Loss Reduction

In addition to their normal material and component handling tasks at the factory, forklifts were also used to perform tool set-up on presses. This was always
a critical operation because any delay in the press set-up had a cascading effect throughout the production.

The problem is that forklifts were often busy with tasks elsewhere just when they were most needed, generating losses in production .

The implementation of a tablet on the forklifts, connected to the production management system made it possible to predict the time for the set-up and anticipate
the displacement of the forklifts. Also, using the help chain system, it became possible to report unforeseen events and locate the nearest forklift to respond to emergencies.

The real gain was 7 minutes on average per set-up. As the company has several presses and several set-ups are performed daily on each press, the gain was significant.