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News Release from: Citect
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 29 August 2005
Energizer signs for manufacturing
execution system
Energizer has awarded Citect a contract to implement a manufacturing execution system solution in one of its alkaline battery plants with plans to add more plants within the year.
Energizer has awarded Citect a contract to implement a manufacturing execution system (MES) solution in one of its alkaline battery plants with plans to add more plants within the year After an extensive evaluation of six leading MES providers, Energizer determined the Citect solution to have the best architecture and flexibility to meet its present needs and support future growth
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 22 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Energizer eagerly anticipates the completion of the first phase".
"We have already begun receiving positive feedback from all the stakeholders, including operators, mechanics, supervisors and engineers".
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"We see this solution accelerating our productivity improvements and cost competitiveness", added Joe Tisone, Vice President Global Operations, Energizer Holdings.
"We are extremely pleased to be working with the Alkaline Battery Division and foresee a long-term partnership with Energizer".
"Energizer understands the benefits of continuous improvement strategies and CitectIIM will provide them easy, real-time access to the relevant data they need to achieve maximum efficiency", said Darren Trumeter, President, Citect Americas.
The initial project consists of the CitectIIM performance solution that provides visibility into plant processes to support the continuous improvement platform for Energizer's Alkaline Battery Division.
CitectIIM will allow Energizer to monitor each aspect of the production process, thus enabling the company to optimise overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
In order to increase OEE, massive amounts of data generated by each piece of equipment in a production line must be collected and analysed to determine the factors that impact production and quality.
The relevant data then must be filtered out and presented in a user-friendly format in order to discover the root cause disturbances that slow production or impact quality.
By accurately capturing data on KPIs at time of occurrence, and presenting it throughout the enterprise, CitectIIM allows companies to see how their plant(s) is operating in real time.
Manufacturers can quickly identify and remedy the root causes of production disturbances by obtaining real-time data from each step of the production process instead of relying on manual data collection and analysing the results hours or days later.
These data are also used to improve yield, quality and asset utilization by spotting trends that signal bottlenecks and slowdowns.
For example, remedying something as small as a 2s delay in a production line translates into an additional 5min production per hour without any additional capital expense. Request free introductory details about products from Citect ...
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