Case Study: Metalsa saves 80 labor-hours a week and speeds investigations 90% with Rhombus
Key results
The challenge
Metalsa, a global chassis and siderail manufacturer with a 60-year history, runs a 700,000-square-foot facility in Roanoke, Virginia. Its quality-assurance and IT teams needed faster ways to diagnose issues on the line and investigate incidents in a complex operational environment.
The solution
Working with partner Responsive Technology Partners, Metalsa deployed Rhombus cloud cameras and the Rhombus Console across the plant, including cameras positioned on production robots for preemptive diagnostics.
“For every camera we've had on one of the robots, it saves us thousands of dollars each month in terms of diagnosing issues preemptively, catching things before they go wrong, and preventing downtime. And every minute of downtime is money lost in a manufacturing facility.”
CLChris LewisIT Support Specialist, Metalsa
The results, in context
Rhombus enabled Metalsa to work with vendors to prevent defective products and saved the quality-assurance department 80 labor-hours per week. The Rhombus Console sped up the IT team's incident investigation process by over 90%.