AVEVA (Schneider Electric) Case Studies Italpresse Gauss Taps New Revenue Streams with AVEVA’s Monitoring and Control and AR/VR Platforms

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Italpresse Gauss Taps New Revenue Streams with AVEVA’s Monitoring and Control and AR/VR Platforms

AVEVA (Schneider Electric)

Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Digital Twin / Simulation Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms
Applicable Industries	Automotive
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing Maintenance
Use Cases	Machine Condition Monitoring Predictive Maintenance Remote Asset Management Virtual Training
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	Italpresse Gauss, a company that builds machines and automatic work cells for light alloy casting primarily for the global automotive industry, was looking to develop a custom HMI that operates with other OEM devices and software platforms. They also wanted to incorporate AR/VR technologies as an asset performance and remote support tool to support the company’s leadership position in Industrie 4.0. The challenges they faced included introducing Industrie 4.0 technologies to a traditional aluminum foundry industry, leveraging breakthrough AR/VR technology to pilot new asset performance management and operator training solutions, and delivering new concepts to market on an aggressive timeline. Read More
About Customer	Italpresse Gauss is a company based in Capriano del Colle, Italy. They build machines and automatic work cells for light alloy casting primarily for the global automotive industry. The company focuses on excellence, technological innovation, quality, and production flexibility. Italpresse Gauss is committed to increasing its leadership position and worldwide presence by providing cutting-edge technological solutions. To stay ahead of Industry 4.0., Italpresse Gauss looked to the AVEVA portfolio to develop both “HMe”, a custom HMI with advanced data management and diagnostics capabilities; and “AMe”, a powerful AR application for live remote maintenance and service assistance. Read More
Solution	Italpresse Gauss used AVEVA’s Monitoring and Control and AR/VR platforms to develop a custom HMI and a first-of-its-kind remote maintenance solution. Using System Platform and InTouch–both based on Microsoft .Net, SQL Server and Azure– Italpresse Gauss developed a custom monitoring and control interface they coined “HMe”. This open interface architecture communicates with other devices, automatically collects data on a local SQL server database within the application, reduces operator complexity, and improves situational awareness. They also developed “AMe”, a powerful AR application for live remote maintenance and service assistance, built using AVEVA’s AR/VR solution–a powerful toolset based on Microsoft Visual Studio, DirectX and the Windows API. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Digital Twin / Simulation

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management

Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms

Applicable Industries

Automotive

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Maintenance

Use Cases

Machine Condition Monitoring

Predictive Maintenance

Remote Asset Management

Virtual Training

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

Italpresse Gauss, a company that builds machines and automatic work cells for light alloy casting primarily for the global automotive industry, was looking to develop a custom HMI that operates with other OEM devices and software platforms. They also wanted to incorporate AR/VR technologies as an asset performance and remote support tool to support the company’s leadership position in Industrie 4.0. The challenges they faced included introducing Industrie 4.0 technologies to a traditional aluminum foundry industry, leveraging breakthrough AR/VR technology to pilot new asset performance management and operator training solutions, and delivering new concepts to market on an aggressive timeline.

About Customer

Italpresse Gauss is a company based in Capriano del Colle, Italy. They build machines and automatic work cells for light alloy casting primarily for the global automotive industry. The company focuses on excellence, technological innovation, quality, and production flexibility. Italpresse Gauss is committed to increasing its leadership position and worldwide presence by providing cutting-edge technological solutions. To stay ahead of Industry 4.0., Italpresse Gauss looked to the AVEVA portfolio to develop both “HMe”, a custom HMI with advanced data management and diagnostics capabilities; and “AMe”, a powerful AR application for live remote maintenance and service assistance.

Solution

Italpresse Gauss used AVEVA’s Monitoring and Control and AR/VR platforms to develop a custom HMI and a first-of-its-kind remote maintenance solution. Using System Platform and InTouch–both based on Microsoft .Net, SQL Server and Azure– Italpresse Gauss developed a custom monitoring and control interface they coined “HMe”. This open interface architecture communicates with other devices, automatically collects data on a local SQL server database within the application, reduces operator complexity, and improves situational awareness. They also developed “AMe”, a powerful AR application for live remote maintenance and service assistance, built using AVEVA’s AR/VR solution–a powerful toolset based on Microsoft Visual Studio, DirectX and the Windows API.

Impact #1	Delivered an open interface HMI architecture that communicates with other devices, collects data on a local SQL server database, and improves situational awareness.
Impact #2	Reinvented the concept of asset maintenance and support for the captive foundry industry.
Impact #3	Tapped into completely new revenue streams by embedding AVEVA’s open, flexible platforms into its machines.

Impact #1

Delivered an open interface HMI architecture that communicates with other devices, collects data on a local SQL server database, and improves situational awareness.

Impact #2

Reinvented the concept of asset maintenance and support for the captive foundry industry.

Impact #3

Tapped into completely new revenue streams by embedding AVEVA’s open, flexible platforms into its machines.

Benefit #1	In less than 3 years, the machine builder has successfully embedded HMe in more than 200 presses, with demand still on the rise.

Benefit #1

In less than 3 years, the machine builder has successfully embedded HMe in more than 200 presses, with demand still on the rise.

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Italpresse Gauss Taps New Revenue Streams with AVEVA’s Monitoring and Control and AR/VR Platforms

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