Recasting a High-end Foundry into a Data-driven Manufacturer
公司规模
SME
地区
- America
国家
- United States
产品
- NWA Focus EMI
技术栈
- Real-time Analytics
- Global Analytics Layer
- Role-based Visualization
- Alarm Notification Services
实施规模
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
影响指标
- Cost Savings
- Customer Satisfaction
- Digital Expertise
- Productivity Improvements
技术
- 分析与建模 - 实时分析
- 应用基础设施与中间件 - 数据交换与集成
- 功能应用 - 制造执行系统 (MES)
适用行业
- 汽车
- 航天
- 半导体
适用功能
- 质量保证
- 流程制造
- 产品研发
用例
- 预测性维护
- 机器状态监测
- 过程控制与优化
- 供应链可见性(SCV)
服务
- 系统集成
- 软件设计与工程服务
- 培训
关于客户
Palmer Foundry, located in Massachusetts, specializes in designing and manufacturing high-end, precision aluminum castings for various industries, including semiconductor, automotive, energy, aerospace, and robotics. The foundry is known for its demanding specifications and diligent control of raw materials and processes. Despite their success and customer satisfaction, Palmer faced pressure from existing and prospective customers to meet stringent quality assurance guidelines. The company realized the need to prove their quality control processes and saw an opportunity to adopt a manufacturing intelligence system to enhance their decision-making and business strategy.
挑战
Palmer Foundry faced significant challenges in meeting customer quality assurance guidelines due to data being scattered across multiple spreadsheets and laptops, making it difficult to access and analyze. The company also had limited statistical process control (SPC) skills and an overburdened IT department, which made the introduction of new software a concern. Despite their success in delivering high-quality products, Palmer needed to prove their quality control processes to meet industry guidelines and customer requirements. They saw an opportunity to adopt a manufacturing intelligence system to improve decision-making and business strategy.
解决方案
Palmer Foundry implemented NWA Focus EMI® from Northwest Analytics, a full-featured manufacturing intelligence solution. The installation was completed over the phone, and within three weeks, Palmer was operating with direct data-source connectivity, global analytics, real-time role-based visualization, and alarm notification services. NWA Focus EMI allowed Palmer to access data directly from original sources, pass it through a global analytics layer, and deliver actionable information through an intelligence viewer. This provided Palmer with real-time information, visual displays, and a color-coded warning system for deviations from project or raw materials parameters. The solution enabled Palmer to validate raw materials, gain greater process visibility and control, and provide documented process quality control data to customers.
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