Tool path & M00 tracking
JITbase automatically collects cycle times at the tool path level to detect overtime or use the information for tool life monitoring.
JITbase also tracks planned stops (M00), which helps to understand standard times on manual tasks to properly run a program.
This can detect unnecessary planned stops that are not performed in production (only a few seconds long) so you can remove them.
Live Performance tracking
Performance rate is a much more insightful indicator than Utilization rate which is usually tracked by Machine Monitoring Systems.
By comparing the actual time of any operation (machining or manual) with the standard time, JITbase automatically tracks:
- Job performance
- Program performance
- Shift performance
- Setup performance
- Planned stops (M00) performance
- Part changeover performance
CNC Program Improvement
Program analysis helps understand and resolve recurring problems in programs with low performance.
Examples of recurring problems detected by JITbase:
- A specific tool path that takes longer than expected
- Recurring unplanned stops in the same section of the program
- Use of Optional stops (M01)
- Activation of a feed or speed override
- Tool paths re-run by the operator (also called reworks or unplanned spring passes)
By precisely identifying recurring issues, Methods Engineering can better find solutions to remove them.
Track Overtime reasons instead of Downtime reasons
While conventional Machine Monitoring Systems ask Operators to input downtime reasons, JITbase automatically knows whether the machine is in setup, part changeover, planned stop or unplanned stop.
In JITbase, Operators can input overtime reasons when the operation takes longer than the standard (plus a defined threshold).
For example, if a setup takes 90 minutes instead of 60 minutes, the Operator can input a reason for the additional 30 minutes in JITbase, while in conventional Machine Monitoring Systems, the Operator would enter 'Setup' as a downtime reason.
Lights-Out Operations
Program Monitoring helps identify productions that can be automated. That is why top manufacturers use it to drive their automation strategy.
JITbase Program Monitoring helps detect:
- Reliable CNC programs with limited to no variation in production
- Programs with high machining vs. human intervention ratio
- Programs with unnecessary M00 that can be removed