Working with digital work instructions (DWI) software
In many production processes, including assembly, people remain indispensable. With the highly skilled work being done in our companies, it is essential to have employees trained well and to share know-how. Digital work instruction (DWI) software is one tool that can be used to optimise this process. In a recent study, TNO Digital interviewed eight companies in the Netherlands that use DWI software to investigate their motivations for implementing such software and to share their experiences.
The researched companies use various software providers, from Visual Factory, Azumuta, and 3DValue to VKS. Hittech Multin in The Hague, one of the study participants, has been using DWI software from VKS since 2018.
Chantal Lovisa, our DWI specialist, who was also responsible for implementing VKS at Hittech Multin, shares her experience. “The main advantage of using a digital work instruction system such as VKS is version control of the work instructions. Only the latest approved and released version of the work instruction is provided in production, meaning the operator will never use the wrong version. Besides that, the work instructions made with VKS are more visual and standardised. Each slide has an image of the assembly step, a brief description of the action, and a short bill of materials. However, VKS brings more than only digital work instructions. The work instructions can be extended with checklists, videos, training requirements and tool connections, which makes Hittech Multin ready for the future.”
Please refer to the download link below for more information about the benefits of using DWI Software and the study’s conclusions.
