Wintriss Introduces Hardware Solution for its ShopFloorConnect Production-Tracking Software
January 14, 2025Comments
Wintriss Controls Group, Acton, MA, has introduced an
economical, easy-to-use Tracker hardware solution for its ShopFloorConnect OEE
and production-tracking software. The new device promises to simplify and optimize
the data-collection process, company officials note, while minimizing operator
involvement.
For capturing and tracking process parameters, customers can choose from several pre-programmed digital inputs—such as run/idle and counting—and analog inputs including temperature, pressure, voltage and electrical current. Run/idle or count data will prove particularly helpful for metal forming and fabricating operations, providing inputs viewable in different formats depending on operator preference.
Says general manager Mr. Keith Magnant: “We developed the new device to enable unique machine data to be automatically sent to the ShopFloorConnect software. The Tracker is WiFi-enabled and pre-programmed to be easily integrated into existing and new ShopFloorConnect installations on virtually any type of machine.”
The Tracker device automatically collects data without requiring the operator to enter job information or a downtime reason. For example, a fabricator recently installed Trackers on four air compressors using the run/idle digital inputs to get a signal when each compressor is running. It also uses an analog input connected to a pressure transducer to measure air pressure. The duty-cycle and pressure information provided by the Trackers through ShopFloorConnect supply the user with the data needed for modifying air usage, to balance the load on the four compressors.
See also: Wintriss Controls Group LLC
Technologies: Pressroom Automation, Sensing/Electronics/IOT
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