The Next Evolution of the Class-Defining Version 7 MOS System

R3 incorporates a variety of customer-driven enhancements to the Aegis Manufacturing Operations System, spanning the process planning and launch engine, paperless delivery, product tracking, quality collection and repair, dashboards and analytic areas of the system. In particular, R3 adds a fully redesigned shop-floor materials control interface. Aegis has also added many real-time xLink data collection adapters, further advancing its plug-and-play connectivity to assembly, process, inspection and test assets.

A Shop-Floor Materials Control System Designed by the Customer

Version 7 enables customers to build their own reports, analyses and dashboards without any customisation or costs. R3 extends this "user-customisation" advantage to shop-floor materials verification. Every manufacturer has strong opinions about how to control efficiently shop-floor materials, how to set up machines, etc. R3 empowers customers to design the materials setup strategy and tactics that their web-based shop floor interface will employ using a simple graphical interface. R3 users have the power to define exactly how the system guides operators, reacts to conditions as well as the level of control it enforces. R3 is claimed to be the only system empowering the user to decide how every process will be guided and verified, to ensure that the right material is in the right location for the right product.

Dispatch-Side, Job-Level Traceability

R3 adds a new type of traceability to the accuracy of Aegis consumption-side traceability functions, called "Job-Level" traceability. R3 provides a kit verification process and assists dispatch to the floor, providing "Job-Level" traceability where unit-level traceability is not desired. In addition to simplified traceability at a broad level, the technology assists operators in predicting the unit volume that can be produced for a given kit in real time as it is scanned for dispatch, guides the splitting of bags, reels and sticks, etc.

Expanded Box-Build Capability

R3 provides enhanced support for infinitely nested assemblies and enhanced mechanical CAD support within the paperless, trace and tracking capabilities of the system.

Expanded Dashboard and Reporting Capabilities

The success of the Aegis iMonitor and Data Miner systems for real-time dashboards and reporting drove the addition of new dashboard gauges, charts and other active elements, as well as new Data Miner sources. Real-time predictive materials usage, job completion, OEE, tooling life monitoring, expiration, etc. have all been added. The company claims that R3 has greater "out-of-box" dashboard and reporting capability than any system on the market, and as with all Aegis outputs, costs and customisation are not required to get the information needed - just click, drag and drop.

In-Process DPMO

Beyond its fully automatic job and station-level DPMO, R3 is now believed to deliver the only viable means to monitor In-Process DPMO in real time. The new product supports non-conformance "charge backs" to root cause, to drive real process analysis by the root source of quality problems, rather than only the location at which they were identified.

Job Scheduling

R3 adds categorisation and ranks to jobs that are on the build horizon, providing shop-floor personnel with guidance to their daily build sequence. Job planners may re-categorise and re-order jobs based on their readiness or urgency through the browser interface by importing an updated job list directly into the system, or through API integration to ERP or scheduling systems in place within the enterprise.