How well equipped is your metalworking plant for Industry 4.0?
Are you a pioneer? Are you in the middle ground? Or are you a laggard and falling behind?
Here are 10 questions that can help you evaluate your metalworking business.
👉 Are you working with a modern ERP (>2010)? ( Y/N )
👉 Do you use 3D models to create quotes (not DXF first)? ( Y/N )
👉 Do you have automatic post-calculations based on man hours and machine times? ( Y/N )
👉 Do you have real-time insight into production progress at the piece level? ( Y/N )
👉 Can you automatically schedule based on algorithms and rules? ( Y/N )
👉 Can customers track their order status through a portal and/or through supply chain integration? ( Y/N )
👉 Are all quality issues and improvement suggestions recorded digitally? ( Y/N )
👉 Is there a dashboard with key KPIs tracked in real time? ( Y/N )
👉 Are all cutting and edging jobs pre-programmed off-line? ( Y/N )
👉 Are employees working paperless in the workplace? ( Y/N )
What is your score?
Score 0-4: laggard, Score 5-8: the middle ground, Score 9-10: leader.
If you are at 0, it is high time to catch up. If you are at 10, you can start machine learning and grow rapidly.
Bonus question: What stands in your way of scoring a 10/10? Click reply and let me know!
