If we talk about Industry 4.0, we talk about digitization, reengineering of production processes, industrial automation and smartization, among other concepts. Kapture.io by Tecnomatrix provides you with the tools to underpin the pillars of the 4th industrial revolution.
With Kapture.io you can digitize your factory’s production processes thanks to advances in IoT (Internet of Things) and other electronic components. Digitization is an organizational restructuring that has to be promoted and raised awareness downstream, as this is the only way to transform production processes and make them more efficient.
It is vitally important to internalize that the mere fact of acquiring electronic components or new information systems will never be enough to make a leap in quality. This leap must be accompanied by a system that allows the interpretation of the data generated and the application of the results obtained.
So, how can we help you? Let’s imagine being in front of the production process of your company.
Based on the assumption that we are fully aware of each of the operations (parameters to be controlled, key information, control requirements, etc.), our analysis must focus on where and how digitization adds value in each of the operations of the process based on the objectives we have.
Let’s take as an example the verification of a part in a checking fixture. As you can see in the attached image, the dynamics of control point definition is simple and intuitive.
Numerical controls, Boolean controls, list of possible options, selection of molds, operators, dies, etc. are defined within Kapture.io replacing the paper formats of the Control Planand similar.
Once the user defines the control parameters, the technicians and/or operators will have them ready to work in the plant in a much more efficient way. In the attached image we can see a varied design customized by the user.
On the first page we see some instructions for the correct execution of the control by the operator.
The second page shows the data acquisition by dial indicator on the checking fixture. The user will be introducing the values automatically thanks to the bluetooth connection, leading to an improvement in control execution times.
Finally, we observe another type of control defined on the last page. In this case, the selection guideline is given with visual information of the type of defect. The operator simply has to select the box and choose the option detected in each control.
New, more productive work methodology
In short, having defined the dimensional quality parameters, informative attributes and customized the most functional design taking into account the type of control to be performed, the operator/technician will be immersed in a new work methodology that streamlines and optimizes the workflow, improving the quality of the work:
- The operator’s productivity will be increased by making the work more visual and, consequently, more enjoyable. In addition, the ease of data interpretation and improved efficiency will make it easier for the operator to detect anomalies.
- Measurement, data processing, analysis and incident response times.
- Interconnectivity between departments and in the supplier-customer link.
- Data quality through improvements in recapture reliability and data traceability.
- Analysis of results through simplified visualization of results using graphical tools and automation of processing, alarms and reports.
In summary, Kapture.io enables a preventive attitude towards non-quality and improves the efficiency of quality control processes, having a direct impact on cost reduction.
