The Internet of Things (IoT) continues to spread its connections across the world. But if manufacturing industries want to seize this opportunity, they need to start building structures that can accommodate it.
Industrial Trend #7: How prepared are your operations for radical connectivity?
Why does it matter?
It’s clear that IoT is no longer a what-if scenario. It’s here and only growing more ubiquitous. And that’s a good thing. IoT, used effectively, can transform how businesses understand and maintain their operations. But what is IoT and how does it work?
“The Industrial Internet of Things allows for more flexibility, more automation, and better, real-time control and connectivity inside and between factories,” says Stephane Sireau, Vice President, High-Tech Industry, Dassault Systèmes. “In turn, this results in higher throughput and up-time, all while reaching yield and quality targets. It means everything from smart product development, to smart manufacturing, to smart recycling.”
Specific applications include:
1. Interactive shop floor and live monitoring: Allows supervisors to visualize their network of plants and logistics assets, and optimize performance across the value chain
2. Virtual commissioning: Enables plant managers to model the installation and behavior of new industrial assets
3. Virtual and augmented reality training: Trains personnel in the correct use of equipment in a safe, virtual but realistic environment
4. Human-robot collaboration: Allows for the accelerated deployment of safe, productive, high-throughput robotics solutions
5. Predictive maintenance and incident management: Better collection of data allows for machine malfunctions to be recognized ahead of time and addressed in a cost-effective way
Sophie Proust, Industry Market Intelligence Manager, Dassault Systèmes, also highlights the sustainability benefits of the technology: “By allowing us to keep track of how products are produced and used, through every step of their life cycle, recyclers will be much better informed as to how to recycle or refurbish that product properly.”
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