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Monitoring data and remote control from any mobile device
When it comes to optimising the operation and improving the profitability of machines and processes, technologies such as sensor networks, M2M communications and the IoT help us to make decisions based on data and images of the operation of ALL the critical points of the machines and processes, regardless of their geographical distribution.
This data retrieved by an IProx controller (in any of its versions) through sensors - or read by the machines themselves by means of a communications protocol (Modbus or others) – is sent by internet to the IProx Cloud platform.
IProx Cloud is a web application that receives, stores, arranges and presents numerical data accompanied by graphics, in such a way that they are of the greatest possible help in the decision-making process for the monitored machine or process. Safe access and visualisation are undertaken through a web browser using a device with a screen sized according to the user’s needs.
Moreover, it is also possible to control the machine or process remotely from an IProx Cloud dashboard. The web interface allows the machine to be remotely turned on or off, its operating mode to be changed, etc.
All users with administrator access level can define as many dashboards as they need, so each team member has the correct level of access to the information they need. For example: while a manager can see high level general indicators of all the machines, a support engineer’s access is limited to those machines for which they provide support and each owner has full access only to their machines.
Moreover, if video cameras are installed in critical areas of the machines and/or processes, it is possible to see real time images and recordings integrated in the dashboards.
The objective (before increasing capacity) must be to ELIMINATE WASTE, which is profitability’s greatest enemy.
You can define as many dashboards as you need- It is possible to see real time images and recordings integrated in the dashboards
- The objective (before increasing capacity) must be to ELIMINATE WASTE
You can define as many dashboards as you need
It is possible to see real time images and recordings integrated in the dashboards
The objective (before increasing capacity) must be to ELIMINATE WASTEThe analysis of historic data, correlated with video recordings, allows the origin of waste to be easily identified.
On visualising the performance of various comparable machine/processes/exploitations, we can (easily) identify the areas of improvement in the least efficient.
The remote management of installations allows the reduction of both response times and the time necessary for decision-making.
EXAMPLES OF USE
Generator manufacturers:
The owners of IProx Cloud (together with the corresponding IProx controller installed in each generator monitored) can remotely monitor the status of all their generators (hours of operation, electrical parameters, GPS location, etc., etc.) and even control them remotely (turn on/off). The personnel in charge of the generators’ technical service can remotely diagnose any malfunctions. The manufacturer has access to all the generators’ operating data, which can be analysed in order to identify possible improvements in their design.
Packaging manufacturers:
IProx Cloud (together with the corresponding IProx controller installed in each packing machine or group of packing machines) continually collects information on the operation of the machines and sends it to the related web dashboards. Additionally, several selected indicators are shown on a screen on the machine and, data is simultaneously uploaded to the client’s ERP.
Other industries which benefit from having IProx Cloud technology, allowing monitoring and remote management, incorporated into their machines are manufacturers of filter systems, injection moulding machines, mills, coolers, lighting systems, water treatment, etc., etc.
Almost any machine or equipment that can be optimised, benefits from the ability to be monitored or remotely managed.
CUSTOMISATION OPTIONS
In each case, the information collected and shown in IProx Cloud is adapted to the type of machinery or equipment being monitored and controlled. The IProx controllers connect and configure the electrical signals, sensors and communications required by each machine and this data and the control signals automatically appear as available in IProx Cloud. This means that as many dashboards as necessary can be configured just by selecting the variables to be to be included in each and the form of representation desired (a dial, graph, numerical value, etc.).
Moreover, we can develop protocols, algorithms and specific reports for a specific manufacturer, using IProx Cloud, thus reducing to a minimum the delivery time and cost of each customisation (rather than the alternative of developing a remote management tool from scratch).
PRODUCT SHEET
Download the product sheet here.
FAQ’S
P: How much does it cost to install IProx Cloud?
If the installation does not require the modification/customisation of the IProx controllers to be installed in the machines, the costs are: the purchase of the units of the controller model that best suits the machine and the payment of the annual IProx Cloud service instalment.
In the case that the hardware and/or software needs to be customised, there is an initial analysis and design phase before the actual customisation phase begins. Once the customised controller/software are available, their costs are the same as in the case above: the purchase of controllers and the payment of the annual IProx Cloud service instalment.
P: Where are the IProx Cloud servers?
They are located in data centres, with the guarantee of a high-level service provided by a leading global supplier.
P: Can I have my own server on my premises?
We do not recommend it, but this type of project can be analysed and we can provide you with a quote.
P: Is the annual instalment fixed or does it vary depending on the number of machines connected?
The cost varies depending on the number of machines connected at the time of each yearly payment. This means that the service is a simple variable expense rather tan an infrastructure/development/engineering investment.
