Factory floor experts at Automation & Control Inc. (ACI) www.automation-control.com, an electrical contractor and systems integrator, developed Factory Intelligence Network (FIN) -- real-time, historical data collection software that manufacturers are relying on to significantly enhance productivity and cut costs.

We Know the Factory Floor
FIN's developers are backed by 100+ collective years of plant-floor expertise. They understand the unique challenges that plague manufacturing companies and the critical data points that plant personnel need at their fingertips to them help reduce waste, decease downtime, boost productivity and product quality, and slash costs.

The software is a holistic, turnkey solution that connects to entire production lines; bridges disparate control systems; continually gathers critical machine, process, and production data; and stores all of this information in a single database for years.

Affordable Yet Powerful
Unlike expensive, bolt-on solutions, FIN is an affordable system that can draw data from both legacy and newer machines, and utilizes streamlined network architecture that usually requires no additional sensors or control panels. The powerful software can collect data from all types of manufacturing equipment, including machinery without PLCs, machines with older PLCs lacking data-collection capabilities, and PLC-enabled equipment and control systems. 

The Web-enabled system also allows users to view their production line -- and lines at sister plants -- from anywhere in the world. As an added bonus, FIN generates daily e-mails of KPIs -- pre-determined by users -- to help management easily analyze important productivity points.