Virtually all manufacturers are looking for ways to maximize throughput, and reduce waste, downtime, energy and overall costs. This article takes on these goals in a particular application – avoiding scrappage in the tire manufacturing industry. The lessons of the article, however, can apply to a wide number of industries. One of the keys to reducing costs, waste and energy is to switch from selective monitoring of production elements to continuous monitoring of the entire process. The article goes on to describe some of the individual types of sensors and systems that can be used in various segments of the operation. The real heart of the matter, however, lies in edge control and analytics. Because edge controllers allow manufacturers to gather and analyze critical data at the machine level, the health and efficiency of the operation are available to operators at the machine level, allowing immediate decisions to be made to affect business outcomes.
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