At the ARC Industrial Forum 2016 held in Orlando, Florida, Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced the establishment of Industrial Knowledge, a new business unit that will play a key role in accelerating expansion of Yokogawa's business in asset intensive industries through the provision of cloud-based advanced solutions.
Client Profile: Global leader in semiconductor manufacturing.
Business Need: The client was looking for a solution provider with expertise to assist them in CAMSTAR MES baseline project and also enhance their current solution to improve the automation and factory efficiency. The company also needed a solution provider who could develop a custom solution to control the manual input for its keyboard scanner assimilation.
Telit, a global enabler of the Internet of Things (IoT), announced the formation of the IoT Factory Solutions business unit at a press conference on February 8 at the ARC Industry Forum in Orlando, Florida.. The business unit is centered on the company's scalable platform that provides shop floor access to both the top floor (OT to IT) and a connected ecosystem of OEMs, suppliers and customers. Pre-configured for Cloud connectivity and integration via Telit's IoT Portal, the platform provides a path to the Industrial IoT (IIoT).
Microsoft's Azure IoT Hub will be generally available on February 4. Azure IoT Hub provides a way to connect, provision and manage IoT devices sending and receiving a very high volume of messages. IoT Hub is the bridge between a users' devices and their solutions in the cloud, allowing them to store, analyze, and act on that data in real-time.
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced it has developed an enhanced sensor database that performs storage, searches and aggregation of very high volumes of data collected from a very large number of sensors used for IoT (Internet of Things) applications.
Client Information: Maserati is a luxury car manufacturing company established in 1914, in Bologna, Italy. Since then, Maserati has played a consistently important role in the sports car culture and its development. However, Maserati's history involves more than its sporting achievements and the launch of great sports cars.
Client Profile: The client is a global giant in the food & beverage (F&B) sector with a portfolio of over 22 brands across 200+ countries. The product range spans across carbonated soft drinks, fresh juices, and sugar-based soft drinks.
Client Profile: The client is a Middle East based oil and gas producer.
Business Need: The client was looking to develop an integrated reliability centered maintenance (RCM) focused enterprise asset management (EAM) strategy. The current maintenance practice needed improvements and the company wanted to enhance the same. Besides, they were also looking for a solution partner who would work with them to create a suitable and cohesive failure reporting and recording system.
Schneider Electric Software, a global leader in industrial software and part of Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management and automation, announced the release of Wonderware Operations Integration (OI) Servers. The new servers help to increase connectivity across the enterprise, from the data layer through the business and ERP layers, to support a cloud-ready communications strategy.
Client Profile: The client is a North America based leading original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of dental healthcare products.
Business Need: The client was using an oral scanner which had 2D imaging capability. The servicing of this scanner was expensive. The company wanted an upgradation of the product, manufacturing processes, and also a reduction in the servicing cost. They were looking to bring in innovation for 3D imaging for scanning.