Hidden powers of data
through smart monitoring 

Having access to machine data is vital in today’s highly competitive economy, where even short downtimes can mean immense revenue loss.

Leverage intelligent automation to turn underused machine data into powerful insights, driving predictive maintenance and optimizing production.

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Challenges

Today’s Market Situation

Today’s production facilities are brimming with data—every process, every machine, every sensor is generating a constant stream of data. But without the right platform to harness it, it’s just noise. Finding a way to use this data and generate valuable insights is a key challenge for most manufacturers.

Wasted data

Every day, machinery and systems generate vast amounts of data, which sit untapped and unanalyzed. Either the data is simply not used or not even gathered at all. This could drive innovation and efficiency, but instead, it’s a missed opportunity.

Pressure to perform

With increasing demands for data-driven decisions, the pressure mounts. The data is there, but the business value remains untapped and out of reach, leaving strategies stagnant and progress paused.

No Data – no AI support

The lack of operable and live data means you are missing a crucial step in jumping the curve – AI support for your operations. Artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML) will become unavoidable if you want to stay competitive.

Undetected issues

The lack of (real time) data insights will ultimately lead to undetected quality issues in the production process as well as machinery failures, which in turn means unplanned downtimes and increasing costs.

Lost opportunities

Unused data streams could help to cut costs or flow back into planning for future products and processes. Instead, these insights are lost under layers of siloed systems.

Resulting Problems

Lack of Data Driven Insights

Without access to data from their machinery and products, manufacturers face significant challenges. The lack of insights into equipment health and production processes hinders the ability to anticipate and prevent failures, leading to unexpected breakdowns and costly downtime.
This absence of data also means that maintenance strategies remain reactive, increasing repair costs and reducing equipment lifespan. Furthermore, without comprehensive data, identifying inefficiencies and optimizing production becomes nearly impossible, resulting in lower productivity and higher operational costs.
Ultimately, the inability to analyze data undermines quality control, leading to defects, waste, and dissatisfied customers.

The Solution

Imagine a world where no insight is missed

Real-Time Data Collection: Implement sensors and IoT devices to continuously collect data from machinery and production processes. This ensures real time visibility into equipment health and operational status, forming the foundation for data transparency.

Centralized Data Platform: Use a centralized data platform to aggregate and integrate data from various sources and systems. This platform enables seamless access to comprehensive information across the entire manufacturing environment, breaking down data silos.

Advanced Analytics and Machine Learning: Deploy advanced analytics and machine learning algorithms to analyze the collected data. These tools can identify patterns, predict potential failures, and provide actionable insights, enhancing decision-making and proactive maintenance.

Dashboards and Reporting: Create user-friendly dashboards and automated reporting tools to visualize data in real time. This facilitates easy monitoring of key performance indicators (KPIs), helps in tracking production efficiency, and ensures quick identification of issues that need attention.

How Ascon Systems can help

Seamless data integration and analysis for optimal decision making

Transitioning from data underuse to insight-empowered is seamless with the right tools. Ascon Systems innovative platform not only collects but also processes and analyzes operational data. By serving as the connective tissue between disparate data sources and strategic decision-making, Ascon Systems enables a data-driven transformation that’s both scalable and sustainable.

Ascon Qube integrates seamlessly with any existing IT and OT infrastructure, breaking down silos and enabling a unified data landscape overview. The Ascon Digital Shadow can turn raw data into usable insights, giving the user the foresight to act before issues arise. From predictive maintenance schedules to optimized resource allocation, the platform ensures that every decision made is informed, timely, and impactful.

Ascon AIM offers you the possibility to benefit from the extensive experiences of our consulting experts, who will accompany you on your way to a flexible and digital production.

Benefits

What are Key benefits?

Detect faults before they happen

Imagine predicting equipment failures before they happen. Your systems are no longer reactive but predictive, scheduling maintenance only when needed and avoiding unexpected breakdowns that cost time and money.

Reduce downtime and enhanced profitability

With less unscheduled maintenance and corresponding downtime, your bottom line grows. And the less your equipment is offline, the better your overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).

Remote accessibility

With access to live monitoring from anywhere, your experts don’t have to be on site to monitor production. With central access, you can apply insights from one facility across the entire enterprise.

The door to AI is open

With live-synced data, you now have the ability to not only optimize after the fact, but even during operation. Artificial intelligence can react immediately to near-real-time data and constantly optimize. Or one day even operate your facility autonomously.