Start with the problem, not the product
The search usually starts with a defect that has come back for the third time, a line that can't make its weekly number, or a shift report someone spends the morning typing up. Each page below explains the problem, what works, and where 10in6 fits, with results from real plants.
The same defects keep coming back
The suspect parts get sorted, the customer is protected, and the cause stays. How defects reach customers, the practices that stop them, and how to work one recurring defect until it is gone.
For quality managers Recurring defects & customer complaints → CapacityThe line can't keep up, and new equipment looks like the only answer
Improvement effort that never shows up in output, and capital requests based on nameplate speeds. How to find the constraint, recover the time it loses, and know when new equipment pays off.
For plant and operations managers Hidden capacity & constraints → ProductionThe line keeps missing its production target
The gap turns into a debate at every production meeting, and the target gets lowered to end it. Why a target set at the ideal cycle is a 100% OEE target, when the cycle time is wrong, and how to find where the output goes.
For plant and production managers Missing production targets → ProductionDowntime reasons are filled in from memory
A stop at 2:10 gets its reason at the end of the shift, and short, frequent stops get no reason at all. How to capture downtime from the machine, keep reason codes accurate, and rank losses by time.
For operations and production managers Reducing unplanned downtime → ProductionShift reports are built by hand in spreadsheets
Counts copied from displays, downtime on clipboards, a workbook only one person understands. How to automate production reporting and what a useful shift report contains.
For operations, production and plant managers Automating production reporting → MaintenanceMaintenance response is slow and hard to see
A jammed machine waits while someone walks the floor looking for a technician, and nobody measures how long that takes. How to send each call to the crew who can fix it and track response and fix status.
For maintenance managers Faster maintenance response → PeopleAn operator calls out and nobody knows who can cover
The timekeeping system shows who clocked in, not who is on which station or who is qualified on the open one. How to cover a call-out before the line slows, and how to find the stations only one person can run.
For plant managers and supervisors Short-staffed shifts & absenteeism →Looking for a specific capability instead? See the full platform. Comparing vendors? Read how to choose MES software, then how to implement it without a stalled rollout. Building the business case? Start with the downtime cost calculator.
Set up around how your plant runs
Standardized platforms expect the plant to change to fit the software. Do-it-yourself platforms leave your team to build and maintain everything. With 10in6, we configure the system around your equipment, codes and reports, and your team runs it day to day.
Your equipment, codes and reports
Your machines, your ERP, your part numbers, your shift structure and your reports.
Your team runs it day to day
Operators, downtime and scrap codes, products and targets, shift schedules, checks, alerts, emailed reports and real-time boards are managed by your own people. Everyday changes need no support ticket and no invoice.
A project manager for the bigger things
New machines, new modules and custom reports go through a 10in6 project manager who already knows your deployment, so nothing starts from scratch. If you would rather we made everyday changes too, we can.
Still here years later
The system keeps being refined after go-live, and new capabilities are added without rebuilding it. Some of our customer relationships have run for 12 years, and 97% of customers say they would never go back.
“Our 10in6 Project Manager has been very responsive and the software is flexible enough to be configured to our specific needs.”
How the 10in6 delivery model works →