The Operator Station allows for real time data entry and data metrics for line operator. Some features include: downtime reconciliation, scrap entry, manual entry, recipe changes, job changes, and quality inspections. The Operator Station is deployed on an industrial strength touch screen computer inside of our a Production Data Machine Module, allowing for not only data entry but also data collection in one solution. The Operator Station's mechanisms for displaying data metrics/data collection is customizable to meet each customer's needs and provides an increase to the operator's efficiency, enhanced data integrity, and real time feedback.

Each Operator Station communicates over a local network connection to the Plant Focus API that is hosted on the Production Data On-Site Collector. This allows the Operator Station to pull in its configuration, real time data, and post updates. The collected data from the On-Site Collector is then synced to the remote Plant Focus database to be utilized. Since the Operator Station is utilizing a local network to communicate there is no downtime due to internet connectivity loss. The On-Site Collector, as well as the Operator Station, will continue to function as normal and when connectivity is restored the data sync will be reconciled between the On-Site Collector and the remote Plant Focus database.

Basic Operation

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The Operator Station requires a user login before data entry can begin. Seen in "A" above, this demo client has general operator roles but this can be customized to include each employee, allowing for collection of per employee metrics. Each login will be assigned a personal PIN that can be edited through Plant Focus administration. 

In section "B" there are four quadrants available for the display of metrics that are completely customizable to provide real time feedback to the operator. In this instance, the operator can verify the shift times, the current recipe, the last downtime occurrence on the machine, and metrics about machine performance. However, this can be customized to include any available metric that an operator finds useful to performing their job function.

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