{"id":7542,"date":"2022-03-15T11:15:32","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T10:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wats.com\/?p=7542"},"modified":"2024-07-23T15:32:55","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T13:32:55","slug":"the-hard-facts-realizing-the-soft-approach-to-control-in-your-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wats.com\/the-hard-facts-realizing-the-soft-approach-to-control-in-your-manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hard Facts: Realizing the Soft approach to Control in your Manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Identifying issues and troubleshooting are critical to the efficient running of manufacturing operations. However, many organizations\u2019 approach to achieving this can be overly complicated \u2013 as well as rigid, costly, and counter-productive. In this blog WATS<\/u><\/a>\u00a0sales director Vidar Gr\u00f8n\u00e5s explains that real time access to data lies at the heart of effective and error-free manufacturing.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” bottom_padding=”3%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Identifying issues and troubleshooting are critical to the efficient running of manufacturing operations. However, many organizations\u2019 approach to achieving this can be overly complicated \u2013 as well as rigid, costly, and counter-productive. WATS Sales Director Vidar Gr\u00f8n\u00e5s explains why real time access to data lies at the heart of effective and error-free manufacturing.<\/p>\n

Traditional MES approach in effect puts brakes on the Production System<\/h2>\n

The conventional wisdom for many manufacturing businesses has focused on methodologies dictated by\u00a0 Manufacturing Execution Systems \u2013 incorporating software solutions built into the manufacturing process and proactively and systematically enforced. However, these systems can be extremely expensive to integrate; across multiple sites and software systems.<\/p>\n

Moreover, the traditional MES approach in effect puts brakes on the production system from the get-go. In this stop-start methodology, for companies such as electronics manufacturers \u2013 from OEMs to integrators and assembly operations \u2013 test and measurement operations can become bottlenecks. The upfront system alarms become obstacles, and can potentially impose serious production delays and time penalties.<\/p>\n

But it doesn’t have to be like that. There are options for more agile methodologies such as that offered by WATS<\/u> that integrates any test and repair station across the entire supply chain. Quickly identify production yield issues, frequent test or product failures, poor test coverage or other performance problems \u2013 in real-time, directly through your web browser or mobile device.<\/p>\n

Empowered to be more cost efficient and to speedily react to abnormalities<\/h2>\n

This web-enabled system provides real time views, across manufacturing sites worldwide. Through a top down approach that can identify which failures may occur on an \u2018as needed\u2019 basis, users are empowered to be more cost-efficient and can speedily react to abnormalities \u2013 rather than implementing rigid control mechanisms \u2013 through features such as:<\/p>\n