• DEMAND-PULL IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE COMPLEX FACTORY.  FINALLY!

    Vortex™

  • COMPLEX PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT? NEED TO IMPROVE CYCLE-TIMES?

    Solutions

  • REDUCE INVENTORIES AND QUALITY COSTS - BY DESIGN.

    Benefits

  • THE SECOND DEMAND-PULL REVOLUTION HAS ARRIVED! Vortex™

    Inspiration
Equation1 Vortex™ is a workflow-agnostic, time-based, demand-pull, real-time production dispatching solution for complex manufacturing environments. Demand-pull is now available for the complex factory.
Finally. It's about time!

Vortex™ at Work

Queue Time Minimization
Time-based, demand-pull technology pulls work through the factory based on flow-time, achieving results similar to legacy Kanban systems, but agnostic to workflow complexity.
Inventory Reduction
With time-based, demand-pull production you can expect to reap 2 to 10X reduction in inventories!
Reduce Factory Overhead
Vortex™’s inherent hand’s-off approach to planning and execution reduces factory overhead.
Improve Yields
Reduced inventory levels result in fewer casualities when quality problems are discovered during the production process.
Reduce Factory Space
Inventory reduction means less factory space is needed. What will you do with the extra space?
Industry 4.0
Vortex™’s algorithm-based real-time dispatching system can ultimately lead to the lights-out factory.

The First of its Kind...

 

Equation1 Vortex™ is a time-based queue limiting (demand-pull) production authorization system, not a prioritization or scheduling system. Watch the video to learn more.

Is Vortex™ for Me?

As a proprietary demand-pull algorithmic approach to dispatching work, Vortex™ provides self-optimization of factory execution in complex-model manufacturing environments and the ability to improve performance over time using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning.

Single Workflow Multi-Product Manufacturing

Multiple Workflow Multi-Product Manufacturing

Fabrication (Re-entrant) Manufacturing

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Vortex™ RTD Solution Integration Overview

 

Vortex™ integrates seamlessly between the major components of the enterprise. Its API is engineered to allow communication and bi-directional data transfer to both consume information from these enterprise systems and keep them up-to-date with the activities in the production facilities. 

The Vortex™ third dimension is its integration with the Smart Factory and AI/IIoT solutions. By learning over time, the Vortex™ algorithm compensates for inaccuracies in product standards and the realities of the production environment to become increasingly accurate and driving production queues to zero.