Most employees want to know what is expected of them and how well they are doing against those expectations. Employees that are given reasonable expectations almost always rise to that level. Several years ago, we implemented a labor management system that was designed to give employees real time feedback on their productivity, as a percent [...]

Our industry-leading HMIs have made yet another leap forward. Their intuitive 3-D rendered view screens now have the addition of animated product. The animations not only depict flowing product, but also are representative of the actual product located at those positions. This actual representation allows for real-time identification of the product and the ability to query for additional, related information. For example, as a pallet moves across the screen (depicted in the same location as it actually is on the conveyor system), the user can simply click on the pallet to retrieve the pallet ID and any additional information (order number, customer number, etc.)…

ASAP Automation (BMH’s sister company) recently installed these amazing “Pacing Screens” at Japanese Food Corporation in California. These nifty pacing screens provide instant, real-time feedback directly to each picking operator on whether they are ahead, behind, or “on pace” while picking.