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Markware^TM Lean Tools Software

Markware^TM Lean Tools edition is a special version of the Markware Facility Identification software program. It provides added functionality for lean manufacturers and other operations where maintaining optimum equipment performance and reliability is critical.

BENEFITS

The Lean Tools version of the program is especially useful to companies implementing autonomous, preventative, predictive, or condition-based maintenance programs, as it greatly simplifies the creation of various visual equipment controls, such as gauge labels, oil level indicators, and drive tension guides. These controls provide the following important benefits:

Achieve faster machine setups and changeovers
Detect operating abnormalities at a glance and at a distance
Simplify training of operators and other non-technical staff responsible for routine machine inspection and care.
Enable more efficient route-based monitoring of numerous PM points in condition-based maintenance programs.

Markware Lean Tools software eliminates the need for manual cutting, aligning and handwriting. Visuals are quickly created on the computer, then output to Brady's GlobalMark® Industrial Label Maker. The GlobalMark printer prints durable labels that stick to a wide variety of surfaces and that withstand harsh industrial environments. For more information on the GlobalMark printer, click here.

FEATURES

Gauge Labels Create multicolored gauge labels for both standard and magnahelix gauges.
Oil Level Indicators Avoid lubrication errors by placing striped indicators behind oil sight tubes.
Drive Tension Guides Create markers to ensure that belts and chains remain properly tensioned.
Scaled Rulers Use on equipment with adjustable settings or for aligning fixtures and materials.
Directional Arrows Simplify operator controls and identify proper rotational direction of shafts and other moving parts