Manufacturers today are under pressure to contribute value to a company’s
bottom line by continuously improving the performance of their manufacturing
assets. Today’s business drivers focus on metrics such as Return on
Assets (ROA) and Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE), both of which are critical contributors to the overall goal of achieving Operational Excellence
(OpX). The nemesis of all manufacturers is unscheduled downtime – unexpected
stoppage resulting from equipment failure, operator error, or
nuisance trips. FF-SIF offers improved diagnostics that minimize the
chance of nuisance trips. More importantly, FF-SIF also has the potential to
integrate directly into standard control architectures, allowing improved
asset and event management thus minimizing the chances of failure