| Hertzler Systems has been a leader in Statistical | | | | reports the next day, employees can act on real-time |
| Process Control, SPC Software and Six Sigma for | | | | data from the performance boards, leading to faster |
| over twenty years, and serves a diverse customer | | | | issue resolution and better overall performance. |
| base in service, transactional and manufacturing | | | | Furthermore, this system will allow us to maintain a |
| environments; clients include BAE Systems, Crown | | | | historical record of our performance, which will guide |
| Audio, IDEX Corporation, McCormick & Company, | | | | our long-term improvement efforts.” |
| Inc., Hormel Foods Corporation, Titleist & Footjoy, | | | | This project actually began several years ago when |
| IDEX Corporation, and TaylorMade-Adidas Golf | | | | we began collecting package weight data from check |
| Worldwide. The company's software and services | | | | weighers on the production line. The company used |
| enable clients to connect, collect, and analyze data; | | | | this data to help reduce overpack and save money. |
| building a data infrastructure for making data-driven | | | | Miller said, “With that success under our belts, they |
| decisions. These capabilities help clients to reduce | | | | asked us to help them collect downtime and other |
| costs, cycle time and errors, and increase profitability. | | | | data associated with OEE, and to display these Key |
| Hertzler Systems Inc., a leading provider of SPC, | | | | Process Indicators (KPIs) automatically on flat panel |
| Operational Intelligence and Manufacturing Intelligence | | | | displays on the factory floor.” |
| software, announced the launch of a company blog, | | | | Corporate had mandated that they get this information |
| "The Data Heads." This blog provides insight into the | | | | out to the workforce, and they were manually updating |
| role of data in empowering business transformation, | | | | white boards with markers at the end of each shift. It |
| with topics that range from using Key Process | | | | was a time consuming, error-ridden process. |
| Indicator (KPI) dashboards in supporting organizational | | | | The large flat panel display suspended from the ceiling |
| change, to applying Statistical Process Control (SPC) | | | | demonstrated the shop floor data collection station. |
| techniques to drive variation out of any process. The | | | | About Hertzler Systems Inc. |
| blog is published at | | | | Hertzler Systems provides seamless, accurate data |
| According to Evan Miller, co-founder of Hertzler | | | | acquisition solutions that drive business transformation. |
| Systems, “We’ve been getting some good | | | | The company provides the leading real-time data |
| press recently for some work we’ve been doing | | | | acquisition and analytics SPC software, the |
| with a well know foods company. This project | | | | GainSeeker Suite. This system is best used by lean |
| implemented a real-time Overall Equipment | | | | and progressive companies, connecting with devices |
| Effectiveness (OEE) dashboard so they could collect | | | | and other information systems, collecting data and |
| and report on Key Process Indicators (KPIs).” | | | | alarming key personnel when problems arise; this |
| As the project manager states, “The Hertzler | | | | technology allows organizations to analyze data for |
| System’s color-coded and real-time display of | | | | root cause problems, converting data into knowledge. |
| production line performance has given our operators a | | | | Hertzler Systems Inc. |
| heightened sense of ownership over the plant’s | | | | Adrienne DePew |
| performance. Rather than analyze performance | | | | Communications 800.958. |