Connection of production machines of a medium-sized manufacturer to the Industry 4.0 OEE solution of BITS for monitoring and optimization of production
The task in this project was to monitor and control the production machines of a manufacturer of cooling solutions in the food(easy2cool) and pharmaceutical(Licopharm) industries with the help of an OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) solution in order to optimize quality, capacity utilization and costs.
The tasks of BITS were the IT conception, the individual development of OEE functions and evaluations, as well as the individual connection of the production machines. Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is a key figure that describes the availability of equipment in relation to production time. The project was carried out on the basis of BITS’ MVP approach with the aim of being able to launch the first version as quickly as possible.
The OEE solution from BITS
“By connecting our production machines to BITS’ OEE solution, we are able to optimize our production processes in terms of quality, yield, costs and downtimes. Thanks to BITS’ agile MVP process model, we were able to implement the project in a very short time, even though we had additional individual requirements. We look forward to continuously expanding the system.”
Marco Knobloch, Managing Director of easy2cool GmbH and Licopharm OHGChallenge
One of the challenges was to realize a quick proof of concept which, if the test is successful, can be further developed into a finished, future-proof solution. At the same time, the production machines had to be made Internet-capable to enable their continuous monitoring. Another challenge was to be able to monitor several machines simultaneously at several terminals or from mobile end devices of different user groups.
Realization
The solution was implemented on the basis of loosely coupled components, including a backend for storing and real-time evaluation of machine data, alarm generation and escalation control, a responsive front-end application for user interaction for multiple user roles, and adapters for receiving individual machine data.
BITS took on all IT roles during implementation, from conception to project management and individual development to operation of the finished solution. Continuous further development is also carried out by BITS.
The agile process model of BITS
The implementation of the project was based on the agile process model MVP by BITS and enabled a GoLive 6 weeks after the idea and target definition.
Projektrollen im Überblick
Die Experten/innen der BITS übernahmen folgende Rollen in diesem Projekt.
Tools & Technologien
Folgende Tools und Technologien kamen in diesem Projekt zum Einsatz.
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