Tool Utilization
Set up tools in ION and track where they are being used
Effective tool utilization is a key element to guarantee process integrity and product quality through manufacturing cycles.
Understanding which tool was utilized to complete a specific operation is essential in a regulated industry.
More important, guaranteeing the processes in place are enforced and the utilization of a compliant tool and assembly hardware is hard requirement for an operation guarantees success.
ION Tool Requirements Features include the following:
Ability to set optional or required tools at a step level
Ability to set tool validations at tool selection level, such as specifying the exact tool that must be used for an operation
See Diagram 1 below:
How to Implement Tool Requirements in ION:
Step 1: Complete Tool/Operation Analysis
List all operations in your manufacturing process.
Identify and list all tools required to perform your manufacturing operations
Map each operation with their corresponding tool requirement(s)
Step 2: Complete Tool Maintenance Analysis
Identify and list the maintenance cycle and criteria for each tool necessary for your manufacturing processes.
Step 3: Incorporate all Tool requirements and validations identified during the Tool/Operation analysis into the necessary ION procedures.
Create a Field Type: Tool at each step/operation necessary. See Image 1 below:
Set the proper validations and requirements for the tool field. This is the stage where you tell ION if a tool MUST be used for an operation, if so, which tool(s) can be used.
By completing the above tasks, your organization will:
Identify any gaps between your tool inventory and operation requirements
Enforce the utilization of a tool at an operation level
Tool Visualization in ION
Track the following Tool Inventory attributes via ION Analytics:
Tool
Serial Number
Location
Service Due Date
Last Service Date
Service Interval
URI - Universal Resource Identifier
Status - Available/Unavailable
Tool Management Reports
Automate the delivery of tool inventory reports based on specific parameters, such as cadence or specific conditions. For example:
Get a weekly report on all your tools automatically sent to the tool manager in your organization.
Never miss a calibration or maintenance date for your tool inventory by get a report of tools 2 weeks prior to their service due date.
Get a report of the tool inventory that is currently unavailable and requires maintenance and/or re-calibration.
Get a report of tools that have been 'Unavailable' for a certain period of time.
Future Development:
Automatically kick off a maintenance run for a tool based on its 'Service Due Date'
Automatically adjust the 'Last Service Date' for a tool after completing a Maintenance run for a tool.
The latter is a process that can be implemented through an automation. Reach out to us if interested!
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