Breton SmartBI

Data can be tracked and collected in a structured and constant manner thanks to connection of the devices present in the factory, such as:

• PLCs supplying speed, flow, level, weight, temperature and pressure values
• HMIs providing access to lists of alarms or events, variables or trends
• Process Control System Databases providing access to product specifications, equipment data, instructions, and production data
• MES Databases providing access to data on order management, product quality, inventories and logistics

The data are measured and tracked in real time to support the decision making process:

• the check can be performed even without going to individual machines
• the reports are reactive, interactive, and optimised thanks to dedicated Web Apps
• information sharing occurs in real time, increasing knowledge of the process
• dashboard live provides an instant and complete view of the entire plant
• preconfigured or customisable solutions to accelerate smart factory projects

To generate information of use for decision making, the data must be contextualised. Contextualisation makes it possible to identify cause/effect correlations in relation to specific events.

By considering data from an historic perspective we can benefit fully from the opportunities deriving from their analysis.

Each single process can be analysed in greater detail in accordance with specific metrics to discover new aspects.

Thanks to Breton's experience and the huge volume of data collected and contextualised, production efficiency can be improved on the machine, cell, or plant level:

• executing real-time forecasts, also with data from the Industrial IoT
  
• suggesting factors that influence production quality