SHOP-FLOOR TV DASHBOARD
A shop-floor TV dashboard should focus attention, not add noise.
A large production screen is useful when it makes the current condition obvious in seconds: what is running, what is stopped, whether production is on target and where help is needed.
What should a manufacturing TV dashboard show?
The most useful shared displays prioritise current operating signals: running or stopped status, production versus target, active downtime, order progress and calls for help.
The screen should answer immediate questions without forcing operators or leaders to interpret a dense report.
Design for distance and fast recognition.
A TV or Andon screen is different from a detailed manager dashboard. It needs larger numbers, fewer competing elements and clear exception states so the team can understand it from across the production area.
Detailed analysis can still exist in the underlying system, but the shared screen should emphasise the handful of conditions that require action.
Use the screen to create a common operating picture.
When production, maintenance and team leaders see the same current status, conversations become faster and more specific. The display becomes a shared reference point rather than another report.
That is especially useful during shift meetings, handovers and periods when several machines are competing for attention.
Focus on what can still be changed this shift.
Historical KPIs matter, but a live shop-floor display should prioritise information the team can still act on: current stops, emerging target gaps, open help requests and the largest active losses.
ClearRivet is designed around that live operating view while retaining deeper detail for investigation.
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COMMON QUESTIONS
Questions manufacturing teams ask.
Should a TV dashboard show every KPI?
Usually not. Too much information reduces readability. The shared display should focus on current status, target progress, active losses and exceptions, while detailed analysis remains available elsewhere.
Is a TV dashboard the same as an Andon board?
They overlap. A digital Andon board usually emphasises current production state and exceptions, while a broader shop-floor dashboard may also include target progress, OEE or order information.
Can the same data be viewed on desktop and mobile?
A cloud-based production monitoring platform can present the same underlying production information through different views suited to TV, desktop, tablet or mobile use.
See it. Then prove it.