the OEE indicator is easy to calculate when you count with Read more

About Danfoss Danfoss, an industry-leading global manufacturer of hydraulic, climate, and power solutions has been one of Europe’s most notable industrial manufacturers for nearly a century. With 95 manufacturing facilities worldwide and more than 40,000 employees, Danfoss continuously seeks to innovate and optimize their manufacturing processes. Challenges and decision making Danfoss recognized the potential of getting real-time aggregated Read more

Blackbird now supports both PNP and NPN! Blackbird’s interface has only supported NPN sensor configuration until now. A new feature has been added since most of our customers in the USA use PNP sensor configuration. Under Main Sensor Settings, it is now possible to register whether NPN or PNP is preferred! We hope our customers find this Read more

About Erwin Quarder Group The Erwin Quarder Group is a leading manufacturer of technical plastic parts with production sites in Germany, the Czech Republic, the USA, Mexico, and China. The group mainly develops and manufactures products combining plastics and electrotechnical components, such as plastic hybrid components with sensor integration, individual cooling systems for batteries, and high-voltage Read more