Industry professionals know that the greater use of smart sensors and systems has significantly increased the data that can be collected on every aspect of industrial applications. Where once users might be able to tell that a specific machine was operating more slowly or with less output than others, they can now determine the cause of the problem down to the specific measurement or function. Operators can discover when a machine might fail and the optimal time to perform maintenance. And all this data becomes input for rapid decision-making that can up efficiency, increase productivity, reduce downtime and save money by improving overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
Achieving these goals begins with untrapping data and making it available as input for OEE, meaning getting it out of the machines and into the hands of those who can actually use it – fast and cost-effectively. Not the job of any single hardware or software system, making efficient use of previously trapped data requires effective integration from the floor to the cloud – from the machine to all decisionmakers, be they in maintenance, operations, finance, or the boardroom.
This interesting video features a discussion between two of Emerson’s technical experts who speak on improving OEE by gaining access to trapped or new data. Take a look.