1 6th January 2003 Production monitoring system with a quality edge
2 24th July 2002 Be Informed, Get Intouch
3 15th April 2002 Personal Touch from Intouch
4 19th March 2002 New Name for Production Monitoring Company
5 5th March 2001 Profitable Outlook for Harboro Rubber
6 6th August 1999 Lookout for Intouch

  Production monitoring system with a quality edge
     
 

Machine utilisation can be increased by up to 30% and overhead costs reduced with the easy-to-use and flexible production monitoring, reporting and scheduling system form Intouch.

The cost-effective system from Intouch provides accurate up-to-the-minute information on every machine and job on the factory floor. This enables action to be taken immediately to minimise downtime in the event of stoppages or to rectify any adverse trends in cycle times, downtime or scrap rates, for example, before they cause problems.
 

Intouch have now incorporated a new Quality module into version 2 of what they believe to be the UK market leading production monitoring system. The Quality module enables product quality information to be logged against real time production information helping to remove more paper work from the shop floor and improving trace-ability.

Information can be entered from a variety of industry standard measuring equipment or entered manually. The quality information can be analysed using Intouch's new SPC functions or exported to existing SPC software for analysis.

The new module has been developed in such a way as to maintain Intouch's exceptional ease of use, and helps Intouch retain the flexibility that makes it suitable for businesses of any size. Director John Hardwick explained, "Our aim at Intouch has always been to produce cost effective and easy to use solutions to provide fast results for our customers and maximise their return on investment. This aim along with our flexible and customer oriented approach has been a major contributor to our success to date."





  Be Informed, Get Intouch
     
  Ease of use, affordability and flexibility are the hallmarks of version 2 of the Intouch Production Monitoring and Scheduling System. Intouch, the Northamptonshire based real-time monitoring specialist will be launching the new software at the forthcoming Interplas exhibition to be held at Birmingham's National Exhibition Centre between 30th September and 4th October this year.

The Windows based real time production monitoring system is capable of providing instantaneous status information for every machine in a production facility. The system greatly enhances visibility and control in a manufacturing operation, it will optimise machine utilisation, improve efficiency and productivity, reduce down time, expensive scrap and costs. All in an intuitive, simple to use, cost effective package.

 

The new version introduces several major developments including an enhanced family tool function that permits monitoring and scheduling for unlimited cavity combinations in one tool. It also includes a bill-of-materials for each job providing accurate prediction of future material requirements.

Further improvements have been made to the Intouch translation module, which can now accommodate variations in the terminology used by individual customers as well as different languages. This enhancement is expected to aid Intouch's growing export business.

Director, John Hardwick explained, "In developing this new version we have been very careful to maintain our philosophy of a cost effective, understandable and easy to use package that can be tailored to suit the requirements and budget of any manufacturing operation. This flexible and customer orientated approach has been a major contribution to our success to date."

The significant benefits of the Intouch Production Monitoring System will be demonstrated on the Intouch stand number 4611. The system can also been seen in action monitoring several injection moulding machines on the Spaceminster stand number 5374.
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  Personal Touch from Intouch  
     
 

Intouch, the Northants based production monitoring specialist have introduced a new operator keypad for their system.

"The new keypads are etremely versatile," says Intouch director Karl Edwin. "We can tailor the operation of these new keypads to suit each customer's specific requirements. The face of the keypad is also designed individually for each system. We can even incorporate the customer's logo."
  This latest development from Intouch reflects the company's philosophy of tailoring each system to suit the client's individual needs. This approach has served Intouch well. Sales of the system have doubled over the last twelve months as more manufacturers are realising the benefits of Intouch's customer focused approach to production monitoring.

The keypads can also accept input from other equipment such as swipe card readers or barcode scanners which can be used in a number of ways, for example logging operator time, booking finished goods or booking raw material.
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  New Name for Production Monitoring Company
     
  Outlook Manufacturing Technology Ltd. the Northants-based real-time monitoring specialist has changed its name to Intouch.

The company has taken this action mainly to avoid confusion between its own product and Microsoft's Outlook Express e-mail software.
  Intouch will continue to produce its highly successful production monitoring system under the new name. Sales of the system have doubled over the last twelve months with more and more companies in the manufacturing industry enjoying the benefits of Intouch's innovative and cost effective approach to production monitoring.
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  Profitable Outlook for Harboro Rubber  
     
  Precision rubber moulding specialists, The Harboro Rubber Company has just completed a successful trial of the Outlook production monitoring system from Outlook Manufacturing Technology, and has reported excellent results.

The three-month trial was set up monitoring five of the company's state of the art production centres and provided measures of efficiency for each machine on every shift. One immediate tangible benefit of using Outlook was significant increase in efficiencies during the night shift.

Outlook is a considerable improvement on other monitoring systems that Harboro Rubber has run as part of its TQM programme. It is easy to install and can be run immediately. Training of production staff to carry out all job control functions can take minutes, and data from individual sections can be efficiently monitored, often highlighting areas of concern before costly problems arise.

Derek Feltham, Moulding Manager at Harboro Rubber says, "The beauty of the Outlook system is that it is a flexible and cost-effective add-on. A significant additional benefit is the "real time" capability that provides instant data, whereas with existing integrated systems, such critical information can be as much as 12-hours behind production. As a result of our trial, we have now installed Outlook onto thirteen machines in our latest, ultra modern production hall and anticipate that the system will be extended throughout the rest of our plant."

Specialists experienced in production techniques, engineering concepts and information technology have developed Outlook. It is a Windows-based, real-time production monitoring system capable of providing instantaneous status information for every machine in a manufacturing facility. It will optimise the utilisation of machines; improve efficiency and productivity, whilst reducing downtime, scrap and costs. It can be applied to most cyclical production operations such as moulding, extrusion, casting and so on and can be fully configured to the needs and budget of any organisation.
 
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  Lookout for Intouch  
     
  Not one nor two, but no less than three stands will show the new production monitoring system being launched at Interplas by Intouch Manufacturing Technology Limited. Innovation and simplicity are the hallmarks of the new utility that has been developed by specialists experienced in production techniques, engineering concepts and information technology.
  Director, Karl Edwin explained, "Most of the monitoring systems available on the market are both expensive and cumbersome. Our objective was to deliberately build an understandable, easy to use package that can be tailored to suit the requirements and budgets of any size of manufacturing operation. What is the point of having all encompassing monitoring procedures that operators find so demanding that the right level of information is not being provided?"

The significant benefits of the new monitoring system will be demonstrated on the Intouch Manufacturing Technology stand. The Windows based real time production monitoring system is capable of providing instantaneous status information for every machine in a production facility. It will optimise machine utilisation, improve efficiency and productivity, reduce down time, expensive scrap and costs. All in an intuitive, simple to use, cost effective package.

Major players in the plastics industry are impressed with the Intouch formula. David Oakley of Britain's leading independent supplier of plastics processing machinery, Spaceminster commented, "The concept of a simple and quick to use data acquisition system suitable for use with plastic moulding equipment at a relitively inexpensive price is very interesting. Several of our BOY and Biraghi machines on our stand at Interplas will be monitored by the Intouch system".
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