Case Study: Durham Duplex boosts machine productivity with FourJaw

How Durham-Duplex used FourJaw to boost productivity from five products a day to 25 a day.

Durham Duplex, a UK-based manufacturer of machine knives and industrial blades, faced significant production bottlenecks as demand outstripped their capacity. Their manual data collection process, which involved supervisors writing machine runtimes on clipboards, was laborious and inaccurate, preventing effective productivity benchmarking. To address these challenges and improve customer lead times, the company sought a solution from FourJaw.

FourJaw implemented its machine monitoring platform, beginning with a pilot on two machines. The solution utilized IIoT sensors and operator tablets to automatically collect utilization and downtime data. This data provided clear visibility into inefficiencies, such as a daily warm-up period that was losing an hour of production. By addressing these issues, Durham Duplex achieved a 400% increase in machine productivity in one cell, boosting output from 5 to 25 products per day. The FourJaw platform also eliminated the need for manual data entry and provided crucial data for production planning and pricing.

Durham Duplex

Charles Turner

Managing Director