Optimizing Machine Performance with Industry 4.0 and Calibration
Combining the latest in manufacturing technology with concepts that have been around for decades ensure quality products while minimizing unexpected shutdowns.
There’s an old saying that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Throughout the years, that expression has been adapted to fit different situations, including a “team is only as strong as its weakest player” or “your brand is only as strong as your weakest link.” In manufacturing, that weakest link is the machine that suddenly stops working or stops working properly, causing faulty products, delays in production and increased costs to fix the problem. The best way to avoid these problems is to ensure the machine is working optimally.
Predictive maintenance of machines proactively identifies potential issues which allows companies to deploy their maintenance services more effectively and improve equipment up-time. The critical features that help to predict the faults or failures of a machine are the year it was made, the make, the model and warranty details as well as unstructured data such as maintenance history and repair logs.