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Nysus Solutions Manufacturing Technology Assessment
1.
What are the primary industries of your manufacturing organization?
Aerospace
Automotive
Medical
Food and Beverage
Consumer Products
Heavy Equipment
Building Materials
Plastics
Other (please specify)
2.
Which manufacturing processes does your manufacturing organization utilize?
Injection Molding
Blow Molding
Thermoforming
Stamping
Machining
Finishing (sanding. grinding, deflash)
Painting
Welding
Heat Staking
Sonic Welding
Manual Assembly
Automated Assembly
Sequencing
Kitting
Other (please specify)
3.
Which of the following quality challenges is your manufacturing organization currently facing?
We sometimes ship the wrong product or quantity.
We sometimes assemble the product incorrectly.
We sometimes assemble with the wrong parts or options.
We sometimes create products with surface defects.
We have full traceability of all products we produce.
We have significant warranty claims.
Our quality lags behind our competition.
We do do not have any quality issues.
Other (please specify)
4.
Which statements around efficiency apply to your manufacturing organization?
Our current capacity is restricting our sales.
We believe we could improve our bottom line through efficiciency improvements.
We would like to increase our output without additional equipment.
We aren't really sure how efficient we are.
Efficiency is not a major concern for us.
Other (please specify)
5.
How does downtime affect your manufacturing organization?
All of our downtime is recorded automatically for root cause analysis.
We collect downtime manually but there is little analysis.
Our equipment often breaks down unexpectedly.
When downtime occurs, it is not escalated properly.
Downtime is minimal and not a significant concern for our organization.
Other (please specify)
6.
Where are you on your automation journey?
We have many automated processes and have minimized any direct labor requirements.
We have automated in a few areas but further automation seems too difficult.
We have some automation but it does not work well.
We have ideas for automation but aren't sure how to get started.
It is unclear to us if we have any opportunities to automate.
Other (please specify)
7.
What systems do you use for production execution?
We utilize MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems).
We utilize MES (Many Excel Spreadsheets).
We utilize PLC controllers where required.
Everything is run through Carl (Carl is an 87 year old chain smoker who enjoys bull riding on the weekends).
Other (please specify)
8.
What systems do you use to schedule your manufacturing processes?
We use our ERP for scheduling.
We use Excel to schedule.
Our operations are simple and do not require scheduling.
Our schedule is dictated by our customer (build to sequence).
We use a Kan Ban system to schedule.
Carl determines our schedule (yep, same guy).
Other (please specify)
9.
Which of the following technologies do you currently utilize?
MES ( Manufacturing Execution System)
SCADA
Robotics
Automated Assembly Equipment
DC Torque Tools
Vision Systems
PLCs
AI / Machine Learning
ERP
Testing Equipment
AGV / AMR
ASRS
Digital Twin
Other (please specify)
10.
Which statements apply to your organization's experience with technology.
We avoid technology to keep things simple.
We have tried to implement new technologies in the past and failed.
We have had mixed results with new technology.
We embrace new technology and stay on the cutting edge.
Other (please specify)
11.
Which of these objectives apply to your manufacturing organization?
We would like to grow our top line revenue.
We would like to be more efficient.
We would like to reduce direct labor.
We would like to add additional facilities in the future.
We would like to improve our quality.
We would like to improve our margins.
Other (please specify)
12.
What factors does your maunfacturing organization consider when building a business case for new technology?
Direct labor savings
Direct labor benefits
Indirect labor savings
Indirect labor benefits
Cost of quality
Warranty claims
Leadtime reductions
Capacity Increases
Ergonomic Issues
Other (please specify)
13.
Do you know of any immediate improvement that could be made through technology in your manufacturing organization?
Yes
No
Other (please specify)
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14.
Based on your submissions above, we will provide a sperate email that includes your custom manufacturing technology report to start you on your journey.
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