The Production Performance Monitoring System

To ensure efficient running of production line a production performance monitoring system (PMS) is necessary. Such a system could relay data to monitoring office where decisions can be made to improve production. The data should be true and it should be relayed without human intervention. Such unadulterated data would be interpreted and analyzed to spur actions from the management. A production line is normally operated in a combination of automation or semi automation machineries using programmable logic controller (PLC), sensors and display panel. All this builds the entire networking of the PMS. With the help of this monitoring system the management will be able to monitor both the workers and machine performance. This performance will directly reflect towards the production output. To ensure the performance is always sustainable a real time PMS is required to capture the information’s from the production lines and distributes them into understandable production data. The data available should be interpreted accurately in order to identify the various faults at production level and to immediately rectify them to improve efficiency. An accurate data management and monitoring system is equally important in improving production. Faults due to improper monitoring are a down turn to the management whereby it will result in less productivity. Devices designed should be capable of working as individual units or working together with multiple terminal links such as automated machineries, robotic systems and manual process line. This system can be used in any production line to monitor the line performance and helps to improve line efficiency. By implementing such a system will result towards a better line efficiency and this will help the company to generate higher revenue. Key-Words: Production lines, production monitoring system, programmable logic controller, display panels,sensors, semi automated machines, robotics systems, manual process lines