Let’s face it, losing anything can be annoying but for a manufacturer, misplacing materials or parts during the production cycle can impact every area of your business, including your bottom line.
Now imagine you have a real-time location system (RTLS) from CAD+T integrated into your production. Whatever the size of your business, the ability to track and locate materials, parts and people in real time and to within 3cm, offers a wealth of benefits alongside the core advantage of never having to search for misplaced materials or parts again.
Ever wondered what areas of your business perform better than others? Maybe you’re questioning if your employees could work more efficiently or if you could eliminate the issue of bottle necks. With CAD+T’s RTLS, you get a real-time view of your entire production facility and those working in it. This in turn gives you the data you need to highlight manufacturing and labour inefficiencies. Martina Schwarz, CEO of CAD+T Solutions explains, “It gives you valuable, real-time feedback into every area of your business and it gives you the tools you need to analyse your entire production set-up, pin pointing any problem areas. This offers a truly unique opportunity to study the running of your company objectively and to gain a greater insight into how the company is performing. When teamed with production software, it can also determine any quality control issues, if an error has occurred and where it happened.”
RTLS also has the ability to help you future-proof your business as it is not just existing orders that can be tracked. The continual data flow allows you to record and manage the exact time a part takes to be competed, allowing you to be able to optimise your work flow going forward. Lead times can also be more precise and potential delays can be identified faster – making time management issues a thing of the past.
Now you’re wondering how much this is going to cost to implement. “Not as much as you think,” says Martina. “For smaller companies or businesses that have held off investing in the past, there’s an opportunity to integrate this system gradually and with minimal disruption. Not only does this require less upfront investment but it also gives you and your team time to understand the advantages of using RTLS and how it can make everyone’s lives easier. You can even rent out hardware from us to make your investment more affordable. And, because it’s a completely universal product that works with every machinery and software brand on the market, it can adapt and change as and when your company does with no third party intervention needed.”
Martina adds, “Like most things, the right investment at the right time is a crucial factor. Integrating a RTLS into your production practises offer companies an opportunity to analyse their current systems and instigate change. It’s a fantastic tool to see where your company is now and where it could be in the future. If you’re looking for a way to access real-time data for better decision-making, employee performance tracking and process optimisation, then an RTLS from CAD+T is an investment you cannot live without.”
