GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy SmartStart packaging performance solution

The Proficy SmartStart packaging performance solution is a pre-built software and services solution that offers a low-risk approach to packaging performance. The solution helps users improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), production rate, availability and order fulfilment while reducing waste and labour costs by providing insight into high-speed packaging line operations. When fully implemented, users have claimed OEE increases on packaging lines of between 5% and 12% over time.

The package is part of a suite of SmartStart solutions designed to enable business results in as little as 30 days with minimal risk by packaging the company’s full-featured software, a rapid-engagement methodology, high-impact best practices and application templates, with delivery and domain expertise to ensure results.

The packaging performance solution is a value-added application of Proficy software components that can be rapidly deployed to help operators quickly identify root causes of stoppages and quality issues. Engineers and maintenance technicians can use the system to gain comprehensive insights into the packaging performance at each manufacturing site within an enterprise.

The package provides pre-built displays that operating teams will use during shift handover meetings to ensure the incoming team gets the facts quickly and understands what is currently causing the most problems, sees how the line is trending - and enables them to get onto fixing current problems.

It features real-time visualisation of packaging line operations data, including tracking of downtime and waste highlight exceptions and the areas where performance is below par - with a ‘path to action’ that the teams can follow to identify root cause quickly and directly.

Team performance tracking can be used to motivate teams to meet their targets whether it is during the shift or even year to date.

The system provides a focused reporting and intuitive, user-friendly interface - so the system can be used when the line is stopped and answers are needed now.