Your raw material is wood and it’s becoming more and more expensive while your customers are demanding more quality and precision in your deliveries, making optimizing your material yield your only option. The ideal is to enhance the performance of your equipment while preventing errors in your quest for achieving greater productivity.
Carrier & Bégin Sawmill Case, Canada - Québec
Keeping up with the pace of the market
"Since I started using EFFECTO OnSite, I have all the information I need at my fingertips and in real time. It frees up time for me to be on the shop floor, check my production, support my team, and improve quality.
At the speed we operate today, nothing can slip by us, not even an hour. In such a short time, production can slow down, lumber can be downgraded, and ultimately, money can be lost. We no longer have a choice: we must optimize our mills. Technology doesn’t replace everything, but it helps us gain speed and quality."
Jocelyn Rodrigue, Production Manager
Dubot Sawmil Casel, Occitanie - France
Optimizing production traceability
“Since we work on a made‑to‑order basis, we know exactly what needs to be produced. Our EFFECTO OnSite tool allows us to group orders according to the characteristics of the wood (species, dimensions, length, etc.) so we can distribute production across our three units based on each one’s capacity and availability. The goal is to optimize downtime related to adjustments and blade changes.
We also adopted the serialized inventory module, which ensures full traceability of our products at every stage of production. It’s extremely convenient because we know in real time what we are producing and the status of customer orders. If a customer calls, we can immediately inform them of the progress. This helps us anticipate and secure our shipments.
We are no longer penalized when certain employees are absent: all the information is in the system. In every situation, we are able to deliver to our customers.”
Guillaume Cedan, Production and Maintenance Manager
You will also benefit from:
Optimizing blade maintenance
Simplifying operator onboarding and performance monitoring
Any questions?
Félix, consulting expert
EFFECTO has helped many companies like yours overcome major challenges.
In addition to optimizing machine settings, we’ve also saved a lot of time on tool maintenance.
Plus the grinders can check the curves themselves to know when they have work to do. And we can better anticipate the time for tool changes and plan maintenance accordingly. To give you an example, we’ve doubled the lifespan of our cutting tools.
Making it easier to integrate operators and monitor their performance
EFFECTO InSite dashboards help us better integrate new operators by fine-tuning their training and supporting them as they move ahead. Key performance indicators are permanently on display at each station. This gives the supervisory team an objective look at the work being done. With productivity, quality, and downtime indicators, they can measure the level of a new employee’s integration compared to the rest of the team. With this information, the trainer can follow up with modifications or provide additional training.
The introduction of dashboards has brought about a dramatic change in our plant. I believe that how this is perceived by employees depends on your corporate culture. No one ever feels judged here. Our operators know that it’s a tool for improvement and not for punishment. Employees benefit because the data also helps justify investments for streamlining operations and improving the quality of our finished products.
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