About

Andonix connects front line automotive workers with a solid, robust and scalable digital work instruction and communications platform. The SmartWorkStation improves the safety, productivity, and efficiency of the manufacturing process by putting Andon Cord functionality in the hands of front line workers. Built on the lean manufacturing pillars of continuous improvement, visibility and standardization, the SmartWorkStation improves workforce training, process deployment and supervision. Andonix leverages cloud and low-cost smart devices to deliver enhanced operational performance with an intuitive, scalable, and fast-to-implement platform. Powerful data analytics transform into insights on people and process performance.

Andonix Value Proposition

We bring Andon Cord processes and value to customers in the automotive manufacturing sector who seek better ways to train and supervise workers. We know that front line associates are the key to create, protect and deliver value – we provide the tools to support their jobs and turn them into knowledge workers.

The Andonix SmartWorkStation is a smart digital platform that enhances on-the-job training, communication and supervision by connecting front line workers with relevant information where and when it matters the most. The result is a highly aware front line associate that obtains valuable feedback in real time to improve safety, productivity, efficiency, reliability, cost and customer service.

It is a digital Andon Cord solution.

Unlike competitor solutions and paper systems or legacy IT/ERP solutions, we offer extraordinary value by effectively enhancing operational performance with the SmartWorkStation. It is an extremely intuitive, scalable, fast-to-implement and low-cost platform operating across mobile devices with full integration to existing back-end solutions. Furthermore, its powerful reporting tool provides valuable insights on people, process and place.

It is the future of the connected front line worker.

Origin of our name: Andonix

High tech start-ups need names that clearly define their purpose, their outlook, and their focus. We selected Andonix to bring the Andon Cord to mind in all that we do. Andon comes from a Japanese word for a traditional paper lantern. In a manufacturing setting, an Andon Cord was a system of signal lights used to notify workers and team leaders when a workstation encountered a problem.

Pulling the Andon Cord lit up the lights to notify co-workers and managers of a problem and stopped the assembly line.

It would be very simple to identify the Andon Cord as merely a physical system used to stop a manufacturing assembly line when a defect is encountered or a problem is identified. It is vastly more than that. It is a philosophy of what happens when the cord is pulled. Immediately a team leader would arrive at the workstation to see the issue at hand and would thank the team member for pulling the cord. There was no retribution for stopping the line. As a quality tool, the Andon Cord process dealt with the issues at the source before they could grow larger and more costly.

Andonix, like the Andon Cord, connects people, manufacturing processes and place through a smart digital work instruction platform. We empower and connect front line workers with automated instructions, training, and communications, replacing inefficient paper-based systems. We create a culture of excellence on the shop floor, with engaged and motivated front line knowledge workers.

The SmartWorkStation is the future of the connected front line worker in any industry.

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