About eForeman

eForeman – is a real time monitoring system, an elegant, yet simple solution to your request for  effective data collection and production monitoring. We are sure, that while you see it working you will say:  “It is just what we have always been looking for”.

Ultra Flex Packaging Corp., a technology driven printer, laminator and converter of flexible packaging bought the system and installed it on their two Fisher & Krecke Flexpress 16 S  10C presses, on slitters and laminators.  “Installation was easy, in fact it took less than a day” Eli Blatt, President of Ultra Flex commented, “and operators were trained in just hours”. “The best part of eForeman , is how simple it is to understand. My Production Managers glance at a screen and quickly see if a Press or Slitter is running at desired speeds or how much downtime is being experienced. That is a tremendous boost to productivity because they see it as it is happening. They can react so much faster.”

eForeman  is powerful because the core of the system is its ability to accurately monitor, collect and transmit valuable production data from any machine through easy to read graphics. There are many solutions being offered for production controls, eForeman is unique because it addresses a significant weakness in other systems. System is designed by production manager for production managers.  It takes away the complexity of the process to gather and analyze real time speeds and downtime information. It is a simple and accurate solution to a complex problem. Additionally, we made the system modular, easily customized and adaptable to the broadest possible range of production machinery. And best of all, the information being gathered and transmitted cannot be compromised by operator error or falsifications. An individual with even minimal computer knowledge can look at this critical production data from anywhere in the Company or even remotely. The system is designed to fit digitized, analog and non-computerized machines. “

eForeman allow to display the optimal required speed for a specific job, while comparing it to the actual speed the job is being run. Web tension is noted as is the length of downtime. The production history of any job can be easily retrieved and appropriate comparisons made. All of this is displayed using beautifully designed on screen graphics. eForeman 3000 can be run on an ICU network thus allowing several Managers to view real time data simultaneously. Interestingly, the data retrieved though eForeman 3000 is also used to cost completed orders.

Zalman Zohar, VP of Printing at Ultra Flex revealed that eForeman 3000 “has become the centerpiece of our production control system. I can keep an eye on several machines at the same time. Having access to such real time information enables me to mobilize resources swiftly so that problems can be tackled speedily. eForeman is like having a Supervisor assigned to each machine at all times.”

Pointing to the ever growing list of ways that Ultra Flex has benefited from the implementation of eForeman 3000, Zohar explained: “Every morning, Production Managers and Supervisors review and compare performance by shifts. They are able to see how much downtime was experienced and the reasons involved. Not only has this been an incentive in stimulating healthy competition between shifts, but flaws in equipment or production techniques are easily identified and addressed.

Zohar was blunt: “eForeman 3000 took away the grey areas, the guesswork and the wondering. Now we know. And we know in real time. He concluded, “it is amazing the impact that this technology has had on our productivity.”

Mr. Blatt starts his work day with a review of detailed and reliable productivity and efficiencies reports, thanks to eForeman. He likes to call it his report card on each shift, each machine and each operator. “It is strictly a matter of dollars and cents. There is no doubt that this real time technology has driven productivity and profits upwards.

Eli Blatt admitted that eForeman 3000 does not replace the human operators at a machine. “Their input and advise, continues to be invaluable.” “But”, he said with a twinkle in his eye, “now I can Trust and Verify”!