Accelerate your Lean manufacturing initiatives and optimize visual management across your plant floor with industrial Andon systems from Electro-Matic Visual. Designed for demanding production environments, our proprietary FactoryVision™ line of industrial LED displays and Andon boards delivers real-time operational feedback, OEE tracking, and instant line-stop visibility. With seamless Industry 4.0 PLC integration and rugged NEMA-rated construction, our visual plant management solutions are trusted across major industries—including automotive, aerospace, material handling, and food and beverage.
Turnkey Industrial Andon Systems & LED Marquees
Backed by over 50 years of manufacturing experience, Electro-Matic Visual delivers rugged, industrial LED Andon displays, process control boards, and visual marquees engineered specifically for demanding plant floor environments. Our proprietary FactoryVision™ ecosystem provides complete turnkey Andon systems—including PLC-driven displays, stack lights, pull cords, and audio alarms—or individual hardware components tailored to your facility’s exact needs.
Built to Work. Built to Last.
Designed for Harsh Plant Floor Environments, our industrial andon systems can withstand the strain of industrial manufacturing settings while maintaining consistent performance and uptime:
- Direct PLC Interfacing: Seamlessly connects with leading industrial control systems (EtherNet/IP, Modbus, PROFINET) to display automated OEE, takt time, and production counts in real time.
- Industrial-Grade Durability: Built with NEMA-rated enclosures designed to withstand dust, moisture, vibration, and temperature extremes on active production lines.
- Flexible Component Selection: Available as fully integrated visual management packages or as modular, plug-and-play hardware updates for existing setups.
Trusted Around the Globe
Electro-Matic Visual’s industrial Andon displays and visual factory management systems are trusted by world-class manufacturers, defense contractors, and Fortune 500 brands—including Ford, General Motors, Tesla, Honda, Lockheed Martin, Heinz, and Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Industrial Andon LED Display Options
FactoryVision™ LED
The Industry Standard in Visual Factory Management:
FactoryVision™ LED displays deliver high-visibility status monitoring across large plant floors. Designed to seamlessly communicate with any new or existing PLC or plant information system.
- NEMA 12 Rating: Industrial-grade housing built for dust and indoor environment protection.
- Versatile Configurations: Available in single- or double-sided layouts with multiple pixel pitch options.
- Audio Alerts: Optional integrated speakers for audible line-stop notifications.
FactoryVision™ LCD
Rugged Display Designed to Withstand Harsh Environments:
Constructed with rugged, fully-sealed enclosures that prevent dust, water, or insect intrusion, keeping your production metrics visible in harsh plant conditions.
- Automatic Brightness: Built-in light sensor automatically adjusts panel brightness to match shop floor lighting.
- Impact & Weather Resistance: Superior defense against physical impact, discoloration, and ambient shop floor debris.
- High-Density Metrics: Ideal for displaying complex OEE dashboards, takt times, and detailed process instructions.
4UPro
Full-Color, Durable, and Low-Cost LED Displays for Localized Production Metrics:
A durable, low-cost industrial Andon solution optimized for displaying production counts, line targets, and real-time status updates right at the workstation.
- 100,000+ Hour Lifespan: Long-life LED components built for continuous 24/7 industrial operation.
- Front-Access Serviceability: Lightweight cabinet design engineered for fast, hassle-free maintenance.
- Custom & Standard Sizes: Available in full color with flexible sizing options to fit tight assembly cells.
Clocks & Counters
Simple, Real-Time Production Clocks & Time Measurement Systems:
- Standalone LED counters and digital clocks that provide clear, immediate visual metrics for cycle times, unit counts, and elapsed work times across any automation line.
- Up & Down Counting: Accurately track cycles, units, packages, or remaining takt time.
- Universal Application: Plug-and-play setup for any factory, packaging line, or assembly bay.
- High-Contrast Visibility: Crisp digital digits visible from long distances across the plant floor.
Standalone Andon Systems & IIoT Integration
With over 50 years of experience serving manufacturing industries, Electro-Matic Visual delivers completely custom industrial andon systems for any industrial application. Whether you need a simple operator-controlled lone-stop station or a fully networked Industry 4.0 visual management setup, our custom Andon packages deliver the precision, scalability, and serviceability required to drive instant decision-making, improve product quality, and slash unplanned downtime.
Comprehensive Hardware & Smart Connectivity:
- Physical Operator Controls: Heavy-duty pull cords, call boxes, wireless pushbuttons, and industrial pendants for immediate line-stop alerting.
- Visual & Audible Alarms: High-visibility LED stack lights (tower lights) and multi-tone industrial horns/buzzers for instant shop-floor awareness.
- Universal Industrial Connectivity: Seamlessly interfaces with any machine, PLC, sensor, database, or enterprise system (MES/ERP).
- IIoT & Cloud Ready: Integrates with Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platforms—such as deviceWISE®—for cloud data collection, remote analytics, and automated machine-to-machine communication.
- Command Center
Cut Costs and Increase the Profitability of Your Business with LED Technology
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Common Industrial & Facility Applications
Factory Andon & Emergency Line-Stops: Instant plant-wide safety or evacuation alerts. – this specifically could be weaved into the page somewhere.
School & University Safety Systems: Centralized lockdown and emergency messaging.
Hospital & Healthcare Facilities: Rapid notification for facility-wide emergency protocols.
Fire Alarm & Traffic Control Integration: Automated visual warnings triggered directly by environmental sensors or alarm systems.
Frequently Asked Questions
An industrial Andon system is a visual plant management tool that alerts operators, supervisors, and maintenance teams to production status or equipment breakdowns in real time. Systems typically combine overhead LED/LCD displays, tower stack lights, and physical controls (like pull cords or pushbuttons) to instantly communicate line stops, quality issues, or material shortages across the factory floor.
Electro-Matic Visual’s FactoryVision™ LED displays interface directly with leading industrial PLCs and automation controllers using standard industrial communication protocols, including EtherNet/IP, Modbus, and PROFINET. This enables automated, real-time streaming of OEE metrics, takt times, target vs. actual production counts, and fault diagnostics directly from your control network without manual data entry.
Yes, modern Andon systems integrate seamlessly into Industry 4.0 environments. Electro-Matic Visual’s custom standalone Andon solutions connect physical hardware—such as stack lights, sensors, and pull cords—to cloud and enterprise systems via IIoT platforms like deviceWISE®. This allows manufacturers to track historical downtime analytics, send automated mobile alerts, and trigger machine-to-machine (M2M) workflows across MES and ERP networks.
Plant floor displays typically require a minimum of a NEMA 12 rating to protect internal electronics against airborne dust, dirt, falling debris, and non-corrosive drips. For harsh or wet environments (such as food and beverage processing), fully sealed enclosures rated NEMA 4X or IP65 are recommended to prevent moisture intrusion and withstand frequent washdowns.
A standalone Andon system is a self-contained, plug-and-play package—consisting of local stack lights, pushbuttons, or pull cords connected directly to an audio/visual display—ideal for localized station alerts without complex software. A networked Andon system connects multiple displays and stations across an entire facility to a centralized PLC or cloud database, providing plant-wide OEE analytics and centralized emergency mass communication.