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Here are just a few examples of how I/Gear can be used. Read through the list and see if you can come up with a few of your own. If you have any questions, or you would like to discuss some of the possibilities, call us at 1-866-414-4327 or e-mail igear@igearonline.com.
Engineering
- Automatically print sequenced barcode labels in line.
- Download recipe information.
- E-mail a PLC asking for its current production counts.
- Integrate two or more different brand PLCs together.
Human Resources
- Display human resource information on a scrolling marquee.
- Make a daily announcement of the cafeteria menu.
- Put the current stock price on a scrolling marquee.
Maintenance
- Page maintenance when a line stops.
- Record all the alarms from the fire/security system.
Plant Management
- Collect downtime information from a process.
- Dial an extension on your phone and hear the shift's production.
Information Technology
- Automate production reporting to ERP.
- Broadcast the job assembly information to the plant.
- E-mail the customer as their order completes assembly.
- Page the IT staff if the intranet server goes down.
- Record raw material usage via a barcode scanner.
Production
- Display asset utilization on a scrolling marquee.
- Automatically print instruction sheets for the next job.
- E-mail the production planner with yesterdays production.
- Tell a fork truck driver the next pallet to pick up.
Quality Assurance
- E-mail QC with the rejects per shift collected by the vision system.
- Error proof a line by preventing incorrect assembly.
- Periodically print process quality reports.
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