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April 17, 2017

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SpindleLIVE 2.1.0 was released 4/15/2017.  The enhancements include:

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January 3, 2017

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12/17/2016 - SpindleLIVE version 2.0.7 has been released. New features include:

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November 28, 2016

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New features include:

  • Added available KPIs Opportunity hours per FTE
    •  Opportunity % of total
    •  Employees <90% Efficiency
    •  Employees >120%
    •  Employee efficiency excluding outliers            
  • Added 3 day selector to Equipment Status Page 
  • Added rollup to the Employee Page Other Activity Today Portal
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November 28, 2016

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New features include:
  • Added SpindleLIVE Professional Utilization Dashboard to the Equipment Status Page

  • Added individual status time stamps to the Employee Page "Other Area" Portal

  • Analysis Page bug fixes

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September 29, 2016

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  • Custom Corporate KPI selection
    • Custom KPI selection and alert programing for the Corporate Page
    • Trend Page has been modified to reflect the KPIs selected
    • Ranking Portal is now using the highest priority KPI to Rank Plants
  • Hourly Productivity view / export on the Analysis Page
    • Employee Tab
    • Classification Tab
    • Equipment Tab
  • Added Utility Section for Reports
    • Local Operation Report
    • Regional Operation Report
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May 2, 2016

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  • New data transfer implementation complete to all SpindleLIVE customers
    • Data on SpindleLIVE no older than two minutes from local plant
  • Corporate Home Page
    • Added “Chemwatch” portal
    • Added “Water and Energy” portal
  • Dryer Tracking
    • Turn time and efficiency trend chart added to equipment trend page
    • Added current load weight and formula to dryer portal
  • Other Area Alert
    • Ability to set Other Area Alert
  • Analysis Pageli>
    • Added NA column to classification tab
    • Added Calculated Hours header to employee tab
    • Added help file
  • Minor bug fixes and enhancements
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April 13, 2016

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  • Added column "Pieces" to requirements rail portals
  • Analysis page export enhancements
  • Added data refresh bar to Equipment Status Page
  • Minor bug fixes and enhancements
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March 28, 2016

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  • Facility page portals
    • Added ability to customize portal parameters for "Employees less than XX%" and "Employees greater than XX%."Contact support@spindlelive.com for modifications
    • Removed employees in "End Shift" from the facility page portals
  • Requirements Page
    • Added data refresh bar
  • Reordered reports to include top six used at the top of the list
  • Analysis Page
    • Added "Employee Opportunity" column to employee tab
    • Added data refresh bar
  • Added metrics to KPI Report
    • Plant opportunity hours
    • Excessive time
    • WPOH % of target
    • Employees less than 95%
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March 14, 2016

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New features include:

  • Reports Page
    • Six reports displayed with option to "Show All"
  • KPI Entry
    • Added metrics for executive KPI portal
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February 15, 2016

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New features include:

  • Added equipment overview help files
  • Requirements Page UI enhancements
  • Mobile view UI enhancements
  • Analysis Page efficiency rollup fix
  • Minor bug fixes and enhancements
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January 29, 2016

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New features include:

  • Hourly productivity report
    • Hourly analysis based on Employee, Classification or Equipment filters
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January 27, 2016

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New features include:

  • OEE Ranking Portal
    • Added OEE Ranking Portal to Home Page
  • Analysis Page
    • Mobile view enhancement
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May 7, 2015

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  • Equipment tracking "Equipment Page"
    • Monitor real time OEE
    • Daily equipment downtime analysis
    • Equipment level pieces per operator hour
  • Maintenance and engineering tracking "Engineering Page"
    • Real-time engineering status
    • Engineering hours and issues logged
  • Equipment Status Page
    • Monitor current equipment status
    • Filter by department, status and OEE
    • Drill through to "Equipment Page"
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May 4, 2015

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SpindleLIVE version 1.1.2 has been released.
New features include:
Option for browser to remember user name and password
Lunch and break alert will include all employees with daily excess time
Added expand all / collapse all feature
Added ability to select multiple departments on Team Status page
Added new report "KPI Summary"
Allows for up to 6 KPI tracking metrics
Added Equipment Overview portlet to equipment page
Equipment reports rewritten and added to SpindleLIVE
Bug fixes
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March 17, 2015

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SpindleLIVE version 1.1.1 has been released.
New features include:
Added "Forgot Password" functionality to login screen
Added 4 square navigation tool to Facility Page, Team Status Page, Department Page and Employee Page
Added scrolling and sorting function to Top 5 Portlets on Equipment page
Added Pending Maintenance and Down for Maintenance Portlets to Equipment Page
Column sort capabilities
Bug fixes
Employee Page Changes:
Added Other Area portlet displaying time spent in task with no standard
Added Employee Trend portlet
Added employee time stamps (Start, Lunch, End Lunch, End Shift)
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February 24, 2015

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SpindleLIVE version 1.1.0 has been released.
New features include:
Added Equipment portlet to Corporate Page detailing Overall Equipment Efficiency
Added Equipment Trend Page displaying Overall Equipment Efficiency and Equipment Availability.
Added Equipment Facility Page displaying maintenance and production downtime by reason codes and equipment.
Column sort capabilities
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February 12, 2015

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SpindleLIVE version 1.0.3 has been released.
New features include:
Table header readability improvements
Bug fixes
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February 10, 2015

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SpindleLIVE version 1.0.2 has been released.
New features include:
The Performance Record by Classification on the Employee Page added column "Average Hours per Week"
Sortable columns now displayed with Black font
Magnifying glass added to search tool
PPOH / KPOH weekly trend bug fix
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