Case Study: Nobel Biocare boosts OEE and throughput with Raven

Nobel Biocare - Customer Case Study

Nobel Biocare, a precision components company and global leader in dental restorations, faced the challenge of increasing production output without adding new machines or personnel. They needed to improve their Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) from 75%, analyze the root causes of production downtime, and initiate data-driven improvements. To address this, they partnered with Raven to implement its monitoring and analytics solutions.

Raven equipped 40 CNC machines with smart devices to capture a detailed production timeline. Using its Planned Downtime Efficiency and Alerts modules, Raven helped standardize setup processes and establish an efficient communication system on the shop floor. This solution delivered impressive results: OEE increased from 75% to 91%, waiting downtimes were slashed by 93%, and setup time improved by 27%. These gains translated to an annual cost reduction of $2.4 million, dramatically increasing throughput and profitability for Nobel Biocare.

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