Manufacturing plants and industrial operations must look to continuously improve their operational performance to stay competitve in a global economy. Unfortunately, the high diversity of systems and manufacturing equipment, along with a significant amount of older non-networked legacy equipment has made it very difficult for factory operators to continue to reach higher levels of operational excellance based on connected operations and automation.
The Internet of Things (IoT) and specifically the OpenData Platform, is poised to revolutionize the manufactoring industry by connecting all devices (networked and legacy), software systems and people to the data needed to make smarter, faster decisions on the factory floor. OpenData collects the big data generated by automated systems, robots, digital gauges, sensors, cameras, Logic controllers, CNC machines and other devices involved in the manufacturing process, normalizes and stores it in a central database, and provides a suite of analytic tools for turning the data into actionable insight and automated control.
Minimizes downtime and avoids potential failures by enabling detailed monitoring of equipment condition and operating parameters. Automatically triggers alerts and provides multiple levels of escalation for swift problem resolution.
Delivers proactive information to decision makers to improve quality and performance of complex manufacturing processes. The implementation of predictive analytics also makes it possible to identify potential equipment failures and apply fast corrective action.
Connecting silos of operational data from various systems, assets and people across all factories into a normalized format to gain real-time visibility into operational performance, productivity and quality.
Easily connect to supplier’s equipment and systems to gain visibility into critical quality and manufacturing metrics.
Continuously track the location and status of parts and assets (fixed and moving) during the manufacturing process.