How an automobile parts manufacturer improved its OEE by 23% in 5 months
12 % production capacity waste reduced
Reduced production capacity waste by 12% due to machine downtime during shift changes.
23 % OEE improvement on CNC machines
Through use of the OEE monitoring system in Leanworx, OEE improved by 23 % on CNC machines, 15 % on foundry machines.
Rs. 15,60,000 per month savings
Savings of Rs. 15,60,000 per month by using the Leanworx system .
About Customer
Automobile parts manufacturer who have 72 machines connected to Leanworx machine monitoring system – CNC lathes, VMCs, HMCs, sand molding machines, core shooters, fettling machines. Their average machine hour rate is Rs. 350.
Problem
Reduced production capacity by a factor of 12% due to machine downtime .
Their OEE varied from 32 % to 65 %, depending on the type of machine. CNC machines were the lowest.
Solution
Through use of the OEE monitoring system in Leanworx, OEE improved by 23 % on CNC machines, 15 % on foundry machines.
This resulted in higher profits because of higher production quantities with the same number of machines, lower cost of production per part, lower rejections, reduced raw material cost.
Results
Savings of Rs. 15,60,000 per month by using the Leanworx system .