Digital transformation through Collaboration
Nicole Ballantyne C.Eng. FIMechE DIC
Digital Manufacturing & Transformation, Productivity & Sustainability, International collaboration, New technologies for Manufacturers, Making more with less, Sustainable manufacturing.
Sheffield Forgemasters, a manufacturer specialising in the production of casting and forging solutions for the world’s most complex engineering challenges, collaborated with MESTEC, a technology company which works with manufacturers to improve productivity and performance.
Operators now use touch screens to report the status of a production?job. This real-time shop floor data is collected, collated, analysed, and automatically updates a set of company-wide KPIs which are displayed around the factory to enable operators and managers to monitor performance.
To read more about the story of collaboration here : https://www.madesmarter.uk/resources/case-study-sheffield-forgemasters-mestec/
Managing Director @ TEST CONSULTING LIMITED
2 年This is an interesting read James Brand, if you weren’t already aware.
ISO44001 Business Relationship.Management University of Warwick
2 年The idea of KPI boards is and has been a very effective way of engagement of coal face workers .They then help in the push to achieve results . Nice article
Senior Manager - National Security and Defence at Innovate UK Business Connect
2 年George Freeman MP
Bringing innovators and end users together to accelerate the development of products and services in nuclear & fusion energy. Looking forward to networking with you.
2 年Very interesting Nicole. Thanks for sharing.
General Manager
2 年It has been great working with a customer using technology to achieve clear objectives rather than just to tick an Industry 4.0 box. Looking forward to the next chapter...