BREAKING NEWS Kerridge Commercial Systems Ltd acquire RNH Solutions Solutions Industries Success Stories About News Contact Customer Portal IoT Project gains Arlington a 16% increase in productivity DISCRETE MANUFACTURING CUSTOMER: Arlington Automotive SITE LINK: www.arlington-automotive.com Challenge Car parts manufacturer Arlington Automotive is a division of global supply chain specialist, Arlington Industries Group Limited. Arlington Automotive’s continued growth meant that real-time performance data was a crucial requirement. In 2016, Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) implemented an IoT solution to provide up-to-the-minute performance data of their machine presses, resulting in a 16% productivity gain. Arlington Automotive first implemented K8 Manufacturing in 1999. Since then, the company has grown considerably. With sales of around 38 million parts, pressure from automotive customers requiring Year-on-Year cost reductions and inflationary wage challenges; Arlington Automotive face on-going pressure to improve efficiency. In 2016, KCS implemented a solution to link Arlington’s K8 Manufacturing ERP system to two of their presses. Wi-Fi automation devices connected to a micro-switch in each press enabled the presses to become ‘Internet-connected things’. This allowed K8 Manufacturing dashboards to display real-time performance data, updated every minute. A range of dashboard views were developed for both shop floor and back office monitoring, with shop floor dashboards visible on a large format screen located next to the presses. Garry explained, “Before the IoT project, we had ‘gut-feelings’ about teams of operatives being more efficient at certain types of operations than others on certain presses, however there was no reliable performance data to substantiate this. The data provided has enabled us to optimise shifts. Following the initial project on just two presses, parts per machine have increased substantially and we have been able to see a 16% gain in productivity”. Gains and benefits 16% gain in productivity Optimised work practices and time savings Direct effect on production rates Increased staff motivation and awareness Increased output and profitability // Since the real-time data has been on display via a dashboard on the shop floor, the time it has taken for presses to be in action at the beginning of every shift has halved. This demonstrated an immediate ROI for us. - Garry Luke, Systems Engineer, Arlington Automotive You may also be interested in... Fluid Transfer International DISCRETE MANUFACTURING Anglo Stainless DISCRETE MANUFACTURING Latest Industry Insights Reduce your risk: 5 reasons your software needs to stay updated Using your ERP to stock more efficiently Our Sustainability Policy Together we can make a difference! At Kerridge Commercial Systems we firmly believe that we have a responsibility to our employees, customers, investors, and environment to promote and practice sustainability across our solutions and within our business. Kerridge Commercial Systems Providing specialist software, services and support to deliver fully integrated business management systems to trade, wholesale, manufacturing and distribution customers, large and small. Copyright © 2021 Kerridge Commercial Systems Limited. All rights reserved. UK Head Office Unit 2A Herongate Charnham Park Hungerford Berkshire RG17 0YU Group Locations > Contact Us Email: hello@kerridgecs.com Tel: +44 (0) 1488 662000 Support: +44 (0) 1488 662098 Site Map | Disclaimer | Privacy Notice | Cookie Information | Contact Us