Evocon

Avantages

- perfect visualization in real time with an easy comprehensibility for everyone
- each user can create their own dashboard and reports, depending on their job profile

Inconvénients

- possibility of root cause analysis in combination with Lean tools

Avantages

Scrap and production tracking are very nice and easy to understand.

Inconvénients

Production tracking and job distinction. We are a job shop and run multiple orders of the "same" product with little variation. There is no good way to track a single jobs progress through the production line. you can only view it as a product type not as a work order.

Avantages

It is very easy to install. The IIoT receive a signal for each product is manufactured at the end of the line. The line operators don't have to be worrying about writing down on spreadsheets when the line stopped. Instead, they just inform to the system why the line stopped

Inconvénients

Maybe if you need a TaylorMade solution, this is not the right one. But you must think if you really need a TaylorMade solution. Probably, Evocon covers more than 90% or our needs related to OEE.

Avantages

It is a simple product to implement and very flexible in terms of data processing. The interface is very friendly, so you don't need training to use it.

Inconvénients

The OEE is an indicator that should generate group dynamics for continuous improvement. I think that the dashboards section is designed to facilitate the interpretation of the data for each user, but I think that it lacks the possibility of sharing dashboards among a work group, and the possibility of managing an action plan, to really match the indicator with the dynamics of continuous improvement.

Avantages

Live OEE tracking gives a real time read out of machine operation. Visual display highlights areas of concern. User friendly and easy to use.

Inconvénients

Signals work backwards so that in some of our applications, we are reliant on the operator to manually activate the signal at the end of a cycle.

Avantages

Initial setup and implementation was easy - the 30 day free trial was a great touch, and doesn't start until first data is sent, so no mad rush to get things done.System was easy to setup, connecting directly to our machine's PLC was done in house.Compared to others, visually, Evocon is miles ahead, each screen you can see 3 or 4 different ways if your machine is running well with simple metrics, traffic light system, even the Mr Evocon avatar tells you if he's happy or not.

Inconvénients

Nothing to complain about - but if we could have login linked to Azure AD that would be fantastic, saving user's having another login and password to remember.

Avantages

The software is extremely easy to use for all types of users. Very beneficial as it doesn`t take much time out of an operators role to update.

Inconvénients

there is nothing about this that i do not like. From a set up point of view there is a bit of study and analysis but nothing too strenuous, most of the data required should be readily available in a company anyway like cycle times and part volumes.

Avantages

Strong visual output that helps increase efficiency. The interface is simple, well visualized and very fast to use. Downtime reporting is polished to an optimal minimum. This is important so as not to slow down the production process.

Inconvénients

You can always ask for a "tailor-made solution", of course. In my opinion, it is important that the total amount of data does not become too mixed. It is necessary to distinguish between important and insignificant and deal with important issues that provide the majority of efficiency gains.

Avantages

Evocon is easy to learn and understand for both supervisors and operators. The production data is clearly visualized and the challenges that have occurred during the shifts are noticeable by one glance. Additionally seeing the amounts produced during shifts, the efficiency (OEE) and how well the production matches the ideal cycle times with the ERP integration are fantastic features.

With the data gathered from the stop reasons it's very easy to see the bottle necks related to specific machines, products or shifts and focus on solving the most time consuming challenges. Evocon has helped us create an environment where employees are not afraid to point our possible improvements or problems while simultaneously showing the employees how the production has become more problem free over time.

Inconvénients

The reporting features are good but require some improvements to dive deeper into the data to see percentual changes over time. Also the ability to compare products/stations over weeks would be great. Also the usability on tablets/phones could be better. Although, Evocon's great and responsive customer managing has hinted that some of these changes are up and coming.

Avantages

Evocon was brought upon me, when surfing online, I was infact on youtube searching for basic manageable OEE systems, that would provide ourselves with valuable data and reasons behind these issues we were facing.

To start, we set simple yet achievable goals, for example, find our OEE % and set a target that we could hit during our free trial. In which we smashed, in the first 2 weeks...

I can recommend this system to primarily food production as that is our sector, however, I can see it working with other categories and plants.

Pros

Evocon is easy to integrate to any test system. The commissioning is simple and fast. You will gain benefits of the Evocon very fast.

Outlines improvements and provides effective solutions

ERP integration

Wastage Control

Performance reviews.

Incredibly good customer support, that're always willing to provide help and assistance on your targets, hardware and software.

The more you put into it, the more you get out of it.

Inconvénients

Cons,

Some would argue it is currently slightly underdeveloped, however, given the time of establishment, they have achieved a considerable amount, with I'm sure, a lot on the way.

Avantages

Easy and fast. In a fast moving manufacturing world time has great value and we are pleased that Evocon is not taking a lot of our operators time to fill and and get valuable data. It is easy and very natural, we hope it will stay that way.
Working with Evocon team is very nice- they are very helpful and fast with their service. We developed an integration of our ERP system and Evocon team is very fast on working with issues if there occur anything.

Inconvénients

There is nothing that we don't like, but we would like to see more additional things to develop in Evocon. As Evocon is doing its job around OEE, we would like to have other tools to keep OEE at high level, like some Lean principles tools implemented like TPM.

Avantages

Software use is simple and logical for all users in production.

Inconvénients

There could be some more additional modules for different manufacturing sectors

Avantages

Easy to work with the program. Easy to install. Quick access from everywhere. Operators used to work on it in 5 min after install. Easy principle of working. Various option of places to install. Great customer support. For this money there is no other program in the world.

Inconvénients

May be the thing that all the data which we use have to be filled in excel tables. But this have to be done in all measuring programs

Avantages

The main virtue of Evocon over the rest of the bunch is the ease of use and ease of setup. A very well-thought-through experience makes all the difference compared to the competition. When it looks good and is easy to digest, it's much easier to convince the management or colleagues compared to some heavy-weight solutions out there.

Inconvénients

Not too many that I can currently think of - so far, so good.

Avantages

The best outcome after implementing Evocon on our production lines was a significant increase in productivity due to improved discipline of production workers, especially in evening and night shifts. We got going to and coming from the breaks under control, as well switching from one shift to another.
Secondly, we get very valuable data about set-up times and cycle times, which we use in cost price calculations.
Thirdly, through stops analysis, we are able to improve processes themselves continiously.

Inconvénients

So far it's been a pleasure to work with this software, but sure, if we think further then the development of more customized reporting is always welcomed.

Avantages

Ease of set up, ease of use, standard data across lines/terminals/counties. continual improvement in functionality and reports The ability to drill down on issues/events. Live views for many lines / terminals.
Many problems are being identified, data supports the issues and acts as a focus for the correction of those issues. The visibility of the performance of the lines

Inconvénients

The presentation material ticked all the boxes. There were no detrimental hidden surprises in the installation

Avantages

Highly visual, user friendly and intuitive with appealing dashboards.
Quick-to-start, a robust setup.
Low maintenance - cloud based system that doesn't require programs installed on local PCs.

Inconvénients

With all the data kept in cloud, the response time is sometimes slow, particularly when working with the real-time data from over 135 production lines from all continents.

Avantages

That you can get all information in real-time. All reports will give you a great overview.

Inconvénients

Some issues with settings/calculations, if you want to measure bulk produktion.

Avantages

Really easy to use and install. 10-15% OEE upgrade within 3 months. Our team have nicknamed Evocon as "new Instagram" :)

Inconvénients

Limited customization, we expect more upgrades and development.

Avantages

Easy to set up and use. Each factory should monitor it's efficiency and machine usage factor. This software really gives a good beginning.

Inconvénients

I got to administrate this software after initial implementation done by my colleague and there were some wrong assumptions done at start that needed to be strightned. This is not a soft issue but oee measurement methods.

Avantages

Easy and fast installation (1 day), visualisation of OEE at the machine is nicely done, easy to use for workers with not much explanation needed

Inconvénients

We really did not have any negative experiences with Evocon.

Avantages

Evocon is user friendly, easy to use for operators and leaders/admins. You can learn it just in couple of minutes because logic behind is so simple. When it is so easy to use our teams are using it as a daily tool to support continuous improvement activities and daily management. Setting up the system for new machines is really straightforward and fast.

Inconvénients

Reporting function should be refreshed and make it more user friendly like other functions already are.

Avantages

Easy to implement
Easy to train others
Easy to run through the reports and get data to further analyze

Inconvénients

Not having the connectivity with the company ERP. The full integration could be a plus.

Avantages

The tool is really ease to use and I especially like the reporting features which are quite comprehensive.

Inconvénients

One drawback with the tool is manual data input on production line stops.

Avantages

This is easy to use and set up. All workers has learn to use it easily.

Inconvénients

Reporting options could be more and some times You have to reset filters when you change period. Just minor issues.

Avantages

Evocon is maybe the most user friendly tool I have found on the market so the ease of use is for sure a strong side. Secondly, it's extremally easy to install and set up, there is no need for technicians, just connect the cables and you are good to go. Last positive about Evocon is the customer service. They are very flexible, friendly and patient. Definetly one of the best CS I have worked with.

Inconvénients

There is no integration with other software. Evocon is a stand alone

Avantages

Extremely simple to implement and customize.
Easy friendly interface even for less experienced operators.
Provides fairly detailed reports that can be easily exported-

Inconvénients

Lacks a few features compared to more complex software but definitely gains in ease of use.

Avantages

Very useful application to make your daily leadership visible = go live LEAN, start OEE.
Easy implementation and administration.
Easy user interface at factory floor level -> operators may concentrate on their value adding tasks.

Inconvénients

Basic reports from the system are suprisingly good, but near future it would be useful if them might be more customized.

Avantages

Easy to use, fast to learn, appealing graphics, fast to customize (reasons for stop, speed loss, quality rejects), easy integration with sensors and PLC. Don't have experience with integration with ERP (and others), but I would expect as easy and simple as everything else.

Inconvénients

Nothing in particular! It may be missing a few things in terms of data segmentation and integration with other SW's, but: 1) this is a solution that is continuously evolving (advantage of SaS); 2) many functionality wishes I might have had in the past were nice to have, so I can leave without them and enjoy the Pros.

Avantages

Evocon is a great tool. Allows to monitor in real time OEE; Collected data it is represented in dynamic reports that allow us as production team to have valuable data that shows us where are our improvement opportunities

Inconvénients

During the last update we had some issues; nevertheless it was solved opportunely by evocon´s support team

Avantages

The system is user friendly and transparent. It was easy to set up the system. There is good support of the software.

Inconvénients

In the beginning there was a little bit difficult to figure out what kind of hardwers and tools you need eg.: sensor, Wifi, IIOT device etc. There should be a short description how a basic monitoring hardware system look like.

Avantages

Easy to use. It is simple and has a better overview.

Inconvénients

Development is slow, when you know what's coming.

Avantages

It’s easy to use and visual appearance is much better, than other similar software.
Making changes in goals are easy to make. Good option making different sifts/comments/users for different machines.

Inconvénients

When network is offline, software don’t work.

Avantages

The simple, intuitive UI. Compared to the other products checked on the market, this seemed to have the most interactive and easily legible UI to offer the right data at levels from production operator to senior management.

Inconvénients

The only negative about this application is it's seemed infancy. There are a few small bugs, however these have not hindered our utilisation of the application.

Avantages

The hardware arrives within 2 days
Free trail was easy to arrange and flexible
Easy to train operators on use

Inconvénients

There is little we currently have issues with. The reports, although dynamic do not allow for cross referencing different trends, this must be done after export to excel.

Avantages

The ease of installation is a true advantage. In addition it is of major importance nowadays to have live information for production efficiencies and situation in general.

The simplicity of the reports and the graphics also help very much.

Inconvénients

A user is needed to feed the major data. It is set to be operation's oriented. It could be used and as reporting tool only.

Avantages

Easiness of installation, friendliness, minimum training requirement

Inconvénients

Nothing important to mention. It covers all my needs

Avantages

Good and simple visual. Start-up costs during implementation almost missing

Inconvénients

Limited flexibility of tailor made solution

Avantages

Evocon is very easy to not only use, but also learn how to use.
This has made the original roll out easy, but also training operations staff in how to enter accurate data very easy.
The large visual display also helps the operations team visualise their performance over a shift.

Inconvénients

It can struggle to update the shift view on slow data connections (more of a connection problem than evocon).

Avantages

It is very user friendly, and the staff is very positive and easy to work with.

Inconvénients

At first the webpage was a little difficult to navigate, but once I was trained, it was extremely easy to pick up.

Avantages

the specific software is very easy to use and gives direct information

Inconvénients

nothing everything is very good and very user friendly

Avantages

A really simple visual overview of how production lines are working (minute by minute) and supporting metrics

Inconvénients

Limited customization

Avantages

The product is very easy to use and have all features which i wanted

Inconvénients

Widgets should be improved and should be more flexibility to create the dashboard

Avantages

Simple set up. It helps the team visualize with ease what are the major problems still remain.

Inconvénients

Slow response when moving around (change to different date, other lines) in LINEVIEW. Also need much easier way for operator to input comment in real time.

Avantages

Easy to install
Great support from the Evocon team
Great insights in the performance of the machine

Inconvénients

It misses some features i would like to see, like connection with SAP.
But it does what it advertises, so no minus points

Avantages

Easy to use and good presentation. Remote browsing. Historical views are understandable and easy to use.

Worked as a database and report on the production process.

Inconvénients

No downgrades have yet been observed for that moment.

Avantages

The product is very simple tu understand, and make it eassy ro use.

Inconvénients

Does not shows the exact start time of a downtime

Avantages

The ease of use and the real-time view of the status of the production line are the two most impressive features for us.

Inconvénients

Information about the production order number was missing, but this is an issue the Evocon team is working on.

Avantages

Very easy to integrate with our producing line.

Inconvénients

It would be nice to have landscape view on mobile.

Avantages

Ease of setup
Ease of use
user interface
Reports generation

Inconvénients

basic features in the software
Parts Calculations