The challenge
Press counts, downtime, and die-change durations were recorded manually after the fact. Supervisors had no real-time view of whether a press was running on target or sitting idle.
AIMS / Metal-products manufacturing
Production visibility.
Without the cloud in the middle.
Fulton Corp, a metal-products manufacturer, moved from manual production tracking to real-time press visibility with an AIMS-based system—software and database running on a server at its own facility.
What we built
An AIMS-based production-tracking system. A dedicated server polls press PLCs directly over Modbus TCP. Operators start production sessions at a touchscreen kiosk; the software records press cycles, compares parts-per-hour with the configured standard, and captures downtime categories. A structured DieSetter confirmation workflow supports changeovers.
A separate view for supervisors
The management interface supports part and rate configuration, shift history, and downtime and changeover breakdowns. Cycle and event records use server-clock timestamps and are stored in a local PostgreSQL database.
Bringing the system home
The first system ran on cloud infrastructure. Fulton chose to move it to an on-site server. The data pipeline changed from a cloud broker to direct Modbus TCP polling, the database moved to local PostgreSQL, and the cloud service was decommissioned.
Where it stands
The system is in daily production use at Fulton Corp. It runs on hardware the customer owns, with no monthly cloud bill and no external dependency for its core operation.
For AIMS-based custom development, the handover includes the finished application and its final source code. Our internal AIMS workflow and templates are not included.
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