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Digitalize Understand Machines Let's TalkThe information comes from your existing machines and systems
We help you save time and improve efficiency and quality
Digitalize Understand Machines Let's TalkThe information comes from your existing machines and systems
"... I especially appreciate Tark Tööstus' focus on understanding and finding opportunities to better utilize our company's resources for business growth, meaning their work doesn't include 'nice to have' developments but rather solutions that bring real value to the company." Marek Hirs, Rait AS Production Manager
Firstly people, then processes, and finally solutions
- people, machines, processes
- products, orders, materials, actions, etc.
to automatically collect data in order to
improve accuracy, speed, and reduce costs
More specifically:
All activities should move the company towards value.
All systems should support business and fit with people and processes.
Information must flow top-to-bottom and left-to-right, reliably.
1. Business architecture - how to support the business with modern solutions.
Compatible with Enterprise Estonia Digitalization grants.
2. Data and visibility - how to collect data from machines, people, and processes and transfer it to connected systems (e.g., ERP).
The lack of data and manual work are the biggest obstacles to digitalization.
All systems must support the business goals
Sensor data shows machine operation in real-time.
In case of defects, data from different machines and systems can be checked to quickly find the errors.
Automatic data collection allows predicting equipment failures, reducing the risk of downtime and maintenance costs.
Reports require a lot of manual work. With data available, reports can be generated automatically.
Additionally, some audits require data completeness and history, which cannot be ensured manually.
Orders, BOMs, material availability, delivery info, employee schedules, and production line speeds are all in one place.
A new order reaches the project, engineering, and procurement departments. After confirmation, the information goes to production.
Each dataset should have one place for adding and modifying, e.g., customer data is in the CRM, and the material list is in the ERP.
Other systems must use this data, not re-enter it.
If the BOM (recipe) of products is available, we know how much material has been consumed for each finished product.
Six Sigma describes process variability - how much reality differs from the model and past production.
If there is a process model for production, sensor data, and operator notes, the production efficiency can be automatically assessed.
Use machine learning to predict maintenance needs and avoid unexpected equipment failures, reducing work interruptions.
Machine learning allows precise forecasting of seasonal demand, optimizing production and inventory management.
If the outbound warehouse is full, production speed is automatically reduced to avoid overproduction.
System settings automatically change according to the order to ensure production efficiency.
Equipment is automatically turned off when not in use, optimizing energy consumption according to production needs.
Example: production equipment warms up for 2 hours - if automatically started according to the production schedule, operator time is saved.
Machine vision systems monitor production lines, detecting product defects and ensuring consistent quality.
Monitoring employee movement near production lines to automatically stop equipment if safety risks are detected.
Factory layout simulation allows virtually testing different machine layouts and workflows to find the most efficient configuration.
Simulate the production of new products to assess their impact on existing production lines and capacity.
Simulate production processes to assess their efficiency and find opportunities for optimization.
Business and Processes:
Employees May Be Resistant
Technology Suitability
It's important to understand the environment (people, processes, systems)
and do thorough preparatory work
If you don't adapt business and processes:
If you don't train employees:
If you don't upgrade equipment:
Business continuity is key
Mapping the current situation and creating a prioritized plan
Good preliminary work and thorough planning help avoid unexpected costs and delays.
Mapping the current situation and creating a prioritized plan
Systems:
People:
The primary focus of digitalization is on people and processes. Tools support them.
Usually:
The result:
To ensure success:
In general: factories have been operating for decades, people there are competent, and improvement projects are already ongoing.
However, there are still ways to be more efficient.
Our solution, Kratt, collects data:
You can see the data in 15 minutes