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a facility’s assets. Manufacturers need to future-ready their buildings inside and out with connected devices, sensors, and systems to unlock actionable intelligence and meet the demand for net-zero carbon emissions.
Driving digitised development The key to the safe, eco-friendly production of EV batteries is the creation of an all-digital, all- electric in-house manufacturing environment. We know that scope 2 and 3 emissions are the hardest to mitigate because of the lack of control organisations have over them. By bringing production in-house, manufacturers can unlock greater energy, sovereignty, cost savings, and direction over their batteries’ assembly, all vital when navigating the complexities of the global EV supply chain. Implementing predictive maintenance can also help unlock value from an all-electric environment. AI-powered analytics and advanced predictive maintenance, 24/7 assets monitoring and alarming by remote electrical experts, and circularity and life extension services to optimise ageing and under-invested assets – they can all combine to ensure business continuity and minimise downtime. However, they’re tough to install and achieve alone.
The power of partners
Collaborations with digital partners are also supporting many EV battery manufacturers to sustainably meet skyrocketing demand. These partners can help to create digital twin architectures to form the basis of a factory-wide digital transformation. They can also foster manufacturing excellence via a model-based manufacturing execution system and unifi ed optimisation with contextualised decision-making from engineering to operations. Improvements not only reduce emissions but also give manufacturers greater control over the amount of energy they buy, reducing reliance on critical raw materials from dominant markets and strengthening supply chain management.
Ultimately, digitisation, with the support of expert partners, can offer a continuous digital thread of AI optimisation for asset management, providing better operational
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visibility, power disruption elimination, and reliable electrical equipment operation. Digital services that focus on improved uptime and effi ciency can successfully provide end-to-end cybersecurity and cloud or on-premise solutions for continuous asset monitoring with advanced analytics. Nestlé, the global food & beverage company, is a perfect example. The company needed to eliminate power disruptions, which can cost $52K hourly, and reduce costly maintenance throughout its Nescafé Toluca factory, which is responsible for 60 per cent of its soluble coffee production. It installed asset management software and digital services to deliver reliability, along with predictive maintenance and a lower total cost of ownership. The results? Three stoppages have been avoided entirely since implementation, Nestlé engineers have received a dozen alerts so far to protect
production, and maintenance has moved from an annual to a biannual schedule – boosting productivity and minimising upkeep costs. If EV battery manufacturers want to resolve their production issues while accelerating sustainability, they too may need to partner with an expert digital services provider. A partner can help to transform EV battery production from its conception, including the review of unsustainable factory processes and building materials, the collection of valuable emissions data, and the identifi cation of carbon-light improvements. Ultimately, EVs are clearly the future of transport, but we now need to make them the present if we’re to meet climate targets. It’s time for manufacturers to discover how they can minimise their carbon footprint throughout the entire EV lifecycle – from production to the parkway.
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