Monforts' iTec Provides Easy Access To Production Information
Germany-based A. Monforts Textilmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG has introduced i-TEC, a handheld computer for monitoring plant production.According to Monforts, the i-TEC software allows plant managers to check the status of their Monforts equipment even when they are elsewhere in the company premises. The handheld computer is connected by a wireless network to the production line and can be operated from anywhere within a range of about 300 meters, depending on the antenna system. Information about the equipments status, such as how fast a batch is progressing, whether there are any active error messages, when the next scheduled maintenance is, and whether it has been executed by the machine operators, is displayed on the screen of the handheld device.Several Monforts ranges can be monitored from a single handheld computer. Urgent messages can also be sent automatically to mobile phones or as e-mails.
March 2005