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Seiki Monitoring
Seiki Monitoring | Data Collection
The collection of live and accurate data is a key
element to achieving consistently high quality and
efficiency. It enables you to quickly identify, evaluate
and respond to important events whilst increasing
equipment availability and reliability. It can also be
used to protect your previous investments as well as
inform future purchasing decisions.

Managing Manufacturing Process Performance

Introducing Seiki Monitoring...
Seiki Monitoring is a complete resource
monitoring solution designed to automatically or
manually record resource status as derived from
the machine’s communication interface.

The Features
• Automatic and/or manual data collection

Whilst traditional paper based methods can be used to
collect and collate manufacturing data, they are often
based on historical records and are likely to be inaccurate.
Seiki Monitoring provides users with the ability to
manually or automatically record the status of your
manufacturing resources and report on machine
performance, both in real time and historically.
Status Selection for Data Collection

• User defineable statuses
• Remote live views of individual machine activity
• Highly configurable
• Graphical display of machine utilisation & productivity
trends
• Export data as .csv, .bmp or HTML format for easy
distribution
• Digital I/O connectivity with optional DPRNT support

Automatic and manual collection of productive and
non-productive events occurring on CNC and manual
machine tools can be both captured and selected using
Seiki Monitoring software. Each operation and status
change can be derived automatically (e.g. cycle start or
alarm condition) via digital signals received from the
machine tool, providing continuous recording of
production times. The machine operator is also able to
manually enter operating conditions and status changes
using a simple HMI, offering a selection of 64 user defined
activities on the local shop floor terminal, providing a
record of the time and reasons for lost productivity.
All machine activities are recorded with a date and time
stamp, as well the duration of each event in a Log Book.
The results can then be viewed as an event list or
exported for evaluation and further analysis to identify
reasons for inefficiency and lost productivity. The data
can also be used to help reduce maintenance costs.

• Automatic generation of alarms condition alerts

The Benefits
• Simple, accurate and reliable data collection of machine
activities
• Eliminates inaccurate & time consuming manual methods
• Enables users to identify potential problems and take a
proactive approach to maximising throughput
• Supports unmanned operations with live status and alert
warnings 24/7
• Maximise the utilisation of your existing resources and base
decisions for investment on real data
• Real time access to shop floor information

Real Time Visibility

Offering a number of viewing options, such as drawing,
line diagram or photograph of the shop floor as a
background screen to create a realistic view of the shop
floor layout, Seiki Factory View enables you to quickly
identify the live status of each individual monitored
resource as it is updated on the terminal by the Operator.

Simple and accurate automatic
and/or manual data collection

Remote live views of individual
machine status and activity

Seiki Systems Ltd
Olivier House, 18 Marine Parade, Brighton, BN2 1TL
T: 01273 666999
F: 01273 602564
E: sales@seikisystems.co.uk
W: www.seikisystems.co.uk

Contact Us

Having overall visibility of the production process
facilitates the control and flexibility required to focus on
being responsive to customer demands and adding value
through the production process. The Seiki Factory View
software can be configured to provide a dynamic real time
view of the shop environment that is accessible from
anywhere on the LAN/WAN.

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