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Line study · a one-off time and motion study · one line, one week
One week on one line: the hours your log doesn't explain.
An Augos specialist fits a count sensor and an Augos Operator Terminal on one line, runs it for one week, and takes it out again. The sensor times every stop on its own, interruptions (short stops) included. We set that record beside your shift log, so you see the hours your log does not account for. The sensor needs nobody at the line, so no operator training is needed. Stop reasons are optional: your operators after a 15-minute briefing, or our specialist on a manned shift.
One bottling line, one week
MeasuredThe plant's own system booked these inside its breakdown time and could not separate them.
Plant export analysed by Augos · one anonymised bottling line · one week in 2026 · site, products and people removed.
Why two thresholds
The threshold decides what your report shows
Most systems only ask for a reason after a stop passes a set length, often three or five minutes. Everything shorter disappears into "running". Same line, same week: at a 30-second threshold interruptions are a sliver of downtime; at 5 minutes they are a third of it. The stops did not change. The report did.
The study reports your week both ways, so you see what your current threshold hides.
Share of downtime counted as interruptions, by stop threshold
Measured| Stop threshold | Stops counted | Share of downtime |
|---|---|---|
| 30 seconds | 281 | 2% |
| 1 minute | 424 | 6% |
| 2 minutes | 557 | 14% |
| 3 minutes | 618 | 21% |
| 5 minutes | 688 | 32% |
Plant export analysed by Augos · one anonymised bottling line · one week in 2026 · site, products and people removed.
What you get
A week of facts and a walk-through
- Every stop on the line, with start, end and duration
- Interruptions counted and timed, at your stop threshold and ours
- Run time and true speed, shift by shift
- Your shift log beside the sensor record: the hours it misses
- Your own rand estimate of the lost hours, from each product's sales value, if you share it
- A 30-minute walk-through with a manufacturing specialist
What we need from you
One line and one contact
- A power supply near the bottleneck
- Your products and their rated speeds
- Your shift log for the same week
- Someone to meet our specialist and brief the line team
After the week, the equipment comes out, or the line moves into the three-month paid pilot. If you start the pilot within 30 days, we waive the R19,500 deployment fee.
Options
Add stop reasons when you need them
The sensor times every stop without anyone at the line. Reasons need people: your operators, or ours.
| Option | What it adds | Price, ex VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Line study | Fitted, run for a week and removed by Augos. Every stop timed, your shift log beside it, a report and a walk-through. | R24,500 |
| Reason capture | A 15-minute briefing and a short list of broad reasons. Whatever operators code is added, and the report says how much of the stop time it covers. | Included |
| Manned shift | A specialist works the line for a shift and codes every stop, including what no sensor sees. That means waiting for a forklift, a pallet shortage or a shared compressor. A short time and motion study. | R800 per hour, minimum one 8-hour shift |
Prices ex VAT. Manned shifts are not credited against deployment. Travel outside the Western Cape is charged at cost, agreed in advance. Shifts outside weekday hours are quoted on request.
Questions
The line study, answered
Will it disrupt production?
The sensor fits beside the line and reads product as it passes; no machine settings or programs change. Fitting takes only as long as mounting one sensor and one terminal, and is done around your shift.
What if our log is already good?
Then the week confirms it, and you have an independent check of the numbers your meetings run on.
Who sees the data?
You do. Augos uses it only to prepare your report. Anonymised use anywhere else needs your written permission.
Do operators need training?
No. The sensor times every stop on its own. If you want reasons, a 15-minute briefing covers the reason screen, or book a manned shift and our specialist codes them.
Pick the line that hurts most.
Tell us which line and when. We'll confirm the week and what the install needs.
- One line, one week
- No operator training needed
- A 30-minute walk-through of the results