1: Cross-manufacturer modular combination options
In the Industrial Internet of Things, people, equipment and software solutions of companies communicate with each other. Regardless of the manufacturer, everything can be combined with everything. PLCs, sensors, actuators, handhelds, smartphones and software solutions such as ERP, BDE or PSS. Industrial Internet of Things therefore does not mean that solutions also have to be connected to the Internet. It's about the network technology that makes everything combinable. In this way, your systems can be controlled completely independently and safely.
IIoT Potential 2: Insights from data
A simple sensor that counts the number of pieces produced at a plant provides much more information in the IIoT. Together with order data from the ERP system, you receive production speed per grade, production capacity per grade, running time, downtimes and set-up times. You can receive notifications about events such as stoppages, completion or delays. For example, via a display on the machine, a smartphone, tablet or the PC at your desk.
IIoT Potential 3: Cloud
If it is an option for your company, secure transfer and consolidation of data in the cloud offers many advantages: you can view live data from all plants from anywhere in the world. Your IT department saves on the construction, operation and maintenance of highly available, secure hardware and software server infrastructure. Cloud services offer sophisticated algorithms that enable predictions based on your data (predictive maintenance, classification). It is also possible to make your data available to other systems (such as solutions within the company, at suppliers or customers) in this way.