ADVANCED MANUFACTURING NOW Modern Manufacturing Processes, Solutions & Strategies
John Nesi Vice President,
Market Development Rockwell Automation
FOLLOW FOUR CORE TACTICS TO BUILD A CONNECTED ENTERPRISE
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everal initiatives around the world–from the Smart Manufac- turing Leadership Coalition and
Industrie 4.0 in the west, to Made in China 2025 and Manufacturing Innovation 3.0 in the east–are pursu- ing nearly unlimited opportunities for manufacturers to improve their opera- tions, create new value and address issues like the skilled-labor shortage. For example, manufacturers are us- ing embedded machinery intelligence to predict equipment failures and improve productivity. They’re using remote- access capabilities to monitor multiple machines simultaneously from a central- ized location, helping them better utilize labor. They’re extending this greater connectivity and information sharing outside their production walls to better track and coordinate supply chain ac- tivities. And they’re using contemporary cloud technologies to change business models and build new revenue streams. But while some manufacturers
have embraced smart manufacturing and are already reaping the benefits, most have much work ahead of them. Only 11% of manufacturers have implemented a strategy to apply Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to production processes, according to a recent survey by The MPI Group. About half of manufacturers said they are struggling with defining and implementing an IoT strategy. Adoption of key enabling technolo- gies is an essential part of a smart- manufacturing approach. This includes leveraging the IoT, an ever-growing proliferation of connected “smart” devices, to better understand quality, efficiency, security and safety. It also
includes the strategic use of cloud computing, mobility and data analytics. While most manufacturers are not
yet prepared to deploy smart manu- facturing technologies, they see op- portunities for using them. According to the MPI study, the top five ob- jectives manufac- turers identified for incorporat- ing the IoT into their operations are: improved product quality, increased speed of operations, manufactur- ing costs, improved maintenance and uptime, and improved information for business analytics. Achieving these objectives requires
1. Increasing Quality and Productivity New technologies allow manufactur- ers to gather intelligence to address product variations and defects as they happen, and to optimize pro- ductivity in real time.
HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY USE IOT DEVICE INTELLIGENCE, CLOUD CONNECTIVITY AND DATA ANALYTICS IN CONCERT.
2.Improving Decision-Making Better decision-making in a Con- nected Enterprise begins with work- ing data capital. Mine data to spot operational strengths and weak- nesses, improve production systems and establish new goals.
an integrated architecture and a strat- egy for using smart manufacturing technologies. Specifically, manufac- turers must converge their Informa- tion Technology (IT) and Operations Technology (OT) systems into a single, unified network infrastructure and identify opportunities for using IoT technologies that enable seamless connectivity and information sharing across people, processes and things. Manufacturers also need to ensure
they can efficiently manage their greater abundance of data in ways that helps them make better, faster business decisions. This includes using IoT device intelligence, cloud connec- tivity and data analytics all together to help manage the large data sets required for balancing production ac- tivities based on upstream inventories and downstream demand. Rockwell Automation calls this The
Connected Enterprise, which can be built by focusing on four core tactics:
3.Establishing Safe and Reliable Operations Smart manufacturing provides new opportunities for achieving safe, compliant and reliable operations. It lets manufacturers gather real-time data on equipment status and excep- tions that could cause operations to become unsafe or unreliable.
4.Securing the Infrastructure Greater information availability and more connection points can intro- duce greater risk to manufacturing environments in the form of inter- nal and external threats. But that shouldn’t prevent manufacturers from tapping the benefits of smart manufacturing. Rather, manufactur- ers should build a robust and secure networking infrastructure built on standard and unmodified Ethernet. The huge potential of smart manu-
facturing all begins with establishing a Connected Enterprise as the foun- dation for information sharing.
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