Xccelerated Mobile Deployment - XMD
PenFact, Inc.
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Crane Inspection, Real Time Scheduling & Work Order Issuance - XMD Software Improves Safety and Efficiency in Metals Plant A leading intenational metals manfacturer uses huge cranes capable of moving tens of tons in its facilities. At one facility, the manufacturer uses PenFact XMD software to:
the operator all the while being high in the air, and with at least one hand free to secure his own safety. Before PenFact’s XMD software was installed, crane operators conducted safety and maintenance inspections using pencils and paper. Scheduling information was done orally - provided, changed, updated and reported into the crane using radio. As for work orders, they would be issued when someone later processed the paper inspection results into the company’s systems. XMD software runs in the crane on a CE.net slate pen computer affixed to the cab interior, convenient to the operator. The operator runs through safety and maintenance checks at the beginning of each shift, and if any check is unsatisfactory, a work order automatically is issued when the operator uploads the data to the company’s system – which he does by simply tapping on an icon that says ”Transfer” on it. In addition, the operator’s schedule can be revised continually to take into account data that he inputs during the day concerning his activities, and data input on the ground relating to the efficient operation of the factory. At the completion of any task, the operator simply refers to the schedule on the CE.net slate pen computer and performs the task that the schedule then requires to be done next. Rather than holding a radio with one hand and rewriting the schedule with the other, the operator can hold onto the crane safety bars with one hand and use the other to check schedule updates on the CE.net slate computer. XMD software makes crane operation safer – it gets safety and maintenance information to the ground at the beginning of shift where it can analyzed right away for imminent danger to the operator or others in the factory, and it leaves the operators with one free hand at all times with which to secure his own safety. Before XMD ran in the crane, safety and maintenance information was delivered at the end of a shift, which may have been too late to prevent an accident or downtime. The elimination of duplicate data entry prevents errors, resulting in better data. Perhaps most importantly, the operator’s schedule can be managed in real time, resulting in greater efficiencies in plant operations. Add to that the skilled operator does not have to stop working to rewrite his schedule – it is rewritten on the ground and sent by radio frequency right into the cab – and that work orders are issued automatically, and efficiency is improved even more.
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