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WISE-DeviceOn for Azure
WrxFlo and Advantech Improve SumUp’s Process Efficiency

The growing use of Big Data, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and theInternet of Things (IoT) in smart systems and applications iscreating smart computing infrastructure opportunities. Indeed,
the fourth industrial revolution has ushered in an era of smart
manufacturing. Smart manufacturing uses emerging
technologies to collect and analyze data. This data helps
augment efficiency and empower AIoT applications.
Challenge
With over 2,600 employees and 3 million customers, SumUp isEurope’s leading supplier of mobile point of sale (mPOS) payment
terminals. As SumUp operates in a very competitive market with lowmargins, they need to optimize their manufacturing process efficiency.
SumUp manages the manufacture of its own products, but contracts
its production to facilities in China. This geographic distance limits
their German team’s ability to monitor production conditions andaddresses issues in real-time. They were able to receive reports themorning after a production run was completed; but wanted live data, toimprove efficiency and yield.

WISE-Device on Azure Cloud
Advantages
When enterprises transfer their IoT
application to the cloud, they digitallytransform OT, IT, and CT. This enables
device/data management, provides
uninterrupted services, and dynamicallyaccommodates growing numbers ofdevices. WISE-DeviceOn Device
Management on Azure Cloud provides acloud-native approach to managing IoT
device lifecycles, thus maximizing total
operational performance and loweringcosts.
• Realize IoT Application Deployment••••© 2021 Advantech Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.

Quickly onboard, monitor, andmanage IoT devices
Minimize TCO of Managed Devices
Perform bulk management andmaintenance with ease
Improve Operational Efficiency
Real-time monitoring and batch
control empower daily management
High Availability and Scalability
Linear scalability up to million devices
Regulatory Compliance
Complies with 140+ country/regional
regulations to strengthen security

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Project Solution
SumUp sought Advantechs help in improving how it gathers andanalyses data from its production lines. Advantech turned to one ofits partners, WrxFlo, for help.
The WrxFlo platform captures real-time manufacturing data andstores it on-premises or in the cloud. WrxFlo’s easy-to-use
dashboard enables operators to define their KPIs and survey data toidentify issues.
WrxFlo put together a solution for SumUp that uses Advantech
hardware and software technology. It connects to the programmable
logic controller (PLC) that runs the production line and equipment.
This solution also connects to radio-frequency identification (RFID)
readers, scanners, and tablets used by operators to capture
information. The Advantech solution processes data from theproduction line and delivers it to the WrxFlo platform for analysis.

Cosmos DB

Stream AnalyticsIoT Hub

Azure Functions

About WRXFLO
WrxFlo, based in Ireland, wasfounded by an experienced team thatruns several factories around theglobe. WrxFlo helps its customers
address process problems andimprove operational efficiency using
automated data collection, analysis,and management.
For more information, visit
http://www.wrxflo.com/

System ArchitectureThis system uses Advantech industrial-grade UTX IoT gateways and ARK series fanless PCs. It is highlyadaptable and easily upgraded. Should a user need to add sensors or more computing power, they can simply
use Advantech diverse selection of solutions. Additionally, the SumUp system features excellent remote device
management capabilities via Advantech’s WISE-DeviceOn.

© 2021 Advantech Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Project Results“The SumUp team in Germany can now accurately see what’s
happening on the production line in real-time. They can monitor
cycle time, test results, and all the metrics that are important tothem,” said Crowe. “The contract manufacturer is seeing the same
information at the same time. Therefore, both teams can drive
improvement together – it has completely shifted the dynamic fromfrustration over a lack of data, to having everything they need attheir fingertips.”
The project was successfully piloted at a factory in China, wheredirect real-time process visibility enables the manufacturer to fix
problems immediately — minimizing delays and wastage. As such,
SumUp is now planning to implement it at two more manufacturing
sites.

When used in typical customer applications, WrxFlo software yields
improvements in line capacity of up to 30%, quality of up to 20%,and ‘first time pass’ test rates of 40%.
“We’d previously had problems with IoT hardware from othersuppliers and realized we needed a solution that just worked – that’s
what Advantech gives us,” said Crowe. “Advantech has reliablehardware and software that simply works. They’re a flexible
company and very pro-active. Collaborating with them allows us tofocus on delivering value to our customers.”“Providing a solution that spans customer orders and customer
delivery is a key selling point,” said Crowe. “Our partnership with
Advantech really helped! They provided expertise in the hardware
and software stacks as well as technical skills. We provided the dataanalytics and correct operational background.”© 2021 Advantech Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.

About Advantech WISE-DeviceOn
Advantech's IoT software solution,
WISE-DeviceOn, is aimed at IoT
device remote monitoring andmanagement. This IoT Platform
Architecture includes IoT device,system, and cloud layers. Advantech
strives to integrate partner solutions
and enable seamless, secure IoT
solutions from the edge-to-the cloudby providing pre-integrated, prevalidated hardware and software
building blocks.
For more information, visit:https://select.advantech.com/deviceon/Advantech Certified Devices
Advantech’s WISE-DeviceOn comes
preloaded with over 600 Advantech
certified board and system models
that deliver device data and software
management. WISE-DeviceOn
facilitates diverse IoT management byoffering free license support tocertified devices.

For certified device information, visit:https://www.advantech.com/solutions/embedded-modules-and-design-inservices

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