Joint Manufacturing Collaboration Center
SK International and
Arcstone have joined forces to revolutionize the digital manufacturing ecosystem in the United States with the opening of their first digital manufacturing center in Wixom, Michigan. This digitally integrated facility serves as a collaborative research and development hub, showcasing independent and integrated solutions for visitors to experience first-hand. The capabilities of hardware and software coming together provide large corporates and small to medium businesses with the ability to scale, integrate and optimize the manufacturing value chain.
Arcstone’s Arc.Lite
Arcstone’s arc.lite FREE Light-Weight Manufacturing Execution System (MES) is designed specifically to give SME manufacturers a head start on manufacturing digitization by streamlining the heavy manual-based production processes to the fully automated ones at zero cost. Thanks to its intuitive, plug-and-play nature, the solution enables 1-day installation that allows manufacturers to significantly reduces time spent on deployment to rapidly optimize productivity and product traceability
Some challenges your company might be facing:
Real Time Visibility:
Growing demand to provide customers with automated, real-time updates on order progress.
Product Traceability:
Increased pressure for materials to meet stricter quality, environmental, and regulatory standards.
Hyper Personalization:
Consumer trend towards personalized, small batch products.
The solution is arc.lite! Arc.lite offers real time data, end-to-end visibility, single day installation, no-cost functionalities, reports & insights for optimization, and remote access on multiple browsers. Start growing today with free tools and modules!
Still Not Sure How Arc.Lite Can Help Your Company Grow?
Let’s review some valuable functionality arc.lite offers:
Planning & Scheduling:
Incorporates all your scheduling, workflow creation and resources allocation into a single platform that optimizes your schedule to meet your business objectives.
Digital Workflow Builder:
Automates facility wide workflows creation and management allowing for real-time monitoring of personnel, resources and equipment.
Workstation Control:
Enables to monitor and collect production data including step timing, QC, resources and personnel tracking in real-time through any browser-based devices.
Inventory Management:
Real-time tracking of all raw materials utilization throughout the entire production processes from incoming inventory to WIP to finished goods, as materials are consumed.
Equipment & Personnel Monitoring:
Enables equipment and personnel tracking in real-time where data collected will be used for dashboard generation, monitoring and improvement
Dashboard Viewer:
Generates a preset of dashboards from data collected and extracted insights for real-time view into facility wide productivity and resources utilization
Conclusion:
Arcstone’s arc.lite is a great solution for some of the challenges small to medium businesses may be facing. We hope the information presented as well as our commitment to the growth of our collaboration center has piqued your interest in the capabilities of Arcstone Solutions!
Arcstone and SK International will collaborate with leading research organizations and academic institutions to advance innovation. The core capabilities of the center will be focused on the training, test bedding, solutions improvement, and innovation of current and emerging technologies, with the goal of increasing the power and competitiveness of US manufacturers of all sizes. To learn more about these initiatives as well as more about Arctone’s solutons, please fill out our form here!
