One of the primary goals of Cimlogic is to improve manufacturing productivity. Cimlogic are able to take the ‘best of the best’ technologies to build rapid and robust solutions. One of these solutions is TrakSYS™; a world class, real-time decision making tool from Parsec, which delivers accurate, and actionable intelligence to the decision makers, for significant productivity improvement. TrakSYS™ can assist in achieving the following manufacturing objectives:

o Increase capacityo Decrease time to produceo Increase return on assetso Reduce operating/conversion cost per unito Better manage capitalo Increase total shareholder returns

System Requirements: The plant measured efficiency using a paper based model; there was a lack of visibility as the information was not available to everyone. It was also time consuming processing the raw data.

In order to increase throughput, a system was needed that measured OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) in real-time. This visibility would enable Purity Soft Drinks to identify improvement opportunities.

Purity Soft Drinks needed a flexible system to collect the data defined as critical by the plant (particularly to minimise operator workload on downtime justifications).

The system Cimlogic identified which would fulfil the requirements of Purity Soft Drinks was TrakSYS™.

The SolutionThe TrakSYS™ Performance Management System installed at Purity Soft Drinks monitors throughput, speed, and all stoppages, as well as calculating OEE and its components: Availability, Performance and Quality.

The system automatically collects machine production counters, machine status and main downtime reasons. It communicates via the PLCs of the different machines in use on the PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) line, such as the Blower, the Filler, the Labeller, the Sleever and the Palletiser.

TrakSYS™ has finally allowed us to ditch our old, inaccurate

manual data collection system. Finally we have real-time performance information

at our fingertips.Frank Docherty, Production Manager

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Bursting with production efficiency- achieving an OEE improvement of nearly 20%

Purity Soft Drinks: The BackgroundPurity Soft Drinks are a leading manufacturer of juices and juice drinks, with brands such as Juice Burst and Firefly. As one of the oldest companies in the UK, they started supplying soft drinks by horse drawn dray in and around Wednesbury 124 years ago.

Purity Soft Drinks has had successful growth over the last few years and were looking to increase throughput.

Example TrakSYS™ shift overview

The ResultsWithin three months, Purity Soft Drinks saw an OEE average increase of 4%, which equated to an extra 400 cases per shift.

In just under three years since initial implementation of TrakSYS™, Purity Soft Drinks has achieved an OEE improvement of nearly 20%. TrakSYS™ enables Purity Soft Drinks to effectively analyse losses, determine route cause(s) and take action.

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About CimlogicCimlogic offer a complete Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) consultancy; design; implementation; analysis and support service; providing simple solutions, ensuring optimum performance and fast ROI.

The focus of our business is driving World-Class Manufacturing through: Operational Excellence (OpEx), Operational Technology (OT), Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) solutions and Manufacturing Data Analytics, backed by comprehensive Operational Support services. Valuable solutions are not just about technology, they are about people and processes too. At Cimlogic, we don’t just provide the software - we continually explore ways to improve your manufacturing processes. Cimlogic is the sole UK integrator of TrakSYS™, designed and developed by Parsec Automation Corp.

TrakSYS™ is a unified and integrated software application with a comprehensive set of features and functions which also allow for a paperless factory, including: Production; Planning and Scheduling; Traceability; Quality and SPC; Performance Management; Recipe and Batch Management; Weighing and Dispensing; Work-flow Management; Maintenance Management; Energy Management; Material Management; Historian and Enterprise Visibility.

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We saw efficiency benefits from TrakSYS™ immediately. Our OEE at the Wednesbury plant improved by almost 4 percentage points in the first few

months after installation, putting us on track for a 10 percentage point improvement in the first year.

Frank Docherty, Production Manager

Above: The web-based TrakSYS™ system showing the monthly OEE trend.

Solution Benefits o Information collated is used to analyse the root causes of losses and drives continuous improvement. o Operators interact with the system; they define the production order and the products running on the line. o Operators complement the system with additional context and justification details via two operator interfaces. o A large overhead screen displays critical information, enabling shift leaders to identify issues quickly and highlight opportunities for improvement. o TrakSYS™ also provides historical analysis reports on rate efficiency and breakdown paretos by time, product and shift.

Above: TrakSYS™ data

“TrakSYS™ highlighted some issues related to conveyoring and chronic minor stops in our labeller. Not only did

TrakSYS™ highlight these issues, but it provided hard data for the business case to justify replacement of this equipment.”

Frank Docherty, Production Manager