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HMI Total Solution Enables Bus Manufacturers to Realize a Smart Factory

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Technology Category	Automation & Control - Human Machine Interface (HMI) Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Networks & Connectivity - Routers & Bridges Networks & Connectivity - WiFi Processors & Edge Intelligence - Embedded & Edge Computers
Applicable Industries	Automotive
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing
Use Cases	Manufacturing System Automation
Challenge	Industry 4.0 is gradually becoming a reality, and manufacturers are actively transforming their production process into intelligent manufacturing systems by leveraging Information Technology (IT) and Operations Technology (OT). The main concept of Industry 4.0 is to realize transparent vertical and horizontal integration from the production line to management level so as to increase productivity and efficiency. In other words, the resources available throughout the entire production process must be digitalized and networked so that they can be visible and completely availability. Read More
About Customer	Yutong Bus Group is a large-scale manufacturing company in China. Its enterprise scale and sales performance continuously ranks first in the nation's bus industry, and its bus products are exported to more than a hundred countries and regions. Read More
Customer Name	Yutong Bus Group Read More
Solution	In order to improve the manufacturing process and carry out the transparent production control, the company planned to upgrade the existing manufacturing floor into the advanced and efficient factory. In addition to using MES as the production management system, it was also necessary to adopt panel PCs as the HMI and to establish a network communication in the manufacturing site. On account of stability, the IT department of this company excluded commercial computers and decided to choose the industrial product which has the advantages of high-performance and low failure rates. The factory is a complex and harsh environment, so this project required providing different kinds of panel computers with rugged features for different machine uses, offering wired and wireless network devices to create a complete communication link, and the related modules to acquire peripheral data. Therefore, to ensure this stability, the system integrator used industrial grade wireless devices with wider network coverage and higher power output. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Automation & Control - Human Machine Interface (HMI)

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Networks & Connectivity - Routers & Bridges

Networks & Connectivity - WiFi

Processors & Edge Intelligence - Embedded & Edge Computers

Applicable Industries

Automotive

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Use Cases

Manufacturing System Automation

Challenge

Industry 4.0 is gradually becoming a reality, and manufacturers are actively transforming their production process into intelligent manufacturing systems by leveraging Information Technology (IT) and Operations Technology (OT).

The main concept of Industry 4.0 is to realize transparent vertical and horizontal integration from the production line to management level so as to increase productivity and efficiency. In other words, the resources available throughout the entire production process must be digitalized and networked so that they can be visible and completely availability.

About Customer

Yutong Bus Group is a large-scale manufacturing company in China. Its enterprise scale and sales performance continuously ranks first in the nation's bus industry, and its bus products are exported to more than a hundred countries and regions.

Customer Name

Yutong Bus Group

Solution

In order to improve the manufacturing process and carry out the transparent production control, the company planned to upgrade the existing manufacturing floor into the advanced and efficient factory. In addition to using MES as the production management system, it was also necessary to adopt panel PCs as the HMI and to establish a network communication in the manufacturing site.

On account of stability, the IT department of this company excluded commercial computers and decided to choose the industrial product which has the advantages of high-performance and low failure rates. The factory is a complex and harsh environment, so this project required providing different kinds of panel computers with rugged features for different machine uses, offering wired and wireless network devices to create a complete communication link, and the related modules to acquire peripheral data.

Therefore, to ensure this stability, the system integrator used industrial grade wireless devices with wider network coverage and higher power output.

Impact #1	[Efficiency Improvement - Integration] The comprehensive products enable the manufacturer to seamlessly integrate its resources without worrying about compatibility and significantly increasing productivity. The satisfactory results enabled the manufacturer to further implement Advantech's solution.

Impact #1

[Efficiency Improvement - Integration]
The comprehensive products enable the manufacturer to seamlessly integrate its resources without worrying about compatibility and significantly increasing productivity. The satisfactory results enabled the manufacturer to further implement Advantech's solution.

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HMI Total Solution Enables Bus Manufacturers to Realize a Smart Factory

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