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Business Engineering Corporation (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President: Masakazu Haneda, hereinafter "B-EN-G") is a leading manufacturer of die-cast products and aluminum alloy ingots for the automobile industry, Ahresty Corporation (President: Takahashi Shinichi (hereinafter referred to as "Ahresty") is pleased to announce that it has established a data infrastructure for promoting DX that accelerates company-wide data utilization by utilizing B-EN-G's IoT products. In this system infrastructure construction, "mcframe SIGNAL CHAIN OM" for factory operation monitoring, "mcframe SIGNAL CHAIN EM" for equipment maintenance, and "mcframe RAKU-PAD" for data recording, analysis, and utilization tool were utilized. I am.

In addition, we have published an introduction example article on the following website today.
■Case introduction page URL: https://www.mcframe.com/case/ahresty_iot

At Ahresty, we have been implementing "mcframe SIGNAL CHAIN OM" since 2018 to visualize the operating status.With the aim of promoting company-wide DX, we have developed a DX platform that promotes business improvements based on data. We are proceeding with construction.

• Introduced "mcframe RAKU-PAD" to improve the efficiency of aggregating production results on the production line.
• Furthermore, in order to centrally manage equipment maintenance data, we have gradually introduced ``mcframe SIGNAL CHAIN EM'' to enable company-wide sharing of information.
• In addition to Japan, we are currently deploying the same system to overseas locations.

■Issues before implementation

• Because daily reports were created in paper format, information could not be shared with other staff on the same production line.
• Additionally, because the on-site reports were handwritten, it took time to collect production performance data other than the operational performance data that can be collected by SIGNAL CHAIN OM.
• Management of equipment failure history and spare parts inventory at each location was closed within each location, and information could not be shared globally, making it difficult to investigate causes and resolve problems smoothly.

■Introduction effects

• Sharing data from daily reports and field reports has made aggregation and analysis faster and easier, allowing for data-based business improvements.
• In addition to the benefits of querying past data for countermeasures in the event of a failure and obtaining a solution, by linking SIGNAL CHAIN OM and SIGNAL CHAIN EM, it becomes possible to understand the relationship between equipment operating time and maintenance, making it possible to improve future It is also expected that this will be reflected in planned maintenance.

■Customer comments
By promoting data-based business improvements at each factory, we were able to create a foundation for promoting company-wide DX. In the future, we will continue to make improvements on the production engineering side based on on-site needs.
We hope to utilize a company-wide data collection and analysis system to reduce equipment failures.

■About mcframe SIGNAL CHAIN
mcframe SIGNAL CHAIN is an IoT package that supports quick problem identification and improvement at manufacturing sites. Operation monitoring and equipment maintenance can be installed independently, but by combining the two modules, you can efficiently collect equipment operation and maintenance data, increasing the productivity and reliability of manufacturing equipment. Further expansion is also easy by using an IoT platform. Since its launch in 2016, it has been installed by about 100 companies, and about half of them are overseas.
Detail is https://www.mcframe.com/product/signalchain Please refer to the.

■About mcframe RAKU-PAD
mcframe RAKU-PAD is a "on-site improvement" solution that solves the problems faced by paper forms through digitization using tablets and promotes data utilization.
Paper inspection records, manufacturing performance reports, trouble reports, and other forms are made paperless and converted into data, making data utilization such as on-site recording and reference, and timely analysis and visualization easier. By using mcframe RAKU-PAD, it is possible to make on-site improvements such as improving work efficiency, reducing costs, and stabilizing quality.
mcframe RAKU-PAD Recording is the OEM version of Simtops' product "i-Reporter"
Detail is https://www.mcframe.com/product/raku_pad Please refer to the.

■About Business Engineering Corporation
Business Engineering uses IT to support the digital transformation of customers, mainly in the manufacturing industry. We have a rich track record in consulting and support services ranging from IT planning to system construction, implementation, and operation, as well as sales and implementation of our in-house developed packaged software "mcframe." In addition, we utilize data accumulated from core business systems (ERP), supply chains (SCM), IoT, etc. to help improve system sophistication and Kaizen activities. We have overseas subsidiaries in five locations: China (Shanghai), Thailand (Bangkok), Singapore, Indonesia (Jakarta), and the United States (Chicago), and we provide products and services to companies expanding overseas by cooperating with Japan and locally. We solve our customers' management issues.
For details on Business Engineering Corporation https://www.b-en-g.co.jp/ Please refer to the.

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