We are on 8.03.409c and are using touchscreens for our MES locations (total of 7). The units we have are actually manufactured by us so its a good selling point. The units run xp embedded (or Win 7) and the MES screen has been customized and includes the onboard keyboard from windows, which has not caused any problems. The guys that use the units are very happy with them and we have not had any issues with them since they were setup around 16 months ago. The units are all mounted at the end of the benches and we have a mix or wireless and cabled network connections. We are not currently using Bar Coding but this may become a project for me later in the year if the Production Director gets his funded sorted out next month.
If anyone wants more info about our units just Google OTC-50.
Cheers
Steve
If anyone wants more info about our units just Google OTC-50.
Cheers
Steve
--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, Aaron Hoyt <aaron.hoyt@...> wrote:
>
> Doug,
> Vantagte Plastics is on Ver. 8.03.407x
> We have been using the touch screens since ver. 6.0 and find them invaluable. The work great with most of the shopfloor screens right off, but if needed you can always customize the screens to make them more friendly. We heavily customized the screens and took out most everything they don't "need" to use on the shopfloor. This left us lots of room to expand any buttons we want to encourage them to use. We use Barcode also, but that still does not have much buy-in from the shop guys after 7 years of availability. They still prefer to type a job number over scan it.
> The biggest problem we have with touchscreens is where they aren't. If the material movers are at one of the NON-touch computers they find themselves (and I have done it myself once or twice) poking at the screen in vain trying to get the "ok" button to accept the input. This has created minor frustrations. I have yet to hear one complaint from the floor about the touch screens.
> From my point of view, the only frustration is the lack of on screen keyboards as part of the interface anymore. Why Epicor took that away I will never understand. We still need Keyboards because of that little issue, but otherwise, there is a huge positive vote from us on Touch Screens.
> We like EloTouch screens best, touch directly on glass, don't cheap out and get something with an overlay (resistive technology) as I have had many frustrations with those. It's very hard to wear out glass by touching it.
> Best of luck,
>
>
>
>
> Aaron Hoyt
> IT/IS Admin
> Vantage Plastics
> aaron.hoyt@...
> Phone: 989-846-1029 Fax: 989-846-0939
> http://www.vantageplastics.com/
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "Doug Oswald" <dougo@...>
> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 9:04:40 AM
> Subject: [Vantage] Touch Screen Monitors/MES
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>
>
> Anyone here using touch screens for MES? What are your opinions on the
> value of these screens?
>
> Are you using barcodes and touch screen? It seems like the main screen
> is easy enough for a touch screen, but I worry about the screens
> involving a search or the selection of a job from the Work Queue. It
> almost seems like you would want a stylus for some of those screens.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Doug
>
> Doug Oswald
>
> Manager of Information Systems and Facilities
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