Andon system in the production line

The Andon system has gradually become a powerful tool in production lines to help control quality and professionalize production management.

In current industrial plants, there is a situation:
– There are many machines in a line and each worker operates one machine
– Machines operate independently of each other,
– Manually record production results and call for assistance,
– Does not guarantee the accuracy and truthfulness of the information,
– Failure to check the history of operating machines as well as stop work to repair, troubleshoot arising problems,
– Manual reports: reports are made by hand-written notes of the operator or machine manager.
– Difficulties in assessing the performance of the machine as well as the time to troubleshoot problems between occurrences are fast or slow for timely intervention.
– …..

And the manager:
– Must travel continuously in the factory to check and supervise,
– Always passive with reports from workers,
– It is difficult to know the status of instantaneous operation of the machine without a specific test,
– Do not know the exact operating history of the machine but only based on reports subordinates posted,
– ….

Andon system in the production line

The solution that the Andon System aims for manufacturers is to improve the above shortcomings and have a broader view of production:
– Focus: connect the machines or the location of production workers in a chain of centralized monitoring systems.
– Automatic: showing the operating status of machines during normal production or faults; Record operating status, time of incident occurrence and time of troubleshooting. Report operational status immediately and send reports to related departments.
– Visualization: All operational status, activity history and reports are displayed according to images, sound, figures, charts.

Benefits provided:
– Easier and more convenient to monitor and evaluate the performance of workers and machinery.
– Limiting the excess time of the stages in production.
– Increase the honesty and accuracy of the production department, increase management efficiency.

As such, the Andon system plays an important role in the production lines and brings practical benefits to users, helping businesses improve their competitiveness and optimize production effectively. Best.