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More than 80% of manufacturing businesses have purchased multiple communication systems over the years and have found it difficult to rationalise, resulting in users carrying multiple devices.

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* 2. How do you communicate with the various teams who operate across all areas of the site? Eg - maintenance, engineers and other non-desk-based personnel

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* 3. Which of the mobile comms devices below do your staff carry?

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* 4. Are the above devices used for voice-only or can you also receive up-to-date plant process information and / or critical alarms?

In 1982, the manufacturing workforce was made up of 5.6 million people. In 2015, it stands at just 2.6 million. It has led to a huge increase in the number of staff working alone, often in remote areas of a manufacturing plant.

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* 5. Do you currently have staff working alone?

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* 6. If one of your lone workers had an accident and was rendered unconscious, how long would it take before anyone realised?

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* 7. Once reported, how long would it take to locate the unconscious person?

Average Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) in manufacturing plants is 60% - well short of the world class benchmark of 85%. The following questions are centered on how you ensure critical alarms are received by the correct personnel.

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* 8. If there is a problem that occurs with a machine on your manufacturing or production site, how long does it take for a qualified engineer to be notified?

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* 9. Does your system automatically distribute machine / process faults or events directly to a qualified engineer who would then attend to the machine?

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* 10. Do you feel that the time it takes to detect a fault to a qualified engineer resolving the issue could be reduced?

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* 11. Do machine faults impact on your business's productivity?

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