Connected manufacturing and process industries.
WHAT IT MONITORS
Machine condition: vibration, temperature, current
Process variables: pressure, flow, level
Output and quality Energy consumption
WHAT IT ENABLES
Predicting failure before it occurs Reducing unplanned downtime Identifying inefficiency Documenting process conditions
WHY UNPLANNED DOWNTIME MATTERS MOST
It is usually the largest measurable cost, and the clearest justification.
WHAT MAKES INDUSTRIAL DEPLOYMENT DISTINCTIVE
Existing equipment speaking established protocols Safety systems that must not be interfered with Networks separated from business systems Operations staff who must trust the system
WHAT TO NEVER DO
Connect to safety or control systems in a way that can affect them.
WHY
The consequence of interference is physical harm.
WHAT TO PREFER
Read-only monitoring, separate from control.
WHAT RETROFITTING INVOLVES
Adding sensors to equipment not designed for it: clamp-on current sensors, external vibration sensors, non-invasive flow meters.
WHY THAT IS USUALLY THE PRACTICAL ROUTE
Replacing working machinery is not an option.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH
What failure modes you are detecting, and what precedes them.
WHAT TO PILOT ON
One machine, with a known failure history.
