Metalloinvest has expanded the capabilities of smartwatches in the maintenance and repair system

2022: Expansion of the functionality of smartwatches used at Metalloinvest enterprises

Metalloinvest expanded the functionality "smartwatch" used at the company's enterprises since 2020 to improve efficiency. maintenance and repair systems Updated together with specialists JSA Group wearable devices will ensure the transfer of information in real time, more accurate positioning, will improve the quality of determining the types of work carried out. This was reported on July 26, 2022 by the JSA Group.

"In total, more than 8,000 working hours were monitored among 160 employees of repair services in various areas," explained Natalya Vinogradova, head of the Metalloinvest production asset efficiency department. "Thanks to the new capabilities, we will increase the speed of processing the collected data, ensure prompt monitoring of the state of health of employees and timely assistance if necessary, even in remote areas."

"The system is constantly evolving. We are further learning the neural network model used to determine the types of work. We provide parallel improvement of the technology with its application for the implementation of projects of the program for transforming the direction of maintenance and repairs, "said Roman Aldukhov, head of the JSA Group performance monitoring department.

A pilot project on the use of wearable devices as one of the tools within the framework of the comprehensive transformation program of the maintenance and repair system (MR) was launched at the Mikhailovsky GOK named after A.V. Varichev in 2020. Then the smartwatch arrived at other Metalloinvest plants: Lebedinsky GOK and OEMK named after A.A. Ugarova. The developer of the device is OptimalFlow Group (OFG) (part of the JSA Group), which develops and implements advanced solutions for large businesses.

The main goals of the MR transformation program are to increase the technical readiness of equipment, optimize service standards, increase the labor productivity of repair personnel, and optimize stocks.