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OEE and Real-Time Production Monitoring for Automotive Manufacturing

In the automotive industry, OEMs rely heavily on a carefully vetted supply chain of tiered suppliers to provide critical components on time and within spec. Whether you are a Tier 3 supplier processing raw materials, a Tier 2 supplier producing a myriad of individual components, or a Tier 1 supplier providing finished goods or sub-assemblies directly to the OEM, it is critical you fulfill your role seamlessly to remain a preferred supplier.

In an industry with tight margins and a low tolerance for delays, it should come as no surprise that Vorne has been invited to speak at numerous events as OEE experts in the automotive industry. Further, Vorne XL is a required tool and manufacturing aid with which to ensure full visibility and OTD in many automotive factories.

Other benefits of XL that customers love include no software to install, no servers to maintain, no recurring fees, and no contracts. Instead, you get unlimited users, free technical support, a 3-year warranty, and free software updates - all in an inexpensive, off-the-shelf product.

Driving Improvement for Automotive Production

Our automotive customers strive to create products that are more reliable, precise, or cost-effective than other options on the market. It is critical to be able to optimize the process while maintaining the quality that your customers expect.

The Vorne XL Productivity Appliance empowers automotive manufacturers to monitor their processes, improve throughput, and maximize efficiency, all while preserving the integrity of their products. XL drops onto your existing process, making it a quick and easy solution that requires little to no changes on the line.

Pareto chart showing downtime by reason in an automotive plant using Vorne XL software.

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Key Benefits for Automotive Manufacturers

Our automotive customers produce specialized components and subsystems using a wide variety of processes such as machining and stamping, roll forming, welding and cutting, CNC machining, wire and cable extrusion, robotic assembly lines, and manual or semi-automated sub-assembly and kitting operations. Regardless of the process, they must uphold stringent levels of quality and maintain tight margins to remain profitable, all while navigating the pressure of contracted pricing and deadlines from their customers.

Real-Time OEE and Production Monitoring for Automotive Manufacturing

Our XL users greatly rely on and appreciate the robust suite of reporting tools in Vorne XL, benefitting from the ability to:

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Improve Changeover Times Drive changeover efficiency by using target times, implementing SMED, or enforcing SIC.
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Receive Real-Time Quality Alerts Promote Jidoka or “stop and fix” processes to maintain 6S and DPMO standards. Make informed decisions to stop production when necessary to limit waste in the form of scrap and non-conforming products.
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Analyze Part- and Job-Related Info Feed recorded information, such as production totals and labor efficiencies, back into your ERP.
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View Line Speed and Rates Instantly Use precise performance loss and cycle time information to quickly diagnose and resolve issues.
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Access Full OEE Metrics Collect and analyze Availability, Performance, and Quality, as required by many automotive manufacturers. Dive even deeper with Six Big Losses and TEEP.

You're in Excellent Company

Vorne XL customers span 45+ countries and are in virtually every industry - including many in automotive. Take a look at a sampling of automotive manufacturers that have unlocked the benefits of XL to obtain accurate and actionable data, critical insights, and a foundation for their continuous improvement programs.

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Learn More About Vorne XL

We would be happy to show you XL, deep dive into your challenges and your processes, and answer any questions you may have. We also offer free 90-day trials. In fact, we have completed thousands of successful XL trials. Did you know that 91.9% of companies that try XL buy XL?

Metrics, Dimensions, and Dashboards

Vorne XL delivers an incredible data foundation and the tools you need to effectively drive your continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, and digital transformation initiatives. With XL you get immediate access to over 100 highly accurate and actionable metrics and 20 data dimensions - in real time and for deep retrospective analysis through historical reporting. There are dozens of built-in reports, and you can easily create your own reporting dashboards.

Vorne XL User Success Stories

XL helps manufacturers in almost every industry improve their process productivity. You will love our free support, free software updates, 3-year warranty, transparent pricing, fast implementation, and, of course, the wealth of product features. That is why we have so many customers that share their success stories.

T.M. Manufacturing Engineer Automotive Interior SupplierYour displays paid for themselves in just three days of production! We went from an average of 70% throughput to an amazing 98% in just a couple days. Now we finish every part that we make instead of burying pallet loads in the warehouse for fill in work. Seeing the target in giant numbers has helped everyone in the cell become involved in meeting our goals and has even improved morale.

L.C. Manufacturing Engineer Global Auto Parts SupplierTwo years ago we brought in the Vorne XLs as part of our lean program. We wanted to measure and improve efficiency on seven lines. OEE gave us a reliable way to measure our progress and also a tool for identifying areas where we can improve. Over this time we have increased our OEE by an average of 20 points and our downtime is down by 15 to 20%. Vorne has been with us every step of the way. We are proud that we have improved and also that we are maintaining our gains. Vorne has been a trusted partner in our journey, providing us the tools and support to help us improve our productivity.

M.M. Engineer Tier One Automotive SupplierWhile we were installing the display some of the operators expressed concerns about being watched. That changed as soon as we lit up the display. They love it! Now they've turned it into a game of keeping the display green instead of red. The month before we installed the display we had 18 shifts of production data – the line met the goal twice. The 18 shifts after installing the display they missed the goal only twice and not by much. We are thrilled with the displays and plan to put them on every line!

M.H. Plant Manager Personal Care and Household ProductsAt Cosmetic Essence we have been aggressively working to improve our OEE and manufacturing efficiencies. So far this year, we have been able to achieve a 22% improvement in OEE, and Vorne XL has been an integral part of our improvement process. By knowing the status of all our lines in real-time, we can address problems in real-time. With XL, our entire team sees downtime and eliminates downtime. We count on Vorne XL to show us what areas we need to address, and we take immediate action from there.

J.D. Maintenance Manager Food Products ManufacturerI have purchased and installed Vorne products for almost 10 years now, so I trust their ability to survive in a food manufacturing environment. The XL Series allowed me to introduce a new concept – real-time visualization – for very little cost and complexity. The alternative would have been to use PLCs, interface them with a PC, find and run software on the PC to drive the displays and interface them with the displays. There is simply no comparison! I really like the product and will recommend it wholeheartedly to anyone.

D.G. Operations Manager Grain Milling and Packaging CompanyAfter we installed and deployed the Vorne XL Productivity Appliances we analyzed the data, and started understanding our underlying issues. We benchmarked our primary line and recorded an OEE Score of 45%. When we felt we had a good idea of what was going on, we started working to improve our productivity. We use OEE as the primary metric to gauge our progress. XL gave us the tools to track and eliminate our downtime and improve our productivity. 10 weeks later we are hitting 60% OEE and still making improvements! Of our 10 best shifts of all time, 5 occurred in the last 30 days. Vorne XLs have been key to improving our productivity.

S.T. Plant Engineer International Glass Products ManufacturerThe Vorne displays definitely generate a competitive interest on the plant floor. Until we put the displays up it was not uncommon to see 160 minutes of shift downtime. Now that operators can see the downtime in real time it is down to just 10 or 12 minutes per shift. Also, one of our production shifts just broke the all-time run rate for the line.

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We Support a Broad Range of Automotive Specialties

Our XL Productivity Appliance, with its fully integrated OEE reporting system, works well across an extremely broad range of automotive industry specialties including Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 suppliers. Here are some of the more common specialty areas where XL is used:

Auto Parts Producers
Automotive Assembly Plants
Automotive Paint and Coating Shops
Brake System Suppliers
Car Seating and Upholstery Manufacturers
Electric Vehicle Battery Manufacturers
Engine Producers

Exhaust System Suppliers
Headlight and Automotive Lighting Manufacturers
Interior Trim and Upholstery Suppliers
Stamping and Metal Fabrication Plants
Transmission and Drivetrain Manufacturers
Vehicle Electronics Manufacturers
Windshield and Auto Glass Manufacturers

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