Swiss Chemical Company

Analysing a production line to improve production speed and anticipate slow-downs resulting in 15% speed-up with a 8x ROI

Challenge

• Perfume production plant efficiency was very variable and production encountered several slow-downs

Solution

• Conducted initial data analysis and discovered that slow-downs were caused by some valves being clogged
• Cleaning the valves lead to overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) improvements
• Built custom application to monitor KPIs in real time and alert operators about undetected issues

Business impact

• Increased production line efficiency and speed
• OEE increased by 8%, speed-up of production by 15%
• 8x return on investment