Winstone Wallboards Improves OEE 0.3% and Gains 24 Additional Production Hours with Smart Safety Solution
A documented Safety & Compliance Monitoring in Industrial Machinery deployment at Winstone Wallboards, with source-attributed results and missing evidence labelled explicitly.
Evidence at a glance
- Evidence status:
- Automated evidence gate passed
- Deployment timeframe:
- Not reported by source
- Reported outcome metrics:
- 2 cited below
- Directory entry published:
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Source-reported figures — cited source: rockwellautomation.com
The Challenge
Winstone Wallboards needed to design, install, and commission a smart safety solution to grow capacity and reliability at its plaster mill. The existing safety system caused downtime through failures, limiting production capacity and making fault-finding difficult.
The Solution
Allen-Bradley GuardLogix, Guardshield POC Safety Light Curtains, Guardmaster 442G Multifunctional Access Box, and Studio 5000 Logix Designer were deployed with integrated safety control over EtherNet/IP to create zone separation and access control.
Results
Fault-finding improved significantly. Downtime due to safety system failure was reduced, resulting in an OEE improvement of 0.3%. Equipment availability increased to produce for an additional 24 hours per year. The solution meets AS/NZ Standard 4024.
Key Takeaways
- Integrated safety systems with EtherNet/IP connectivity reduce fault-finding time by providing diagnostic data directly to the control system
- Even a 0.3% OEE improvement at a plaster mill translates to 24 additional production hours per year
- Replacing legacy safety systems with intelligent access control and light curtains improves both safety compliance and uptime
Vendor
Details
- Industry
- Industrial Machinery
- Use Case
- Safety & Compliance Monitoring
- AI Technology
- Not available in record
- Company Size
- MidMarket
- Company
- Winstone Wallboards
- Evidence status
- Automated evidence gate passed
- Deployment timeframe
- Not reported by source
- Directory entry published
Cited source
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