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VKS Edge
Connect, Collaborate, & Integrate
Seamlessly connect with the tools and equipment your front line workers use every day.
With torque tools, PLCs, sensors, vision systems, and more, VKS can automate interactions and operational traceability within your manufacturing environment.
The Ultimate in Human-Machine Collaboration
Transform your shop floor into a connected, data-driven ecosystem with VKS Edge.
Each integration creates an efficient, error-proof, and intelligent production environment.
Human-Machine Collaboration
Transform your shop floor into a connected, data-driven ecosystem with VKS Edge. Each integration creates an efficient, error-proof, and intelligent production environment.
ToolConnect IoT
Push required settings and collect torque results from assembly tools.
ToolConnect IoT
Integrate your work instructions with torque tools to eliminate the risk of human error while boosting your quality data collection.
ToolConect IoT pushes Pset parameters directly to your tools, captures/validates torque values, and auto-advances your work instructions, creating a streamlined, automated, and collaborative work environment.
Key ToolConnect IoT Features
Set Tool Parameters
Eliminate the risk of human error by automatically adjusting tool settings to apply the required torque and angle for each fastener.
Validate Torque Applications
By monitoring tool interactions and flagging any deviations, VKS guarantees that all fasteners are installed correctly.
Auto-Advance Work Instructions
Automatically advance to the next bolt or process step as soon as the tool is used, creating a hands-free and highly efficient workflow.
Gain 100% Traceability
Collect, store, and access all tool results within VKS reports. When paired with form data, ToolConnect IoT enables you to enhance quality control at every level.
IO Connect
Take digital integration further by integrating your work instructions with your manufacturing environment and bridge the gap between the physical and the digital worlds.
IO Connect gives you the ability to both activate and monitor your manufacturing environment directly from your digital work instructions.
Key IO Connect Features
Industry 5.0
Enhance the collaboration between your workforce and their technology by transforming every piece of equipment into a valuable source of data and control.
Limitless Integrations
Connect with a wide range of systems and devices, including PLCs, pick-to-light sensors, vision systems, robots/cobots, industrial machines, Andon lights, and much more.
Process Automations
Automate the communication between devices and work instructions, including machine validations, sensor data acquisition, work instruction progression, and data collection.
Advanced Insights
Leverage VKS traceability and your connected devices to capture cycle counts, quality inspection results, sensor readings, and more to ensure the right process is achieved every time.
DataConnect
Empower your work instructions to communicate directly with databases and database-driven equipment through the power of VKS DataConnect.
The solution enables seamless, real-time information exchange while maintaining accurate records and streamlining worker actions on the shop floor.
Key DataConnect Features
The Digital Middleman
Connect your work instructions with tool calibration data, audit records, and other manufacturing databases to improve shop floor operations.
Dynamic Data
While receiving instructions, access dynamic sources of data to validate if current specifications, inputs, and systems are within the necessary parameters.
Real-Time Communications
Enable your work instructions to collect and send VKS data to external databases and database-driven devices like label printers and testing equipment.
Enhanced Traceability
Increase data integrity with automated reporting. Build comprehensive quality assurance reports detailing the results of all test equipment and databases.
Which VKS Package is Right for You?
Compare VKS Edge with our other packages to find the perfect fit for your organization.
| Features | Lite | Pro | Enterprise |
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| Digital work instructions | |||
| Pictures, videos, PDFs, etc. | |||
| Training & Certifications | |||
| Expert Mode | |||
| Smart Forms | |||
| Reports | |||
| Work Order Management | |||
| API Connectivity | |||
| Audit Log | |||
| VKS Edge (Add-Ons) | |||
| ToolConnect IoT | |||
| IO Connect | |||
| DataConnect |
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