Alzatex, Inc.: Production Counters and Timers for Lean Manufacturing - Product Overview

Applications

• Count the number of units manufactured.
• Count the number of units rejected.
• Timers to keep track of the amount of time required to complete a task.
• Timers to keep track of the amount of down time or changeover time or any other time.
• Set up a pace timer with Green-Yellow-Red indicators to keep your slide line running more smoothly.
• Rate counter to indicate the rate of production in units per hour or units per minute.
• Time clock preprogrammed with break times and audible alerts to remind employees the start and end of breaks, and shift changes.

Benefits

• Improved productivity.
• Workers can observe their own productivity.
• Reduce cycle times.
• Reduce changeover time.
• Reduce down time.
• Reduce manufacturing costs.
• More productivity with fewer man hours of work.

Timer Features

• Count up timer.
• Count down timer.
• Set to Hours, minutes, Seconds or Hundredths of a second.
• Four, six, eight or ten digit digit display.
• User programmable warning times.
• Optional beeper output.
• Serial data output to operate remote displays.
• Serial data input permits remote control from a remote control device, PLC or computer.

Digital Counter Features

• Counter has increment, decrement and reset inputs.
• Counter has user settable scale factors.
• Four or six digit counter display.
• Count speeds up to 100 pulses per second.
• Serial data output to operate remote displays.
• Serial data input permits remote control from a remote control device, PLC or computer.

Rate Counter Features

• Counter has increment, decrement and reset inputs.
• Four or six digit rate counter display.
• Count speeds up to 100 pulses per second.
• User programmable averages to smooth out erratic counts.
• Display rate in units per minute or in units per hour.
• User programmable goal rate.
• Display changes between Red, Yellow, Green to indicate above or below goal rate.
• Optional Programmable Red-Yellow-Green lights indicate above or below goal rate.
• Display deviation from the goal rate in units per minute or in units per hour.
• Selectable auto reset or pause with no input for a programmable number of seconds.
• Serial data output to operate remote displays.
• Serial data input permits remote control from a remote control device, PLC or computer.

Easy to Use:

• Mount the counter/timer on the wall or hang from hooks.
• Plug the wall transformer to a AC power source.
• Connect the timer or counter inputs to the machine input or to the manual buttons.

Variations

• NEMA 1 standard enclosure.
• NEMA 4x waterproof enclosure.
• NEMA 12 dust proof enclosure.
• Enclosure with OAK ends for more decorative look.
• Enclosure with full OAK surround for more decorative look.
• Optional beepers and visual alerts.
• Optional remote button modules for setting specific parameters.
• Serial data interface for connecting multiple timers/counters and displays together.