OEE Software Module targets food industry.
Press Release Summary:
Part of HAT Food Safety and Quality Management Tool, OEE Software Module helps users evaluate how effectively plant operates and how efficiently resources are utilized. Operational visibility resulting from knowing where inefficiencies are located when they are taking place helps optimize food processing operations. To maximize Overall Equipment Effectiveness, module helps identify and resolve problems such as excessive downtime, slow line speed, inadequate quality control, and high scrap rate.
Original Press Release:
CAT Squared Develops Overall Equipment Effectiveness Module
CAT Squared's OEE Intelligence Improves Overall Equipment Effectiveness for Plant Operations and Saves Big Money for the Food Industry
CONWAY, Ark. -- CAT Squared (CAT²), a software and service company for the food industry, has developed an OEE plug-in module as part of their Food Safety and Quality Management Tool (known simply as "HAT") that is proving extremely valuable. The new module is designed to reduce equipment downtime, lower maintenance costs, improve equipment life-cycle management, and improve labor efficiencies.
CAT Squared's OEE Software Module is simplistic in its interface, but extremely intuitive. One of CAT Squared's customers realized a return on investment in one quarter (three months) after implementing the HAT OEE solution.
Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is a standard of metrics for evaluating how effectively a plant operates and how efficiently its resources are utilized. The operational visibility resulting from knowing exactly where inefficiencies are located at the moment they are taking place is revolutionizing food processing operations.
Without detailed real-time OEE intelligence companies have traditionally been forced to repeatedly purchase and upgrade equipment to improve productivity. Many companies unnecessarily invest in expensive new equipment negatively impacting their bottom line simply because they did not have the business intelligence to maximize the productivity of their existing equipment & processes.
The following problems need to be identified and resolved to maximize Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE):
--Â Excessive Downtime
--Â Slow Line Speeds /Slow Production Rates
--Â Inadequate Quality Control & Quality Assurance
--Â High Scrap Rate / High Waste Generation
--Â Improper Reporting / Unreliable Data Entry
"I think it is amazing what people can do when you empower them on the plant floor all the way to the executive offices with confidence, accountability, and powerful data." said Mike Sardinha, President of CAT Squared.
About CAT²
CAT² is a leading provider of manufacturing software to the Food Industry with clients on six continents including 60% of the top 50 meat & poultry/egg companies in North America. CAT² cuts costs and improves efficiency by filling the gap between a company's ERP system and the plant floor with real-time data collection, yield calculations, real-time reporting, and farm-to-fork traceability.
If you would like more information about this topic or to schedule an interview, please call Mark Wilson at (501) 328-9178 ext. 318 or email mark.wilson@catsquared.com.
Web Site: www.catsquared.com
