Production efficiency can be increased through a wireless call for parts, service or pallet pickup system that allows work stations to call out to forklifts using Banner Engineering’s EZ-Light K70 Touch to wireless Q120 6-Button Pendant. This provides for quicker responses from forklift drivers and supervisors to indicate a request has been accepted. When creating a call system using wireless indicators, work stations can maintain a steady workflow and resolve critical issues quickly.
Total time of requests, number of requests, and total time to acknowledge requests are tracked, allowing analysis of average delivery and acknowledgement times. Each station has a single call (K70 Touch) with a lighted response that is initially red upon request and becomes green after it is acknowledged by the Q120 6-Button Pendant.
On the pendants, each station has a corresponding button that flashes red above the button when a request is made. To accommodate up to 18 stations and six forklifts, three sets of pendants per forklift are used, for a total of 18 buttons. When the corresponding button is pressed to accept a job, the light above the button flashes green to indicate the job has been acknowledged and stops flashing on all other pendants. This system provides the information necessary to react quickly to work station requests and drive efficiency improvements based on data that was previously unavailable.
Other features include:
• SMS text/email alerts: generate SMS text and/or email alerts based on specific events.
• Efficiency metrics: produce efficiency metrics with provided data.
• Cloud monitoring: push data to a cloud webserver or PLC (via LAN or cellular connection) for remote viewing, alerting, and logging.
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