Transforming manufacturing at the industrial edge
The future of manufacturing is connected, automated and digitally driven. As plant floor operations technologies converge with IT, numerous use cases across the manufacturing cycle become possible to ignite innovation, create more efficient operations, reduce downtime and improve worker productivity.
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HPE helps manufacturers optimise operations, improve product quality and worker productivity. Our edge-to-cloud industrial IoT solutions enable:
- Digital design and simulation: Remote visualisation, CAE and EDA solutions for faster, more reliable design, modelling and simulation
- Guided assembly: Augmented reality-based instructions help workers master multiple product configurations and assemblies to reduce defects
- Maintenance and repair: “See what I see” technologies put line workers directly in touch with remote experts for faster diagnosis and resolution of equipment issues
- Video analytics: Sophisticated video analytics drive speed and accuracy in the quality assurance process
- Condition monitoring and predictive maintenance: Monitor and predict maintenance issues before they occur to reduce unplanned downtime
- Digital twin: Digitalise plant floor asset performance and processes to monitor and adjust production
For machine assets and products, connectivity has long driven improvements in efficiency, performance and productivity. Recent technology developments provide greater capabilities to monitor and control plant floor equipment, products and even the production processes themselves, providing new data sources from a variety of operations areas.
Advancements in IT and lower device costs have allowed manufacturing companies to aggregate plant floor asset data ‒ assembly-line equipment, tools and operational systems involved in the manufacturing process ‒ into a common dashboard for improved visibility into plant floor operations and equipment performance.
Over the past five years, the Internet of Things (IoT) and edge computing have lowered the costs of applying vision to production processes and also improved the speed, data accessibility and information processing of industrial vision systems.
The core of most manufacturing operations is process automation. For the past 40 years, automation has been mostly isolated in individual processes, equipment or production assets. A new automation strategy, based on converged edge computing, is the linchpin for realising adaptive, flexible automation.
We have the technology expertise and the solutions to build an edge-to-cloud manufacturing digital foundation to support your industrial digitalisation journey.
We have the technology expertise and the solutions to build an edge-to-cloud manufacturing digital foundation to support your industrial digitalisation journey.
Speed time to market without compromising quality. High-performance compute keeps iteration turnaround times low. Model and test with reliable results that quickly aid engineering decisions.
The Industrial Internet of Things presents new ways to drive manufacturing process efficiencies, engage customers and enable real-time analytics of production data at the edge to reduce unplanned downtime.
See through remote eyes and improve product support times, accelerate collaboration, trouble-shooting and problem resolution across engineering, product design and production teams.
Give employees access to the location-aware information they need – production data, product specs, asset performance and service manuals – to make timely, informed decisions.
Combine the best mix of clouds and existing on-premises infrastructure to gain the flexibility and scalability of the public cloud with the reduced risk and control of in-house infrastructure.
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CuBE creates a smarter, more productive plant with IIoT
To expand its sustainable packaging business, CuBE built an IIoT platform in partnership with HPE and ecosystem partners PTC, PCM and Callisto. Gathering data from the injection molding plant’s edge, CuBE gains insights to streamline operations.
Challenge
With rising demand for its containers, CuBE had to navigate adding new machines, boosting throughput and managing risk. To do so, the company needed to gain the intelligence, tools and visibility to optimise operations ‒ without introducing risk or slowing the pace of growth.
Solution
CuBE assembled HPE and partners PCM, PTC and Callisto to bring intelligence to its plant. HPE Synergy, which collects and analyses 3-400 GB of data daily, and Aruba wireless network solutions play a key role in the company’s new IIoT platform.
“Business growth can run into production constraints ‒ and adding equipment is capital intensive and time-consuming.”
Result
With data and analytics, OT and IT integration, CuBE is well-positioned to maximise its value to customers and the planet. With its boosted capacity, more grocers, restaurateurs and other food industry providers will have access to CuBE’s premium re-usable and recyclable packaging.
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