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Check Plus Benefits and Advantages

Benefits and Advantages of Check Plus
Welding operation monitoring using Woosung Electric Machinery’s “Check Plus” system offers the following advantages, allowing users to experience a wide range of benefits.

Benefits of Using Check Plus

Benefits During Production and Manufacturing
Improvement in Productivity
Increase in arc rate Reduction of wasted worker time by securing actual welding data (working time)
Reduction in over-welding rate Provision of the data needed to determine the appropriate level of welding volume for each work by tracking welding procedures and cycle times
Reduction in rework rates due to welding defects Reduction of the welding defect rate thanks to the worker’s compliance with WPS [Maintaining appropriate current and voltage]
Increase in work motivation Acquisition of objective and accurate work information and increase in worker motivation through appropriate compensation
Improvement in Quality Stability
Ease of welding defect analysis Reduction of the time required to identify and determine the cause of welding defects
Reduction in rework costs WPS compliance check, improvement in welding quality, and reduction in rework rates
Improvement in automated welding stability Prevention of mass defects through monitoring of welding defects in automatic welding equipment
Strengthening of worker responsibility Simplification of the solution path for identifying responsibility and root causes of quality issues by monitoring real-time production data during work
Benefits on Management
Reduction in Consumables Costs
Gas consumption Identification and adjustment of discrepancies between calculated and actual consumption levels through tracking consumable use
Welding rod consumption (Cost savings through appropriate management of consumables)
Reduction in Management Costs
Management system automation Reduction of the workload associated with data collection (workload and workforce management, etc.) by automating calculations for items previously managed manually
Increase in the accuracy of information Increase in management accuracy through automated data collection (reduction in errors caused by human error)
Appropriate allocation of spare personnel Cost savings by allocating idle capacity to other tasks
Strengthening of Reporting Capabilities
Welding-related production reporting Real-time reporting of accurate and structured data
Improvement in Productivity
Improvement of productivity by checking and managing basic productivity (arc rate)
Quality Control
Maintenance of consistent quality and reduction in defective products through real-time monitoring and data analysis.
Cost Savings
Cost savings through reduced rework and more efficient resource utilization.
Improvement in Management Capabilities
Efficient management by digitalizing welding data.

Key Advantages

Low Cost
Check Plus uses wireless communication and cloud-based technologies; hence the significantly lower network setup costs compared to wired systems. The adoption of cloud-based server architecture enables much lower initial investment than on-premises solutions and eliminates the need to hire dedicated server engineers, making it highly cost-effective.
Item CLOUD Server On-Premise Server
Initial investment cost Low (subscription-based) High (requires the purchase of IT-related systems such as servers)
Maintenance Costs Low (managed by service providers) High (requires own IT team)
Scalability High (easily scalable as needed) Low (requires additional hardware installation)
Accessibility High (accessible from anywhere with an Internet connection) Low (accessible only from the internal network)
Security High (managed by a professional security team) Medium (depending on the capabilities of the internal IT team)
Update and Upgrade Automatic (periodically updated by service providers) Manual (requires the internal IT team to update)
Data backup and recovery Automatic (managed by cloud providers) Manual (requires the internal IT team to a establish backup and recovery plan)
Availability Very high (SLA compliance of cloud service providers) Medium (depending on the internal infrastructure status)
Ongoing costs Medium (subscription fees and usage-based data charges) Medium (requires hiring a server engineer)
Applicable to Various Welding Applications
Check Plus can be applied to various welding methods. It is applicable to all types of arc welding equipment from standard CO2 welding to TIG welding, which is typically difficult to monitor due to its high-frequency characteristics.
FCAW (CO2, MIG, MAG Welding)
SAW (Submerged Welding)
GTAW (TIG Welding)
SMAW (STICK Welding)
PAW (Plasma Welding)
Expandable Functionality Using Peripheral Devices
Check Plus supports various compatible peripherals. A wide range of peripheral devices including display units, warning lights, QR readers, and RFID systems can be integrated to expand functionality in line with on-site requirements. (Customization required)
  • Warning Light Equipment
  • RFID card
  • QR / Barcode reader
  • Various Display Equipment (1CH, 4CH for Large TV)
Expansion of Data Linkage with Other Solutions
Check Plus has an API (Application Programming Interface). Since it can be integrated into the customer’s existing management systems such as MES and ERP, welding-related information can be shared, and the necessary data can be retrieved and utilized as needed.