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AUTOMOTIVE

MAKING THINGS VISIBLE

With Drishti’s analytics, HELLA, a tier-one automotive supplier, could increase
throughput, reduce cycle times, improve employee ergonomics, and achieve a
return on investment in under six months.

Source: Drishti

rishti Technologies, Inc the HELLA team made a series of Singh Khangarote, Operational
D (Drishti), whose AI- previously concealed discoveries. Excellence and Operation Prod-
powered manufacturing
First, the massive volume of cycle
uct Manager, HELLA Dhankot.
technology uses video analytics, time data available from Drishti “Within a few minutes of viewing
data, and insights to bring signifi- quickly revealed slowdowns in the video footage from Drishti,
cant benefits to manufacturers and stations that were not originally our team had ideas to reconfigure
their employees, and HELLA the focus of improvement efforts. the station to make it more com-
(FRA:HLE), a tier-one automotive Second, by watching video foot- fortable for the line associates,
supplier, have gotten together age from the identified station, the thereby shortening every cycle
again to further increase opera- team understood that the physical time. And most importantly, our
tional efficiency with a second suc- station configuration was slowing line associates are healthier, hap-
cessful combined project in down the line associates. pier, and more productive.”
Dhankot, India. HELLA is an inter- The station setup was also caus- Finally, with Drishti, because the
nationally positioned automotive ing ergonomic concerns. As the team in Dhankot learned the true
supplier, globally recognized for its line associate was reaching with cause of line slowdowns, they
POONAM PEDNEKAR lean practices and is committed to his right arm across to the left were able to improve line balanc-
Chief Copy Editor
Magic Wand Media Inc investing in the latest technologies side of the station, each cycle re- ing. The Drishti investment paid
poonam.pednekar@ to drive human productivity and quired a twisting motion that led for itself in less than six months.
magicwandmedia.in
improve manufacturing outcomes. to fatigue.
“Because our focus had been on Goals that complement
Making discoveries the station, which we thought “This is the second instance of
With Drishti cameras and stream- was the bottleneck, we had over- finding significant improvement
ing video analysis enabled on one looked this potential for slow- opportunities using Drishti. In
of HELLA’s sensor product lines, downs and fatigue,” said Ram 2020, we reduced cycle times in

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