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  Recently, the cement industry has been making more cement than people are buying. This means that it’s important for cement plants to keep running without needing a lot of expensive repairs. Some older cement plants had problems with important parts like motors and equipment breaking down, which caused them to be out of operation for more than 30% of the time. The machines that grind and finish the cement were only working for about 80% and 70% of the time. At the same time, maintenance work was taking up a lot of time and causing problems for cement manufacturers. They were losing production capacity, compromising quality, and spending more money on reliability. Predictive maintenance is a set of methods and tools that manufacturers now use to break free from this expensive cycle. How does predictive maintenance work in cement manufacturing? Predictive maintenance helps cement producers keep their machinery running smoothly and minimize costs. It uses devices, sensors, and advan...

  In 4 years, more than 30% of businesses and organizations will include edge computing in their cloud deployments to address bandwidth bottlenecks, reduce latency, and process data for decision support in real time. Edge computing accomplishes this by bringing the businesses’ computational processes closer to the data sources, increasing the speed of these actions. Additionally, even if a single node is unreachable, the service should still be accessible to users. In this way, edge computing promises to deliver Internet of Things (IoT) reliably and speed while taking more care of security, data privacy.   What’s more, 69% of organizations say that prioritizing edge-based analytics will improve their ability to meet IoT objectives for specific use cases. Industries including Manufacturing, Water & Wastewater, Utilities and Building, are implementing hybrid strategies to enable real-time analytics such as Machine Anomaly detection and diagnostics, Quality Analytics, ...

  What is a Smart Factory? A Smart factory uses technology to automatically share information digitally across the operation, including data from materials, people, and machines. Smart manufacturing relies on an integrated system consisting of simulation technologies, connected equipment, and collaboration tools.   There is no single technology that turns an analog factory into a Smart factory. However, there are many common technologies and traits that Smart factories share, and manufacturers that blend multiple technologies are the ones most likely to be considered “Smart factories.”   What are the benefits of a Smart Factory? One of the most obvious benefits of a Smart factory is a major boost to efficiency. By removing inefficient human decision-making processes that can be not only slow, but also biased or simply incorrect, factories can produce more with less – less time, less material resources, fewer breakdowns, and scrap parts, etc.   Althoug...

Just like you visit the doctor, your industrial equipment needs a system to monitor its health. Last week, I visited a doctor for a throat infection. The doctor checked my body temperature, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation level. Then he asked me to open my mouth to see the severity of the infection in my throat. The doctor also asked me few questions to get more contexts about the infection: When did you consume any cold drinks or ice cream last week? Did you notice this infection after consuming them? Do you smoke? Also, the doctor looked through my medical history on his iPad. Finally, he was able to prescribe the right medicine to help me heal quickly.   After I left his clinic, I could not help but think about the analogy between how the doctor diagnosed my throat infection and how service engineers in an industrial environment analyse the health of industrial equipment and evaluate their performance. After all, I am an engineer to the core!   Here, my ques...