SOLUTION BRIEF

SYS-E100-9W-IA

SYS-1019P-FHN2T

Executive Summary
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Traditional Quality Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
The Supermicro-Beijer Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Integration of iX software on Supermicro Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . 3
Why Supermicro Edge Devices? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

SUPERMICROSupermicro (Nasdaq: SMCI), the leading innovator in highperformance, high-efficiency server and storage technology is apremier provider of advanced server Building Block Solutions®
for Enterprise Data Center, Cloud Computing, Artificial
Intelligence, and Edge Computing Systems worldwide.
Supermicro is committed to protecting the environment
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customers with the most energy-efficient, environmentallyfriendly solutions available on the market.

Along with the prevalence of Industry 4.0, more and more
traditional factories adopt smart manufacturing solutions. IoTtechnologies simplify the collection and monitoring of data fromthe production line, and AI/ML technologies vastly improve
product quality control processes. Supermicro SYS-E100-9W-IA
and SYS-1019P-FHN2T integrated with Bejier iX software provide
a powerful data acquisition and visualization edge computingsolution. This solution enables factories to collect and exchange
data from the PLC or controller and connect to production
manufacturing systems like MES and ERP.

Traditional Quality Control
Manufacturers must transform into smart manufacturing to maintain the competitiveness of the enterprise. One of the key
competitive benefits is ensuring product quality when production capacity increases faster. Unfortunately, traditional
manufacturers are facing one or more of the quality control challenges below:• Unable to predict the quality issue before it happens• Not enough resources to track some critical process data, which limits the ability to identify the root cause of thequality failures clearly• Wasted cost and time while still delivering a failed quality product• Unexpected downtime due to quality failures and low OEEThe Supermicro-Beijer solution
IoT and AI technology create a revolutionary quality control procedure with Supermicro SYS-E100-9W-IA and Beijer iX
software.
Manufacturers can collect the process data from the controller by applying IoT technology in the production line andcombining the work orders from the MES system to become a valuable production data center for advanced data analysis andhistorical data, which can be tracked if needed.
The smart and flexible work order arrangement and optimized resources are the key factors for smart manufacturing. The
process data from controllers are an important reference for the operation of the production equipment like OEE, running
hours, alarm history for the risk of availability even the predictive maintenance information. These data combining theworking orders can help the smart manufacturing system/management level analyze the optimized production plan andresources arrangement for both the manpower resource and the production equipment.
For the basic function, factory operations can have more data to track and identify the failure process data from theproduction history when the operator is running product inspection procedures to filter the specific failure pattern of theproduct.
Combining the data from work orders and the controller in machinery, we can have a complete track list for “when,” “where,”“which machine or production line,” “what is the production recipe setting the record,” and so on. If there is any failure orquality issue, there would be completed information to trace back all of the details, including operators, machinery, andsetting factors/data for the recipe to analyze and filter the root cause.
For advanced smart production, this is the concept of “Smart Manufacturing” for Industry 4.0. It is a new type ofmanufacturing. This is because, by analyzing the relationship between failure process data and failure pattern, operations canhave the database to predict which failure process data will cause the specific product failure. The engineers can also
implement the AI technology to build the AI model and do a training model with those prediction results. These features arefor software. But such kind of software functions needs high computing power. A typical computer like IPC cannot afford it. It
requires the performance as server grade. This is the core competence of Supermicro. The production system can get realtime notification when detecting abnormal process data by implementing AI inference into the process database. The
administrator can take action before the workpieces go to the next work stage. The status of the production equipment canalso be collected and stored in the database. The engineers can also implement the AI technology to do the predictive© 2022 Copyright Super Micro Computer, Inc. All rights reserved

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maintenance to reduce the unplanned downtime and be notified when some critical parts of production equipment need toreplace or maintain.
Thanks to the excellent and steady hardware from Supermicro and powerful, flexible software from Beijer, the manufacturers
can enhance their product quality, reduce the cost, and maintain high OEE without unplanned downtime.

Integration of iX software on Supermicro Hardware
iX Software is a comprehensive data acquisition and visualization software that runs on Supermicro edge hardware. iX software
supports the most popular PLC drivers to communicate and read data from the various controller and IoT gateway types. Inaddition, iX software also contains many rich and vivid widgets for users to design their unique war-room dashboard.
iX software is designed for industrial environments. It supports up to 90 different PLC drivers and can turn Supermicro hardware
into a highly compatible edge server. Furthermore, by supporting additional PLC drivers, users can collect the data from thevarious controllers with different brands and protocols and display this data with a built-in Dashboard engine in the war-roomdashboard.
iX software empowers you with modern tools to communicate. The software combines top-class graphics and smarter functions
that provide intuitive operation on the spot and have almost limitless connectivity to your other equipment through theextensive list of drivers.

Figure 1 – Supermicro Industrial IoT solution architecture.

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Why Supermicro Edge Devices?
SUPERMICRO SERVER FOR IX SOFTWARESYS-E100-9W-IA

SYS-1019P-FHN2TSupermicro gateway and edge servers validated andqualified with iX software

Supermicro Fanless Edge devices such as the SuperServer SYS-E1009W-IA are the ideal solution to address the demands of Industrialapplications. The SYS-E100-9W-IA provides legacy connectivity such as
COM ports for RS-232/422/485 interfaces to bring management
capability to existing manufacturing equipment. Easily DIN rail
mounted within the equipment or remotely for convenience ofinstallation, this fanless system is built to withstand the environmental
conditions found in manufacturing facilities.
The SYS-1019P-FHN2T provides the computing power and data storage
functionality for the iX war-room dashboard engine to visualize all thesensor data, MES, and ERP from the database. Based on the 2nd Gen
Intel Xeon Scalable processor, the 1019P series of products offer
superior performance in an extended availability platform. With up to28 CPU cores per device, the 1019P can serve as the node device formany individual systems or machines and run the management systemfor those devices. In addition, with two PCIe x 16 slots for optional 4 x
10G Ethernet connections or optional AI accelerator, operationmanagers can manage their entire facility with a single device tooptimize operational efficiency.

From an operation technology perspective, the SYS-E100-9W-IA Fanlessedge computer integrates different brand PLCs in all production line
equipment in the factory for real-time monitoring of production
operating information. In addition, the SYS-E100-9W-IA could also be interlocking to indicate lighting status on equipment andanalyze downtime by C# script to predict unexpected downtime.
The SYS-E100-9W-IA is unifying OT/IT protocol as cutting-edge smart manufacturing technology in PC-based automation
control and seamlessly transforming factory floor information into the IT infrastructure. Execute data analysis software on SYS1019P-FHN2T edge server of each partition to analyze the big data of equipment operation and utilize AI inference module tooptimize equipment production parameters in real-time.
All production information is displayed on the digital board room, allowing the decision-makers to get insights at a glance withthe visualized information for real-time decision making.

Solution Overview
This solution provides a single software platform to achieve the purpose of data collection and data visualization by running iXsoftware on a Supermicro device.

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4Conclusion
Now more than ever, companies need to accelerate the adoption of Industry 4.0 to transform into smart manufacturing. The
Supermicro-Beijer solution enables a manufacturer to seamlessly capture edge data and transform it into insights. This
integrated solution provides product quality prediction and predictive maintenance, allowing manufacturers to get real-time
information from the shop floor and take action before failure occurs. This eliminates potential downtime caused by latedetection, reduces costs, and improves efficiency. Moreover, the Supermicro-Beijer solution improves market competitivenessand reduces manufacturers' total cost of ownership.

BEIJER ELECTRONICS
Beijer Electronics is a company that designs andmanufactures human machine interface terminals andautomation software. The company is based in Malmö,
Sweden with presence in Europe, Asia and Americas withown offices and through distribution.

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