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	IoT Applications and Upgrades in Textile Plant Advantech

IoT Applications and Upgrades in Textile Plant

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Big Data Analytics Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems Networks & Connectivity - Gateways Networks & Connectivity - RFID Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms Sensors - RFID Readers Wearables - Tags & Patches
Applicable Industries	Apparel
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing
Use Cases	Track & Trace of Assets
Challenge	At any given time, the textile company’s manufacturing facility has up to 2,000 textile carts in use. These carts are pushed from room to room, carrying materials or semi-finished products. Previously, a paper with a hand-written description was attached to each cart. This traditional method of processing made product tracking extremely difficult. Additionally, making sure that every cart of materials or semi-finished products went to its correct processing work station was also a problem. Therefore, the company desired an intelligent solution for tracking assets at their factories. They also wanted a solution that would help them collect process data so they could improve their manufacturing efficiency. Read More
About Customer	A textile plant in Taiwan. Read More
Customer Name	Undisclosed Read More
Solution	Under Advantech’s WISE-PaaS Alliance program, the textile company deployed a cart tracking system at their facility. RFID tags were attached to each cart, and an RFID reader antenna was attached to every machine or piece of equipment. Now when a cart approaches, the RFID reader gets the ID of this cart from its tag, and transmits the data to an ARK-1123 data gateway. Using its WISE-PaaS/RMM remote data and device monitoring and management software, the gateway ensures data transmission and device security. WISE-PaaS also provided RESTful APIs for easy integration with MES to enabled electronic production records. And Microsoft Azure provides for IoT big data computing and analytics. Most importantly, WISE-PaaS offers easy access across programming platforms and can be integrated with existing management solutions to improve products/services and business intelligence. Read More Log in to view content
Data Collected	Asset Status Tracking, Instructions, Operation Performance, RFID , Technical Documentation Read More Log in to view content
Contents

Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Big Data Analytics

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management

Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems

Networks & Connectivity - Gateways

Networks & Connectivity - RFID

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms

Sensors - RFID Readers

Wearables - Tags & Patches

Applicable Industries

Apparel

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Use Cases

Track & Trace of Assets

Challenge

At any given time, the textile company’s manufacturing facility has up to 2,000 textile carts in use. These carts are pushed from room to room, carrying materials or semi-finished products. Previously, a paper with a hand-written description was attached to each cart. This traditional method of processing made product tracking extremely difficult. Additionally, making sure that every cart of materials or semi-finished products went to its correct processing work station was also a problem. Therefore, the company desired an intelligent solution for tracking assets at their factories. They also wanted a solution that would help them collect process data so they could improve their manufacturing efficiency.

About Customer

A textile plant in Taiwan.

Customer Name

Undisclosed

Solution

Under Advantech’s WISE-PaaS Alliance program, the textile company deployed a cart tracking system at their facility. RFID tags were attached to each cart, and an RFID reader antenna was attached to every machine or piece of equipment. Now when a cart approaches, the RFID reader gets the ID of this cart from its tag, and transmits the data to an ARK-1123 data gateway. Using its WISE-PaaS/RMM remote data and device monitoring and management software, the gateway ensures data transmission and device security. WISE-PaaS also provided RESTful APIs for easy integration with MES to enabled electronic production records. And Microsoft Azure provides for IoT big data computing and analytics. Most importantly, WISE-PaaS offers easy access across programming platforms and can be integrated with existing management solutions to improve products/services and business intelligence.

Data Collected

Asset Status Tracking, Instructions, Operation Performance, RFID , Technical Documentation

Impact #1	[Process Optimization - Real Time Asset Tracking] Cost-efficient solution that combines RFID technology to implement electronic management and real-time asset tracking

Impact #1

[Process Optimization - Real Time Asset Tracking]
Cost-efficient solution that combines RFID technology to implement electronic management and real-time asset tracking

Partners	Microsoft

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IoT Applications and Upgrades in Textile Plant

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