In almost all industrial environments there are hundreds — possibly even thousands — of moving parts and machines working alongside each other, making it a challenge for engineers, operators and production managers to manage and maintain the many different processes that are functioning simultaneously.
Within the factory, everything must be fully optimised to its highest potential, ensuring that efficiency, safety and cost effectiveness measures are met.
So, what if you could control that, all in one place? What if you could connect a machine seamlessly through a smart edge device, assess problems, collect data and change a machine’s behaviour remotely whilst at the same time providing local operator control, PLC functionality and enterprise security?