Critical Metrics, Easily Obtained
SensrTrx Takes Actionable Manufacturing Data From Your Shop Floor & Displays It In Meaningful Ways
Real Time Data
SensrTrx automatically collects data in real time directly from your equipment.
Manufacturing Metrics
We know manufacturing and provide you the metrics you need to manage your business. OEE, downtime, quality, scrap & through put to name a few.
Time to Value
SensrTrx is fast to implement and easy to use. Implementation time are measured in hours not months.
Anytime & Anywhere
SensrTrx runs where you need it to, on the web, on your desktop and on your phone.
What Can SensrTrx Do?
A Manufacturing Analytics Platform That Gives You The Data You Want Without The Costly Software & Complex Implementations
SensrTrx is an affordable manufacturing analytics platform designed to collect and display actionable data from the shop floor. Our solution helps manufacturers easily deliver more efficient processes, improve quality, and assert greater control of operations. Using this data, manufacturing businesses can increase machine availability, productivity and quality to directly increase profitability without complex software or the help of IT.
Improve Quality
Reduce scrap rates and improve operations
Impact OEE
Automatically calculate and review OEE
Enhance Performance
Quickly identify bottlenecks & other issues that affect performance as they happen
Increase Availability
Track & identify costly downtime and change over
Who We Work With
Innovative manufacturing businesses trust SensrTrx to pull critical from the shop floor
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Get expert insights into things like machine data, the industrial IoT, cloud analytics, and innovative approaches to OEE practices
Improving Complex Manufacturing Line Layouts
One of the biggest issues that manufacturers face is inefficiencies in their manufacturing lines. This looks like manufacturing cells with bottlenecks, unscheduled downtime, and inconsistent throughput. This is one of the first places that experiences lean manufacturing leaders look to cut costs and increase important metrics like OEE. The secret to reducing costs and improving[…]
Manufacturing Data Is Too Complicated & Tech Is Often Misleading
The world of big data, AI, machine learning, and the Industrial IoT has become extremely convoluted. These innovative new technologies are now marketing buzzwords. What’s more, manufacturers are often being misled, confused, or intentionally tricked about what these technologies can and can’t do for them… now and in the future. GE and IBM do a[…]
Top 3 Ways OEE Quality Can Be Improved
I talk about OEE more than just about any other subject. Manufacturers that understand the benefits of lean concepts and continuous improvement philosophies, know how impactful properly calculating and measuring OEE can be. Today, I’m going to highlight the top 3 ways that manufacturers can improve OEE quality. As you may remember, there are essentially 3 pillars[…]
How Top OEMs Sell ROI Using Data
Just about everyone sells their product based on the premise that it will generate some form of ROI (time, money, efficiency). OEMs are no different. The key to sales growth is demonstrating to customers that the new machine they buy will bring them some measurable ROI. A lot of OEMs have traditionally done this in[…]
7 Ways To Use Data To Improve Manufacturing Performance
Continuous improvement projects have never been more important to manufacturers. Companies are getting pressure from their customers to reduce margins and produce more. Doing this well requires the collection and review of production data to increase the effectiveness of operational equipment and production lines. Unfortunately, these projects fail at a very high rate. Below are[…]
How Lean Manufacturers Avoid Costs When They’re Growing
I spend a lot of time speaking with and working with some of the world’s smartest lean manufacturers. They embrace the idea of lean manufacturing. They live and breathe it and every part of their business; however, many of them admittedly struggle in one area in particular. Staying lean through periods of growth. […]
Manufacturing Twitter Accounts You Have To Follow
It might be surprising to some, but the manufacturing community has a pretty strong presence on Twitter. Over the years, I’ve been surprised by the quality of content and conversation that has taken place on the choppy social platform, and wanted to do my part by sharing manufacturing Twitter accounts that are must follow’s for any manufacturing professional.
Regardless of department, there are high-quality Twitter accounts that are constantly providing great information and insight. Sometimes you can uncover this information by keeping tabs on industry hashtags, but the best way to stay on top of industry rumblings is by following the manufacturing twitter accounts I’ve listed below.
Insights to OEE in the Automotive Industry
I’ve written a lot about OEE before: is it a magic number, is 100% OEE a bad thing, and why many manufacturers are wasting time trying to measure it. My expertise on the subject recently attracted the attention of a COO of a major automotive parts manufacturer who wanted to discuss this in greater depth. Ultimately,[…]
Top Cause of Under Production & Downtime For Manufacturers
How much money am I losing by not running these machines? Am I producing to capacity? And, what is under production and downtime really costing my manufacturing business?
These are questions that even the best manufacturers should constantly be asking themselves. In the name of continuous improvement, these questions should permeate the walls of your shop floor like a metronome. Why? Because improving upon these answers can save you a lot of money!
What’s the difference between a dollar spent and a dollar saved? In this case, the opportunity to impact the bottom line through savings is much greater… let me explain.
Reduce Downtime with SensrTrx
Downtime is a big problem for manufacturers. Whether that downtime is caused by planned maintenance, tool breaks, adjustments or bathroom breaks. Every minute a machine is not running represents lost revenue for the company. We talk a lot about Overall Equipment Effectiveness, the benefits of measuring OEE and using it in process improvement projects. As you[…]