February 15, 2017 - 8:00 AM ET

6001 Moquin Huntsville Alabama USA

AAM Director ME - PLM Lincoln Hughes is co-presenting at Smart Manufacturing: The Digital Transformation with BEET CEO David Wang at the Smart Manufacturing Series.

Presentation details:

Process Visibility System

Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 are buzzwords nowadays and are pursued by manufacturers around the world. The real applications of these buzzwords in manufacturing are seldom seen. Current tools like Factory Information System (FIS) or Prognostic solutions only provide limited “after the fact” information which is difficult for further analysis, or just a single “point” solution through added sensors which has accuracy issue lf it is not calibrated or installed well.

The big challenges on the factory floor today are:

  • Where to find and how to collect/store massive amounts of reliable “big data” suitable for in-depth holistic analysis to solve our problems?

  • How to simultaneously analyze the entire process, including operators, machines and robots, down to every movement (tens of thousands per minute) that affects the throughput within a plant?

  • How to obtain real-time analysis of big data to reduce the unplanned downtime and optimize throughput without overwhelming the existing infrastructure?

After 8 years’ efforts and collaboration with OEM customers, BEET’s ENVISION technology is a real game-changing innovation to overcome the challenges above. ENVISION makes the unseen visible and shows the factory –

  • Why the line can’t reach the targeted throughput. Who’s responsible? operator, machine or robot?

  • Why the line is down?

  • When the line may go down?

Compared to a magnifying glass, ENVISION is a microscope which provides x1,000 or even x10,000 magnifications to observe the details at granular level in HD resolution. Through in-depth, holistic and real-time analysis of big data, ENVISION is ushering factory automation into a new era and is the foundation for the factory of the future, as well as the technology for IoT and Industry 4.0.

Summary:
1. What is Process Visibility System (PVS)? How to digitize factory manufacturing process down to each device and motion?
2. How PVS bring manufacturing 4.0 into your factory?
3. How PVS help American Axle to improve throughput significantly?
4. What is IOT 4.0/Manufacturing 4.0 mean to every company?

Learn more at SmartManufacturingSeries.com.