1. Smart Machines Problem: Technology Application: DoD Partners:
Reduced manpower and increased demand for reduced cycle time and increased weapon system availability demands increased industrial capacity.
Asset utilization improvement requires unbiased data collection.
Need data historian for trend analysis purposes.
Need correlation between machine alerts and maintenance events.
Technology Application:
Application of CBM tools for automated collection of status and health data for industrial hardware.
Highly configurable user interface for access to information enables improved asset management.
Web enable information sharing.
Infrastructure for machine health sensor data.
Interface to maintenance management systems.
DoD Partners:
US Air Force: Ogden and Warner Robins Air Logistic Centers
US Army: Anniston and Red River Army Depots
US Navy: Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
Industry Partners:
Sikorsky
Vought
MAG Industries/Cincinnati Machine
Readiness Benefits:
Availability:
40% productivity improvements demonstrated.
Greater throughput results in better parts availability and therefore reductions in maintenance cycle time.
Cost:
Increased shop efficiency reduces non productive time and its cost.
Schedule preventive maintenance reduces cost.
Reliability:
Healthy machines produce more reliable products.
Cycle Time:
Awareness and analysis tools enable improvements in asset utilization.
Improved asset utilization results in greater throughput and reduced cycle times.