Maximize Business Results with Smarter Maintenance and Asset Performance.

FactoryWorx^TM Inventory Management is a key area of  Maintenance Management. Inventory has a direct impact on availability of assets and uninterrupted running of production. It can also become a major cost centre for manufacturing if unchecked.

FactoryWorx^TM Inventory Management in context of Maintenance focuses on management of spare parts, tools and equipment required for the maintenance of  enterprise-wide assets involved in product creation and distribution. FactoryWorx automation and digitisation of the Inventory and Purchasing function enables highly accurate, real-time tracking and control of inventory stocks.

Some parts are high cost – cannot keep too many spares. With Predictive Maintenance inventory can be managed for optimised visibility, availability and cost.

Functionality:

• Automated parts restock (Min/Max stock levels)
• Supplier Database and Pricing
• Purchase Orders and Reservations
• Inventory management and optimisation.
• Predictive Maintenance inventory

It is about having the right skills to ensure efficiency – tracking who did the job, how long it took them and have Work Instructions (digital) available instantly to ensure people can do the job quickly and easily – right the first time.

Can create and store documents online – for easy access. Browse the Digital Library or Product Manuals for instant access and information.

FactoryWorx^TM Labour Management refers to managing, monitoring and scheduling people directly involved in the maintenance process.

Functionality:

• Tracking and reporting:
  • Labour cost
  • Individual productivity
  • Skill level
• Integration with Business Software – HR – to plan training
• Labour scheduling
• Digital Work Instructions

FactoryWorx^TM Asset Management organises your assets into a logical family tree structure for easy access to all asset data. It provides insights on Maintenance Activities, History, Logs, Spare Parts, Documents, Movements, etc. It also includes information on spare part suppliers, delivery lead times, pricing and more.

FactoryWorx^TM Asset Management tracks and digitally documents your assets’ complete history, showing usage, breakdowns, and maintenance and repair details. Analytics and reporting functionality then provides management insights to make accurate decisions about future scheduling and utilisation of the assets to ensure maximum optimisation and ROI.

Importantly, FactoryWorx^TM Asset Management is not just for the factory floor production assets. It should be integrated in all critical facilities where products are developed, tested and handled. This includes:

• Labs
• Smart Devices
• Warehouse Equipment
• Logistics- broader company assets.

Functionality:

• Asset utilisation monitoring
• Asset performance (health) monitoring
• Vibration monitoring
• Condition monitoring
• Cost analysis associated with equipment, e.g. i.e. break even to decide on replacement
• Predictive Asset Management
• Maintenance Planning

Creating Work Orders and Maintenance Requests has never been easier, faster or more effective. FactoryWorx^TM Work Order Management makes it easy to create, complete and record work. Automatic tracking and Notifications ensure timely actions and enable you to achieve and exceed your KPIs.

Create Work Requests for Efficiency and Compliance:

Easily design work requests and orders by entering or selecting from the standard lists: tasks to be performed, parts, trade/person, permits, safety notes. The function will automatically record repair time and downtime. With the ERP integration you can generate WO and requests directly from Master Data and ensure accuracy with automatic updates.

Importantly, include tasks, activities and triggers from the Digital Documentation Library to ensure the mar

Automate Work Order Scheduling:

Schedule maintenance work orders using set time, meter or event-based triggers to fit in your workflows and production strategy.

Preventative Maintenance

Schedule Preventative Maintenance Work Orders, using Predictive Asset Analytics to be automatically carried out based on either Time based and/or Usage based frequencies.

Functionality:

• Work orders creation, execution and tracking
• Maintenance scheduling automation
• Work Order Scheduling for Predictive Maintenance
• Mobile App for Work Orders on the move
• Work order reporting

FactoryWorx^TM Maintenance Reporting functionality provides real-time visibility and standardised reporting on all aspects of maintenance. It provides a side-by-side view of actual and targets. It also enables easy generation of customisable reports on specific KPIs for every level and function across the enterprise.

Maintenance Reporting is invaluable to monitoring and meeting production and management objectives.

Functionality:

• Asset reporting: break downs, cost of repairs
• Maintenance reporting: labour cost, efficiency
• Inventory reporting

Every module of  FactoryWorx^TM MES suite fully integrates with all ERP solutions as well as other IT systems within the organisation. The ERP integration provides real-time access to Master Data, enabling Work Orders creation, parts requisitions, and connecting labour hours and asset performance data with the company’s overall financial accounting.

Functionality:

• ERP integration
• Master Data Integration
• Work Orders creation
• Reporting

FactoryWorx^TM Document Management is about standardising Maintenance Resources and process. It provides a standard platform that keeps all equipment data, including barcodes, available centrally in cloud. All maintenance related information is always accurate and up to date and easily accessible via Mobile technology – anywhere,  any time.

FactoryWorx^TM Document Management features an interactive resource, Process Mapper. It makes it easy to create custom built instructions for your specific processes and machines. These instructions or Guides, designed using Process Mapper, become a Trouble Shooter for each event. They are available in your Digital Library for operators to easily access, follow and check all process steps.

This addresses the common problem for organisations: Knowledge capture and availability to the entire Team. It enables any operator to perform a required maintenance activity irrespective of their skill level or whether they are new or casual staff. The digital Document Management function provides an instant knowledge boost – where there is limited experience of business process knowledge. Ensuring speed and continuity of operations.

FactoryWorx^TM Document Management functionality is essential in the age of workforce outsourcing and solves the 2^nd biggest issue of downtime: lack of skilled staff to do even basic maintenance.

Digital Work Instructions, Product and Repair Manuals directly integrate with  FactoryWorx^TM Production Management module.

Functionality:

• Document Management Library
• Process Mapper
• Trouble Shooter – Guides
• Paperless – Digital Work Instructions

FactoryWorx^TM Maintenance Management comes with a Mobile App. It reflects how people work and naturally interact with each other today. In manufacturing in particular, everyone is on the move and important actions and decisions need to be made instantly. It allows you and your team to do your job anywhere, anytime.

Operators can easily create a maintenance request at a push of a button. You will instantly receive email confirmation. Easy to use, it accelerates and improves effectiveness of communication. It eliminates skill and language barriers and provides clarity and efficiency of communicating issues.

Just take a photo or quick video of the problem, mark up on your screen what needs to be addressed and send to a maintenance specialist who may be in another location.

FactoryWorx^TM Mobile App automatically updates asset’s history and Work Orders.

Functionality:

• Full functionality of the FactoryWorx^TMMaintenance Management module
• Work Order creation
• Maintenance Request creation

When FactoryWorx^TM Maintenance Management is implemented as part of FactoryWorx^TM Industry 4.0, with some AI capability, you can start to leverage the benefits of Predictive Asset Management. This functionality allows companies to manage asset utilisation, repairs and lifecycle for maximum yield and financial returns.

FactoryWorx^TM Predictive Asset Management functionality informs management decisions with relentless accuracy about when and what the best options are for maintenance and scheduling of a particular production asset. Real time monitoring, combined with advanced data analytics provide insights that prevent equipment failures and downtime.  

This not only minimises the cost of repairs but also improves asset’s longevity and ROI.

Take the guesswork and “unplanned” out of your manufacturing operations with FactoryWorx^TM Predictive Asset Management. Gain full control of machines, tools, auxiliary equipment and labour performance.