Visteon, a tier-one automotive supplier specializing in cockpit electronics, was looking to improve their ability to reliably deliver high-quality parts at low prices to automakers that tolerated little margin for error.

The situation was challenging because Visteon’s extensive global presence spanned multiple manufacturing facilities worldwide and a diverse workforce across eighteen countries. This made seamless collaboration and real-time responsiveness a formidable task.

Instantaneous monitoring of cycle times, just-in-time manufacturing, and reduced recall risks

To address Visteon’s manufacturing needs, Incite worked with the company’s IT team to establish a cloud platform capable of collecting and processing machine data from global manufacturing plants. The platform standardizes data from various machine types and formats, creating a uniform IIoT data stream that provides real-time visibility into machine operations worldwide, benefiting both plant operators and business leaders by allowing them to stay on top of issues the moment they arise. Additionally, analytics tools including real-time alerts and dashboards, enables instantaneous monitoring of cycle times, enhanced efficiency, and just-in-time manufacturing.

Furthermore, the platform detects production malfunctions and identifies data patterns, facilitating predictive maintenance to maximize machine performance. It also ensures manufacturing traceability by centralizing and standardizing traceability data, allowing Visteon to pinpoint parts with defects and reduce recall-related risks.