Smart Live View improve productivity and change the culture of manufacturing business
GlobalReader is Estonian software & hardware company which offers solutions that give factories real-time information on machine and line manufacturing capacity. GlobalReader collects data from the factory and provides insight into why real performance is different from the production plan. Facilities’ managers get instant notifications when interruptions and downtimes occur. Factories dig into data analytics, give ShopFloor feedback and can add additional features like Call for Help, Production Planner, Machine Manintenance scheduler or drive towards true paperless manufacutring and Industry 4.0 by using SmartFactory API and integrations with Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.3.0 and the updates that come with it.
Talking about the GlobalReader 3.0 and the updates that come with it, in October company released a new version of Smart Live View. But what Smart Live View is and why it came to be?
TRANSPARENCY
Displaying data and information only to managers is not enough to boost efficiency and change the company culture. Overcoming this barrier is simple. Starting with showing to every employee how a machine is working results in increased productivity and transparency between different manufacturing departments.
The feedback received from software users was that they want to display all the information in a more visible way. Reason behind that was to give all parties the same overview of the production. Manufacturing managers and machine operators would have equal overview of the shifts efficiency, employees could compete with each other, managers could ask the hard questions based on real time data and reaction to machine stops/breakdowns would be faster.
SMART LIVE VIEW
In the past in order to display anything on the shop floor the ERP team needed to generate unique links to every production. Also only one static link was available at the same time and to change it, someone needed to contact Support team. Also quite a challenge was to get the link to show up on the hardware. As you understand, the struggle to go through several not-so-easy steps was valid.
GlobalReader recognised the need for upgrade.
Presenting Smart Live View gives a team a real-time insight into how the production is progressing on the big screen with customizable visual graphs which are located in the Analytics section of GlobalReader. Right now there is an ability to create four different types of graphs: Dashboard, Main graph, Main graph Time and External. Also an opportunity to choose which machines to display and how many and select between dark or light mode.
THE HARDWARE
GlobalReader team also thought about what could be the easiest way to to set up the Smart Live View from the Hardware side. To make it super simple the most obvious answer was Android and an App. Nowadays all newer TVs support Android 9.0. For older TVs we recommend using Android TV Box (Example: Xiaomi Mi Box) it converts the old to Smart TV. After choosing the hardware, the next steps are easy. When deciding the places where to put it up – we recommend starting with the shop floor, managers and break rooms. Then download GlobalReader Smart LiveView app and display the real time data to your team.
NOT ONLY FOR DATA DISPLAYING
New nifty element in the Smart Live View is the ability to use it as a company internal information sharing tool. It is possibile to display any website and info chosen by client. It can be used to motivate employees or encourage team feeling. Opportunities for creative ideas are endless.
