{"id":12013,"date":"2018-04-14T11:00:11","date_gmt":"2018-04-14T19:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2018\/04\/14\/news-5782\/"},"modified":"2018-04-14T11:00:11","modified_gmt":"2018-04-14T19:00:11","slug":"news-5782","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2018\/04\/14\/news-5782\/","title":{"rendered":"How \u201cSmart Manufacturing\u201d Opens Doors to Improved Plant Productivity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Credit to Author: Peter Herweck| Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2018 19:00:03 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Manufacturers across the globe are digitizing their operations in ways that include improvements to design, engineering, operations and maintenance. These companies are investing in digitization to achieve one common goal: increased productivity.\u00a0 In our company as well as in many others, the search is on for connected tools that can help to produce the same output with less input or increase output with the same level of input. Of course, one aims for the best of both, do more with less.<\/p>\n

In fact, our company is aggressively seeking to reap the productivity gains afforded through digitization and then openly share the lessons that we\u2019ve learned though this process with the market.\u00a0 The way we\u2019re doing it is to apply our own suite of new digital products to our internal manufacturing plants.\u00a0 We operate 200 manufacturing sites across the globe and we have selected 60 of them to begin implementing our digitalized products, tools and applications at scale (i.e., the elements that make up the open EcoStruxure<\/a> architecture).<\/p>\n

Many manufacturers fear that if they embrace the current digitization wave that they will need to spend significant amounts of money ripping out old equipment and installing new. But this will not be the case for us in our own factories nor does it have to occur in any other factories. Digitization around an open architecture such as EcoStruxure builds on what we already have in place (which includes both Schneider Electric and non-Schneider Electric products) and allows us to deploy solutions that create more transparency so we can better automate, visualize and control our data.\u00a0 Our migration will involve taking steps to enhance our productivity.\u00a0 Our manufacturing and application engineers will work together with the support of some of our system integrator partners. Together they will implement the new technologies which will, in turn, boost productivity and provide us with the rapid payback we anticipate.<\/p>\n

\u201cBig data\u201d is out, \u201cSmart data\u201d is in<\/strong><\/p>\n

In our discussions with customers, we find that many are concerned about the \u201cflood\u201d of data that will be created as a result of implementing digitized solutions. Many feel they already have an overabundance of data and have yet to possess the means to efficiently interpret that data in a productive manner. However, our suite of new digitization tools does not focus on making data \u201cbig\u201d but rather on making data \u201csmart,\u201d that is, leveraging pockets of data that actually help to solve business problems. The new tools are built around accessing only the relevant data and making it visible to operators in an interactive manner, automatic or manual where desired.<\/p>\n

An operator using a new EcoStruxure Augmented Operator Advisor<\/a> tool, for example, can use a common tablet or smart phone device that captures information from multiple sources. That information is then graphically superimposed on the real-world environment in an augmented reality fashion. Data consisting of catalogs, wiring diagrams, manuals, troubleshooting steps and procedures\u2014is made available to the operator, but only those portions of the data that are needed. This instant and easy access to relevant information helps to reduce operator and\/or technician error.<\/p>\n

Facilitating the creation of new business models<\/strong><\/p>\n

Digitization-driven advanced connectivity allows companies to develop new relationships with their customers. For example, equipment support might now be sold as an affordable and lucrative cloud-based service or they may engage in performance contracting or other new business model.<\/p>\n

New tools like EcoStruxure Profit Advisor<\/a> can also help drive the profitability of operations. In this case, a combination of sensor-based data from process and financial data can be used to calculate the cost and profit points across industrial processes.\u00a0 This capability benefits not only executives but also operators, shift managers and plant managers. The intelligence in the app can automatically make the most profitable decision and then can report back to those users who are responsible for managing the particular process.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the new ways digitization is boosting plant productivity, visit us at Hannover Messe. <\/a><\/p>\n

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Credit to Author: Peter Herweck| Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2018 19:00:03 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n

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