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May 22, 2024 | Jennifer Davis, Arch SystemsEstimated reading time: 2 minutes
Every modern manufacturer grapples with a common challenge: extracting actionable insights from the ever-growing sea of operational data. The challenge of the data deluge isn’t just overwhelming; it coincides with a broader shift in automation needs. While traditional forms of automation, such as robots, remain vital, the focus is expanding to encompass automating the very intelligence needed to run a factory efficiently. As a result, a new generation of tools and technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to transform the way factories operate.
Designed to unlock the true potential of data, AI algorithms can analyze vast amounts of data, identify hidden patterns, predict potential issues, and empower manufacturers to make data-driven decisions and optimize production processes in real-time.
However, AI's effectiveness hinges on high-quality, readily utilizable data. Manufacturers increasingly demand solutions that not only leverage AI but also seamlessly integrate with existing data infrastructure. Because of this, we’re seeing an exciting trend emerge: solution providers are increasingly forging partnerships to bridge data silos and unlock the full potential of AI for their clients. This collaborative ecosystem holds the key to accelerating the path toward manufacturing excellence.
While collaboration is crucial to accelerating that path, manufacturers must first have a digitalization plan, one that includes a specialized approach to data as well as alignment and commitment from internal teams to the successful application of it.
From Data to Actionable Insights: The Power of Analytics
Modern factories generate a wealth of data from machines, sensors, and software systems. But the true power lies in transforming the data into actionable insights to drive tangible improvements. This requires a seamless information flow, from rich machine data to insightful dashboards and, ultimately, actionable steps on the shop floor.
Here's a breakdown of the ideal data-to-action cycle:
- Rich machine data: Capture comprehensive data from all aspects of production.
- Standardization and brokering: Ensure data standardization through a central broker, allowing for seamless integration across different systems.
- Cloud analytics: Leverage the power of cloud computing for advanced analytics and AI model training.
- Insightful dashboards: Present insights and key performance indicators (KPIs) in a user-friendly and visually appealing manner. This allows potential bottlenecks, equipment failures, quality issues, etc., to be identified in real-time.
- Intelligent actions: Bring corrective actions to the surface, complete with AI-guided playbook recommendations, and enable annotation by factory experts—allowing excellence anywhere in the organization to become excellence everywhere.
Continue reading this article in the May 2024 issue of SMT007 Magazine.
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