Salescaster® Industrial LED ANDON Boards provide real-time visual communication of production status, equipment conditions, and manufacturing alerts. Designed for industrial manufacturing environments, these highly visible displays help operators, supervisors, and maintenance personnel quickly identify production interruptions, equipment problems, and requests for assistance.
Salescaster® ANDON Boards support direct PLC integration and can be configured for specific manufacturing applications, including production monitoring, equipment status, downtime alerts, and operator assistance requests. Custom display layouts help communicate critical information across the factory floor, improving visibility, coordination, and response to changing production conditions. When a production line stops, equipment develops a fault, or an operator requests assistance, a connected ANDON Board can display the affected station and the condition requiring attention. This real-time visual communication helps production supervisors, maintenance personnel, and operators identify problems and coordinate their response.
What Information Can an ANDON Board Display?
A useful layout focuses on the information your team needs during a shift:
- Production Progress: Compare planned output with completed units and show the difference between them.
- Line Status: Identify stations that are running, stopped, waiting for material or requesting assistance.
- Production Timing: Show takt time, cycle time or elapsed downtime to help teams follow the pace of work.
- Performance Measurement: Display OEE or other calculated values supplied by a compatible production system.
Available fields, timing functions and update methods depend on the selected display, controller and data source. For output tracking, target-versus-actual counts and manufacturing performance information, explore our industrial Production Displays. Depending on the configuration, a display may support both production monitoring and ANDON messaging.
ANDON Board Integration with PLCs and Production Systems
Salescaster® Industrial LED ANDON Boards support direct integration with programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and industrial production monitoring systems, providing real-time visual communication of production status, equipment conditions and operator assistance requests. Available integration methods depend on the selected display and controller and may include PLC connections, discrete inputs, relay contacts or software-based data updates.
ANDON Boards can communicate information such as:
- Equipment Status: Running, stopped or fault conditions.
- Operator Assistance: Requests for maintenance, materials or supervisory support.
- Production Performance: Actual counts, production targets and operating efficiency.
- Visual Alerts: Status messages and warnings that identify conditions requiring attention.
PLC Communication Requirements: To determine compatibility, provide the PLC manufacturer and model, available communication interface or protocol, required display information, viewing distance, and installation requirements. Salescaster® will review these details and recommend an appropriate display configuration.
Turn Visual Alerts into Action
An effective ANDON message identifies the affected station and the assistance required. Messages such as “Material Needed,” “Maintenance Requested” or “Quality Check” can communicate the next step. Define who responds to each alert and when it is cleared so the display supports a consistent response process.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do we choose the right ANDON board layout?
Start with the decisions your team needs to make: Is output on target? Which station needs help? Use clear labels and give urgent information priority.
Can one board show several production lines?
A multi-line layout can give each line its own row or section. The appropriate number of lines depends on the information displayed, character size and viewing distance.
Can Salescaster® ANDON Boards connect directly to PLCs?
Yes. Salescaster® Industrial LED ANDON Boards support direct integration with programmable logic controllers (PLCs) to display real-time production information, equipment status, downtime alerts, and operator assistance requests. Communication compatibility depends on the PLC manufacturer, model, available interface, and selected display configuration. Salescaster® can review your application requirements and recommend an appropriate solution.
How does an ANDON board differ from a production counter?
A production counter focuses on completed units and production targets. An ANDON board emphasizes operating status and conditions requiring attention, and may also show production counts. The appropriate choice depends on whether your team needs output tracking, assistance messages or both.
Request an ANDON Board Layout and Quote
Tell us what production information your ANDON Board needs to display, the number of production lines or stations, and the approximate viewing distance. If PLC integration is required, include the PLC manufacturer, model, and available communication interface. A photograph or sketch of the installation location will help Salescaster® recommend an appropriate display configuration.