Presents

The GaugeFlex GoalTo Reduce or Eliminate …

1. Scrap

2. Rework

3. Rejects/Sorting

4. Maintenance/Service

5. Warranty Claims

6. Consumer Liability

... “because Lean always starts at the WASTE!”TM

The Challenge

To accomplish this, GaugeFlex must…

1. Collect critical shopfloor data

2. Minimize errors and labor intensive operations

3. Provide the operator with the training and information necessary to control the process

4. Present data in a real-time format to Quality, Manufacturing, and Administration

5. Operate in environments not conducive to PC’s

The History of Data Collection

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2005 Quality Innovation Award

Total Data Collection

Top End Bottom End

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GaugeFlex Lean 60+• Rugged IP54 enclosure withstands 4 foot drops to concrete

• The only rugged mobile computer that weighs less than 10 ounces and has a full 3.5" QVGA color display

• Double data rate (DDR) memory (fastest device in class)

• 2 GB micro SD card for inspection files and data storage

• Long battery life (2000 mAh Li-ion battery)

• Freescale i.MX31 @533MHz processor

• Barcode scanning (1D std, 2D ready)

• Windows® CE mobile computer

• WLAN communication (Wi-Fi)

• Hi-speed USB 2.0

Gauge Interfacing

Mobile Workstation

Mobile / WirelessMobile / Cabled

PC Workstation

Wireless Gauging

• 900 MHz frequency insures no interference with robotics and other critical equipment operating at 2.4 GHz

• Battery operated cup receiver makes the GaugeFlex Lean the only 900 MHz mobile to be just as portable as the gauge, providing immediate feedback with charts & warnings

GaugeFlex ShopfloorData Collection

• GaugeFlex Shopfloor is capable of collecting variables, binary and attributes in the same unit

• With programmable prompts, and audio-visual alarms, the possibility of operator error is reduced aiding process control

• Drawings per characteristic can be displayed, providing the operator with a visual reference

GaugeFlex ShopfloorTraceability Tags

• Unlimited number of user-definable, Traceability Tags (operator, lot #, machine) can be input via the keypad, pick list, or barcode scanner, and used to sort data for analysis

• Forced Tags (insures entry)

• Alarms alert operator for entry

• Forced Means (insures method)

• Process Adjustments can be entered at any time

GaugeFlex ShopfloorCharts & Statistics

• Variable Charts: Xbar/Range, Xbar/Sigma, IMR, Histogram, Cpk Evolution

• Statistics: Cp, Cpk, Cr, Ppk, mean, range, std/est deviation

• Trend Analysis: 10 way with warnings. Assignable cause and corrective action entry can be forced to insure tracking.

GaugeFlex DataManager/Client

• Part inspection files can be downloaded from any host PC. Data can also be uploaded into any host PC via the USB cable.

• When utilizing wireless networking (2.4 GHz or 900 MHz), data can be exported automatically at the end of every subgroup, or uploaded in a batch when convenient. Part programs can be downloaded from the GaugeFlex Lean handheld.

GaugeFlex Controller

GaugeFlex TRACE

• GaugeFlex Controller's TRACE module displays all the charts available on GF Lean handheld

• It allows for in-depth sorting by Traceability Tags, Date & Time

• Data can be exported from GaugeFlex Controller making it usable with practically any available off-the-shelf software package including MS Excel

Helping I.T. Gain Control

Quality Control Production Control Inventory Control

One System Just Makes Cent$

• One system provides for a single training curve, increasing the likelihood of operator enthusiasm

• One system, regardless of department, enables operators to be repositioned with much less effort

• One system throughout the entire facility allows for the borrowing of units in the event of an emergency

• One system provides a single point of contact in the event of system maintenance or support

• One system affords you the opportunity to justify the cost over many departments rather than just one

Get On The BUS

Five reasons to get on the BUS

1. GaugeFlex Lean mobile computer warranty & support

2. GaugeFlex Shopfloor software upgrades, warranty, & support

3. GaugeFlex Controller software upgrades, warranty, & support

4. Unlimited phone/email support (normally $100/hr w/30 minutes min)

5. Remote access support

(Bundled Updates & Support)

Published Articles

(Quality Innovations)

JANUARY 2012

What Customers Are Saying

Hi-Lex North American Headquarters“I wish to tell you that with the DC-9005 our SPC technician now has the ability to monitor and report on issues regarding process characteristics with supporting data for evidence with extreme speed.  In the past this was a three step process requiring around a half hour of her time; the time is now cut by more than two thirds.

Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America Inc.“The entire team at I&R Partners has been very supportive and I look forward to working with them again in the future. Their performance as well as that of the DC-9005 is the reason I recommend I & R Partners at every opportunity.”

Electrolux USA“[Before using the DC-9005] the biggest dangers were that there were great possibilities that those pulling the files would possibly pull the wrong file, thus meaning time would be wasted in having to retrieve the proper file OR some body would be measuring the wrong dimensions on any given part.”

Toyota Motor Manufacturing “The tool is working great and we have only begun to scratch the surface of the capabilities. We are using it for our daily body measurements including gap and levelness and we have already got the CSV files set up to transfer to our graphs.”

Yale Commercial Hardware and Locks"We have reduced our scrap by 80% and our rework by 60%. The system has easily paid for itself within the first 2 months of using it.”

Thank You!I&R Partners hopes this tour of the GaugeFlex line of data

collection equipment has been informative and helpful to you and your company.

We would appreciate the opportunity to assist you in your data collection needs,

and hope that it proves profitable, both to you and your customers in the very

near future.

WrenchFlex

• Torque range: 2.5Nm to 1500Nm

• Peak torque, residual (break away), & angle

• Calibration validation

• Serial number validation

• Torque Curve (Torque vs Angle)

• 900 MHz wireless communication to GaugeFlex

GaugeFlex & WrenchFlex