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Here you will find interesting expert contributions from the world of industry 4.0 as well
as challenges the digital transformation.
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Digitizing machines – Transmit signals
There are two technical options for supplying signals and events from an edge node to a 3rd party application. HTTP/REST and MQTT With HTTP/REST, any REST endpoint provided there can…
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Digitizing Machines – Event configuration
The event configuration defines how the signals are sent to a higher-level system. Payload and endpoint are predefined by default, but can be…
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Digitizing machines – Add machine
Select “Show Details” for the node to which you want to add a new machine. To add a new machine, we click Add Machine. A dialog for adding a machine…
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Digitizing machines – User interface
An EDGE node is the bundling of signal acquisition from several machines. Depending on the amount of data, one or more EDGE nodes are used per plant. The nodes are…
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How CO2-neutral manufacturing becomes possible
The digital twin enables real-time analyses of energy consumption and CO2 emissions. The prerequisite for this is valid data on energy consumption and thus digitized machines. With FORCAM’s new “…
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Highly diverse machine facilities connected simply and digitally – Episode 6: Traceability
In the move towards smart factories, SAP’s Industry 4.0 strategy comprises four key topic areas: Intelligent assets, Intelligent factories, Empowered people and Intelligent products. FORCAM also believes in the importance…
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Highly diverse machine facilities connected simply and digitally – Episode 5: Energy monitoring
Turn your plant – even brownfield plant – into intelligent assets for the entire company. The FORCAM FORCE™ EDGE connectivity layer allows you to connect systems regardless of their…
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Highly diverse machine facilities connected simply and digitally – Episode 3: Pallet machine
Higher numbers of variants and smaller batch sizes are forcing companies to make production more flexible and more agile. This is particularly difficult to achieve with “brownfield” plants if…
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Highly diverse machine facilities connected simply and digitally – Episode 2: Assembly Line
Smart Factory processes (known increasingly under the term Industry 4.0) pass through several stages: connectivity, visibility, transparency, predictions, adaptability all the way to digital services complementing the production processes.
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Highly diverse machine facilities connected simply and digitally – Episode 1: Presses
FORCAM FORCE EDGE – in connection with SAP. According to a McKinsey study, digital transformation is a major priority for…
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