Doing away with “patchworked spreadsheets,” the SilencerCo team rolled out MachineMetrics to autonomously collect production data, immediately allowing them to establish benchmarks and see OEE in real-time.

With 42 workcenters monitored, tablets at every machine, and five shop-floor dashboards, visibility across the organization increased dramatically.

The information provided the opportunity to diagnose problems, ask questions, and roll out adjustments to increase efficiency. Not only did this significantly improve performance KPIs, but it also fundamentally changed the nature of communication across different departments, allowing teams to work together to solve problems, rather than finger-pointing.

“The data doesn’t lie; it tells us what’s really happening, whether it’s using the real-time dashboards or the historical reporting.”