Downtime and Production Tracking

When it comes to any manufacturing process, you are either producing or not. IPAS automatically detects interruptions in shredder production and alerts the operator via the IPAS Shredder Operator Interface. From the touch screen interface, the operator can quickly punch in the reason for downtime replacing the need for hand written operator logs. Production rates, totals and usage, such as Tons per Hour, Ferrous Tons Produced, Kilowatt-Hours consumed are gathered automatically by IPAS throughout the operation.

Process Variables Trending

Process variables are the constantly changing physical conditions which are associated with the equipment used within a shredder process. IPAS records these variables for historical trending. Understanding the variation in these conditions and the effect of that variation on your production process and equipment is a vital to improving performance and reducing downtime by preventable equipment failure

Event and Alarm Recording

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) alert and inform the operator that unsafe equipment conditions may exist. IPAS now records Time In and Time Out for every PLC driven alarm such has Rotor Bearing high temperature. IPAS can record any user driven event within the PLC system, such as E-stop activations, push buttons, and motor overload resets.

Plant Analysis

Executives and Managers can use IPAS to translate monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), including machine availability and efficiency. IPAS displays KPIs through various scorecards, reports, and graphs.

IPAS Key Performance Indicators include:

•  Process Availably
•  Machine Efficiency
•  Operator Efficiency
•  Ton per Gross Hour
•  Ton per Net Hour

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