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Why IoT is good for us - Part 2
In the previous part of this article, we described the benefits and areas of use of the Internet of Things, and now it's time to get down to specifics! The best and most instructive way to describe how IoT works is by following through our joint work with FF-tech, so without further ado, let's get started!
As a preamble, it is worth noting - and this was a refreshing discovery for us, too - that a significant proportion of domestic companies are suitably prepared in several respects to capitalise on the opportunities offered by Industry 4.0.
However, turning these innovations into success is somewhat cumbersome without expert advice and an appropriate strategy.
We are also very well aware of this, which is why we identified three major areas for our current and prospective customers, where we have developed practical solutions. These are:
Quality management,
Supply chain management,
Smart maintenance.
In terms of quality management, we developed solutions in respect of two areas: the continued development of the contactless, touch-free quality control of parts enhanced and elevated to a new level by machine vision and artificial intelligence, and the efficient use of information provided by manufacturing machines to infer the quality of the parts produced.
We faced no shortage of daring challenges, but one of the supply chain management cases stood out among them: How to increase manufacturing space while reducing warehouse space without compromising the ability to supply partners? Here, too, data analytics and artificial intelligence were applied, and the result obtained was a reduction in warehouse space that actually improves partner service reliability, the speed of goods rotation, inventory transparency, reduces the amount of tied-up capital, and significantly improves corporate profitability.
A sudden machine downtime can cause huge production losses. However, this is often preceded by subtle tell-tale signs that the human eye may not notice. We call this smart maintenance, the "soul" of which is to extract data from various pieces of equipment with little effort and spending to make breakdown prevention more efficient. By scheduling maintenance, we can ensure that the right spare parts are available in time, schedule production and avoid sudden interruptions along the production chain.
In conclusion, exploiting the data assets that domestic companies possess is essential to further increase efficiency and to correctly select future technologies.
Needless to say, all this requires in-house expertise, a good dose of determination - and the experience and technology provided by external consultants. We can help you with the latter - contact us now!