Are you sure you know what digitalization of production means? Where should you start to transform your plant? Why is data collection a must? I invite you to explore this.
Digitization is more than just replacing paper documentation with spreadsheets and forms. It means taking a proactive approach to daily production challenges, and making a conscious effort to change the operation of a production facility. Digitization is a way to prepare for generational change. It is part of a long-term business strategy to intentionally implement a process of change.
And while change, especially big change, at first may have negative associations and create fear of the new and unknown, it is important to remember that change is an ongoing process.
Where should the digitization process begin, so that the course of change is steady and the result satisfactory? The answer is simple – at the source, which is the data. It is important to assume already at the stage of their collection that it may not be known:
Modern IT systems are characterized by a layered approach to recording and analyzing all kinds of information. Data from a single source, such as a machine, can then automatically populate different areas of business analysis.
The basis for data acquisition is the PLC. However, if your machine does not have the ability to do acquisition directly from the existing PLC, you need to start with data or sensors. How to do it.
The earlier you start collecting production data directly from machines, the better prepared you will be for the digital transformation of your enterprise.
Do you want to learn more about the possibilities of effective data collection directly from machines?
Are you in the first stage of your enterprise’s digital transformation?
Or maybe the first steps are behind you, and you still feel uncertainty?
