The problem
Why the slowest machine on the line stays hidden
A packaging line is only as fast as its slowest machine — but with only end-of-line output to go on, that machine is hard to find.
01
Micro-stops happen faster than anyone can log them
Fillers, cartoners and case packers stop and restart constantly — a jam here, a sensor fault there. Each one lasts seconds, but an operator can't log dozens of them a shift, so real Performance loss stays invisible.
02
One bottleneck machine drags down the whole line
Infeed, filler, labeler, case packer — one slow or stopped machine cascades into every machine after it. Without per-machine data, it's hard to tell which one is actually the constraint.
03
Format changeovers blur into "downtime"
Frequent SKU and format changes mean frequent changeovers. Telling planned changeover time apart from a real breakdown is a constant manual-logging headache — and it makes Availability numbers unreliable.
How hopit helps
See every machine on the line, not just the output count
Per-machine efficiency across the line — infeed, filler, labeler and case packer each report their own numbers, so the real bottleneck is obvious instead of guessed at.
Automatic micro-stop capture — every sub-minute stop is logged automatically, down to the second — no operator has to catch it.
Changeover separated from breakdown — format and SKU changeovers are tagged automatically from the data, not guessed at end of shift.
Works across mixed equipment — connects to fillers, labelers, cartoners and palletizers from different vendors and eras on the same line.
Find your line's real bottleneck.
Try the live demo, or talk to us about connecting your first packaging line.