Metal Manufacturing publication, FFJournal, recently spotlighted a WISER RTLS installation at Danville Metal Stamping. In the article, “No More Hide & Seek”, Alan Richter shares how Danville Metal uses WISER technology to eliminate one of manufacturing’s most frustrating productivity drains: searching for missing gauges.
Danville Metal Stamping performs a wide range of metal processing operations including forming, milling, welding, laser machining, and electrochemical grinding. To make sure all their parts meet precise specifications, Danville uses hundreds of gauges that must be kept properly calibrated.
In a busy shop, with work orders constantly moving between stations (and occasionally returning for rework), gauges had a tendency to wind up in the wrong spot. Skilled employees ended up hunting for tools instead of keeping production moving. Danville was on the lookout for a solution.
After evaluating several options, Danville selected WISER’s real-time location system. WISER delivers sub-meter location accuracy in complex, reflective industrial environments, and does it 24/7. This was what Danville Metal was looking for. With WISER, teams can see asset locations on a live facility floorplan in the WISER Tracker App, or they can integrate the data directly into their MES or ERP system. For Danville’s multi-building layout, the ability to track assets in multiple buildings through the same tool has been especially valuable.
“We have 1,000 tags on hand,” says Jeremy Turner, Gauge Inspector at Danville Metal Stamping. “When a gauge has an assigned tracker tag, I can go right to where it is and get a general location within a couple of feet, including how high off the ground it is.”
With an RTLS solution in place, Danville spends less time searching and more time producing.
To learn more about Danville Metal Stamping’s experience, going from selecting the right technology to installation and day-to-day use, read the full FFJournal article here.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Danville performs forming, milling, welding, laser machining, and electrochemical grinding, and relies on hundreds of calibrated gauges to meet specifications. In a busy shop where work orders constantly move and sometimes return for rework, gauges often ended up in the wrong spot, leaving skilled staff hunting for tools instead of producing.
WISER delivers sub-meter location accuracy in complex, reflective industrial environments, and does it around the clock. As Gauge Inspector Jeremy Turner explains, once a gauge has an assigned tracker tag he can go right to it and get a general location within a couple of feet, including how high off the ground it is.
Yes. Danville has a multi-building layout, and the ability to track assets across several buildings through the same tool has been especially valuable. Teams view asset locations on a live facility floorplan in the WISER Tracker App, and Danville keeps 1,000 tags on hand for its gauges and assets.
Yes. Teams can view asset locations on a live floorplan in the WISER Tracker App, or integrate the location data directly into their MES or ERP system. This lets gauge and asset visibility become part of the workflows Danville already runs rather than a separate, standalone tool.
When calibrated gauges go missing, skilled employees lose production time searching for them instead of running jobs. With WISER’s real-time location system, staff can find a tagged gauge in seconds rather than combing the floor. As a result, Danville spends less time searching and more time producing.
