Bosscha, Peter ATerblanche, P2010-11-082010-11-082010-07Bosscha, PA and Terblanche, P. 2010. Smartfactory, a modular, low cost productivity monitoring system. 25th International Conference on CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future (CARsFOF), CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, 13-16 July 2010, pp 11978-0-620-46582-3http://hdl.handle.net/10204/454025th International Conference on CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future (CARsFOF), CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, 13-16 July 2010As a technology colony, South Africa has often had to rely on imported technologies to assist in the monitoring of production floor statistics. This results in high costs in both procurement and support of such systems. Whilst this is the accepted norm for larger corporations, it is simply not feasible for the small, medium and micro enterprises (SMME) where usually a manual monitoring system is implemented. These manual systems have a number of disadvantages such as increased labour costs, a lack of objectivity and plain incorrect data entries. In aid of the SMMEs the Smartfactory system offers a low-cost modular monitoring solution capable of implementation in a step by step fashion with little training required in installation, maintenance and upgrades. The Smartfactory system can be used in many diverse manufacturing environments. This paper presents the background, development and implementation of the system and the experiences had with it so-far.enProduction monitoringSMME aidsSmartfactoryProductivity monitoring systemRoboticsFactoriesConference PresentationBosscha, P. A., & Terblanche, P. (2010). Smartfactory, a modular, low cost productivity monitoring system. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4540Bosscha, Peter A, and P Terblanche. "Smartfactory, a modular, low cost productivity monitoring system." (2010): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4540Bosscha PA, Terblanche P, Smartfactory, a modular, low cost productivity monitoring system; 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4540 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Bosscha, Peter A AU - Terblanche, P AB - As a technology colony, South Africa has often had to rely on imported technologies to assist in the monitoring of production floor statistics. This results in high costs in both procurement and support of such systems. Whilst this is the accepted norm for larger corporations, it is simply not feasible for the small, medium and micro enterprises (SMME) where usually a manual monitoring system is implemented. These manual systems have a number of disadvantages such as increased labour costs, a lack of objectivity and plain incorrect data entries. In aid of the SMMEs the Smartfactory system offers a low-cost modular monitoring solution capable of implementation in a step by step fashion with little training required in installation, maintenance and upgrades. The Smartfactory system can be used in many diverse manufacturing environments. This paper presents the background, development and implementation of the system and the experiences had with it so-far. DA - 2010-07 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Production monitoring KW - SMME aids KW - Smartfactory KW - Productivity monitoring system KW - Robotics KW - Factories LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2010 SM - 978-0-620-46582-3 T1 - Smartfactory, a modular, low cost productivity monitoring system TI - Smartfactory, a modular, low cost productivity monitoring system UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4540 ER -