The Problem
Short unplanned pauses of 2–5 minutes are rarely recorded but collectively cost hours of output per shift.
Supervisors discover output shortfalls at shift end — too late to recover lost production.
Without visibility, idle periods cannot be traced to a root cause — machine fault, material delay or operator absence.
Paper-based logs miss events that happen between supervisor walkrounds and cannot capture every micro-event.
Without historical stoppage data by location and time, the same bottlenecks recur shift after shift.
Operations managers have no single view across multiple lines to identify which is underperforming in real time.
What Flowlinks Monitors
Monitor units produced per hour against targets. Alerts fire when output drops below your defined threshold.
Detect when lines stop moving. Timestamp every idle event and attribute it to the affected zone or station.
Capture every unplanned pause — even brief ones — that manual logs typically miss.
Identify which station, zone or line segment causes the most delays based on historical stoppage patterns.
Notify shift supervisors instantly via WhatsApp, email or dashboard when a stoppage or throughput dip occurs.
End-of-shift production summaries with idle time totals, stoppage counts and efficiency scores per line.
How It Works
Flowlinks integrates with your CCTV or IP cameras via RTSP. No new hardware required on machines or the production floor.
The system establishes baseline movement patterns and expected throughput for each line and shift.
Any stop, slowdown or throughput dip triggers an immediate event log with timestamp, zone and duration.
Real-time alerts reach the right person via WhatsApp or email so stoppages can be addressed before they compound.
Shift and daily reports show idle time totals, micro-stoppage counts and efficiency trends for each line.
By the Numbers
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Frequently Asked Questions
See how Flowlinks tracks your production lines in real time using cameras you already have — no machine integration required.
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