Enabling the Connected Factory Worker

In modern production environments factory workers have to navigate confidently between the realities of their workplace and the virtual world of digitalization. In order to make the right decisions, solve critical issues, and aptly operate machinery the Connected Factory Workers need to always have access to relevant know-how.

With loop connected factory workers get access to relevant workplace know-how and factory teams are enabled to capture and contextualize their expertise and turn it into actionable job aids.

loop strengthens the “last meter” to your workers where so many digitalization initiatives of production processes would otherwise fail.

Increase effectiveness & efficiency

Being as prepared as possible for the job and getting exactly the right information at the right moment are fundamental necessities for excellent performance, especially for employees in production. That way, productivity can increase up to 30-35%.

However, this only holds true if workers on the shopfloor can easily access exactly the right task or the right knowledge without disrupting the actual workflow. At any time - in any moment of need, at any location, embedded in the work process.

Here, loop is a valuable partner: loop checks the work situation and automatically provides only relevant and seamlessly consumable information. Whether it is about concrete maintenance tasks, standard operating procedures, setting up machinery for a customer order or equipment documentation: loop provides the most relevant information - and makes your production staff more efficient and effective.

Relevant loop features: Knowledge Feed, Contexts

Reduce errors and ensure quality

Especially in times of increasing complexity, errors increase. And with an increasing number of errors, quality deteriorates automatically. That is human nature. But you can do something about it.

For the aviation industry, Gordon Dupont developed the "Dirty Dozen", a list of human factors that are causing errors to happen. These include lack of knowledge, lack of teamwork, lack of communication, distractions or even lack of awareness of the responsibilities of others. When you improve these factors in your teams you are decreasing errors.

loop increases teamwork by promoting the exchange of workplace knowledge and activities in practice. It ensures a seamless transfer of knowledge, but at the same time does not distract from the value-adding activities. And it makes everyone aware of the problems of their peers.

Relevant loop features: Knowledge Feed, Templates, Contexts, Video

Reduce onboarding efforts

Especially in times of high employee turnover, onboarding is one of the biggest challenges. One third of newly hired employees leave their job within the first six months. Despite the ever-increasing complexity of value creation, however, you cannot afford weeks of onboarding time and you have to ensure that new colleagues or external employees are always ready for work as quickly as possible. Ideally from day 1.

With the close interaction of being able to access relevant know-how directly from the workflow and at the same time receive help on reported issues, you reduce unproductive onboarding times to an absolute minimum. And - with it - loop also prevents training from fizzling out caused by the infamous forgetting curve. Even if the team composition is constantly changing.

Relevant loop features: Knowledge Feed, Contexts, APIs

Solve problems faster

Much more often than their desked colleagues, factory workers are confronted with unpredictable events to which they have to react immediately. However, it is a mistake to believe that employees can only be prepared for these situations with sufficient training. Not only are events too specific, but many training sessions are far too long in the past for employees to remember what to do. 

With loop, employees always receive the knowledge relevant to the situation. As much as necessary, as little as possible, so that problems can be solved quickly and easily.

Relevante loop-Features: Knowledge Feed, Contexts, Templates, Video

Make better decisions

Especially due to the high efficiency pressure in production environments, it is important to make decisions quickly. Today, however, most decisions are still made on the basis of gut instinct, based solely on many years of past experience. But this works less and less well in times of high complexity. For this reason, it is all the more important to gather data that is as objective as possible. 

Far too often, however, the collection of data-based insights fails at the last meter to the employee at the machine. Lack of usability, poor compatibility with the actual activity, or lack of access to digital devices results in incomplete or incorrect data.

The combination excellent user guidance, the best possible integration into the workflow, and its ability to tie into existing APIs from 3rd party systems makes loop a perfect tool for the frontline for capturing relevant data for the back end.

Relevant loop features: APIs, Templates, UI

Avoid loss of workplace knowledge

Over the next 5 years, a whole generation of highly experienced employees will leave the job market. And with them, their impressive experience and proven workplace knowledge.

With loop, you turn this "brain drain" into a "brain gain": loop is perfectly suited for securing many years of experience of veteran employees and making it immediately available to all other colleagues just when they need it. No need for "expert debriefings" or other attempts to save this knowledge detached from the daily work routine. Just let these colleagues do what they do best: Their job.

loop makes sharing knowledge and experience part of your daily work. Because ultimately, the best possible product quality and high productivity are your top priorities, and you don't want to risk any interruptions.

Relevant loop features: Templates, Notifications, Video