Advantech Case Studies Manufacturing Made Smarter: How Advantech’s Machine Data Acquisition Solutions Take Manufacturing to the Next Level

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	Manufacturing Made Smarter: How Advantech’s Machine Data Acquisition Solutions Take Manufacturing to the Next Level Advantech

Manufacturing Made Smarter: How Advantech’s Machine Data Acquisition Solutions Take Manufacturing to the Next Level

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
Applicable Industries	Electronics
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Machine Condition Monitoring Predictive Maintenance Process Control & Optimization
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	The home appliance manufacturer in Thailand was facing challenges in tracking productivity and key parameters of the process. In modern manufacturing, production lines for different types of products share certain fundamental commonalities. By actively managing production line assets, manufacturers can ensure that production is optimized. However, the data provided by various production line assets is sometimes contradictory or unclear due to the sensors, meters, or PLC controllers being limited in connectivity or because different devices from different vendors may each have their own proprietary protocols. Read More
About Customer	The customer is a leading manufacturer of home appliances based in Thailand. They provide a wide range of products including air conditioners, filters, heating, and ventilation systems. The manufacturer operates complex production lines to produce these diverse products. In order to maintain a competitive edge in the global marketplace, the manufacturer is focused on working smarter, not just harder. This involves effectively monitoring a wide variety of complex production lines and making constant improvements through data analysis of machine operations. Read More
Solution	Advantech provided the manufacturer with its iFactory solution ready packages (SRPs) that combine key hardware and software into a single package. The ESRP-PCS-UNO2271 platform equips production managers with 100% data acquisition by supporting 450 PLC communication drivers and utilizing self-defined communication protocols. It also includes a distributed digital I/O module to completely acquire controller status, temperature, humidity, and other sensor data. Advantech’s process visualization solution, SRP-FPV220, lets production managers easily acquire all the data they need from shop-floor devices via multiple communication protocols such as Modbus, OPC UA, and MQTT, and then automatically generates Excel reports of production activities. Its 100% web-based dashboard provides users with visualized production information such as yield rate trends, equipment utilization, or downtime alarms, available anytime on any mobile device supporting HTML5 browsers. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms

Applicable Industries

Electronics

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Machine Condition Monitoring

Predictive Maintenance

Process Control & Optimization

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

The home appliance manufacturer in Thailand was facing challenges in tracking productivity and key parameters of the process. In modern manufacturing, production lines for different types of products share certain fundamental commonalities. By actively managing production line assets, manufacturers can ensure that production is optimized. However, the data provided by various production line assets is sometimes contradictory or unclear due to the sensors, meters, or PLC controllers being limited in connectivity or because different devices from different vendors may each have their own proprietary protocols.

About Customer

The customer is a leading manufacturer of home appliances based in Thailand. They provide a wide range of products including air conditioners, filters, heating, and ventilation systems. The manufacturer operates complex production lines to produce these diverse products. In order to maintain a competitive edge in the global marketplace, the manufacturer is focused on working smarter, not just harder. This involves effectively monitoring a wide variety of complex production lines and making constant improvements through data analysis of machine operations.

Solution

Advantech provided the manufacturer with its iFactory solution ready packages (SRPs) that combine key hardware and software into a single package. The ESRP-PCS-UNO2271 platform equips production managers with 100% data acquisition by supporting 450 PLC communication drivers and utilizing self-defined communication protocols. It also includes a distributed digital I/O module to completely acquire controller status, temperature, humidity, and other sensor data. Advantech’s process visualization solution, SRP-FPV220, lets production managers easily acquire all the data they need from shop-floor devices via multiple communication protocols such as Modbus, OPC UA, and MQTT, and then automatically generates Excel reports of production activities. Its 100% web-based dashboard provides users with visualized production information such as yield rate trends, equipment utilization, or downtime alarms, available anytime on any mobile device supporting HTML5 browsers.

Impact #1	Real-time machine control and production monitoring
Impact #2	Costly downtime avoidance
Impact #3	Data-driven process optimization

Impact #1

Real-time machine control and production monitoring

Impact #2

Costly downtime avoidance

Impact #3

Data-driven process optimization

Benefit #1	100% data acquisition
Benefit #2	Rapidly covert protocols for a maximum of 15 different branded PLCs simultaneously

Benefit #1

100% data acquisition

Benefit #2

Rapidly covert protocols for a maximum of 15 different branded PLCs simultaneously

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Manufacturing Made Smarter: How Advantech’s Machine Data Acquisition Solutions Take Manufacturing to the Next Level

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