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Rockwell Automation announced its FactoryTalk Analytics for Machines cloud for OEMs, designed to better connect industrial producers with expertise outside their production environment. FactoryTalk Analytics for Machines Cloud offers cloud-based analytics, which provides machine data organized in dashboards that can pull from machines deployed from any location. According to Rockwell Automation, the system is designed to require minimal setup from the OEM, and can be deployed and functional in a minimal amount of time. A subscription-based model allows OEMs added flexibility and lower, more predictable costs.
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has increased the availability of information throughout the enterprise by orchestrating data from multiple sources and applying machine-learning applications. But the ability of new IIoT tools to improve machine performance is limited when those with access to information are not experts on the machine, leaving machine information untapped. FactoryTalk Analytics for Machines cloud was designed to help fill this gap in expertise. By bringing the expertise of OEMs into a producer’s ecosystem, smart machines can perform better, and critical process anomalies can be more quickly resolved. Cloud-based machine analytics give OEMs real-time and historical insights into how their equipment is operating, so they can collaborate with customers to help reduce downtime.
An example of FactoryTalk Analytics for Machines cloud in use is its deployment in IIoT-enabled packaging machines from Cama Group. The machines offer independent cart technology for fast changeovers, while the FactoryTalk Analytics for Machines cloud relays KPI data to the cloud. Real-time performance insights are displayed to Cama Group service engineers in five screens. A primary display shows a global map indicating each machine at all customer sites the OEM has subscribed to the service. In addition to the display is summary information on machine status and recent OEE performance. A simple search function then allows service engineers to filter by specific end users, locations or machine types for further analysis. At the machine level, OEMs can also view information about machine states, top events, production counts, cycle time attainment, and custom process variables and counters for the last three months on pre-configured dashboards and drill-down screens.
The FactoryTalk Analytics for Machines cloud is part of a larger, expanding ecosystem of analytics offerings from Rockwell Automation.