Profitability is the main reason most companies go into business. To turn a profit, you have to minimize costs. Atlas Copco’s Smart Assembly Management System (Smart AMS) gets you in the door to controlling the process to cost-effective error proofing.
Cost-effective error proofing refers to the implementation of strategies and systems that minimize errors and defects while maintaining affordability. It involves identifying potential sources of errors in a process or operation and implementing measures to prevent or detect those errors before they can cause significant damage or waste resources.
At Atlas Copco, we offer two different error proofing products. Smart AMS and SQS. Smart AMS can read a serial number and will know how to control tools based on that product code. SQS is our full-blown error proofing solution, which provides worker guidance and interfaces with many external devices to sequence operations both tightening and non-tightening related.
Smart AMS allows you to slowly build up your lines. Smart AMS is the base software, then allowing you to add SQS as you go to work in tandem to reduce rework while keeping your cost down. By adding SQS as you go, you can improve productivity and catch issues earlier on through the rework process. The earlier things get caught in the process, the more money you save by keeping your line running.
Just because SQS is “more in-depth” than Smart AMS doesn’t mean it is more complex. Both software solutions make workstation efficiency quite easy. The step-by-step process allows for less training time and more time keeping the line up and running efficiently.
To sum it up, Smart AMS is a cost-efficient entry solution for tightening process control with upgrade options and further error proofing features.
Are you interested in learning more about Smart AMS, our entry-level software solution for full tightening process control? Contact us to schedule a demo today!
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