Manufacturing sector in this day and age is evolving into computerized beasts. With the advent of industry 4.0, the transformation to automize the manufacturing industry is going full-on terminator. Automizing the industry not only helps create a faster production environment but also, helps in reducing physical labor significantly.
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But to create such a digitally automated environment, adding just new tech won't cut it. Because you will for sure need more brain then muscles. And one of the reasons is the progressiveness in human requirements. As we evolve as humans, our requirements also change it complexity levels.
50 years ago all we needed was a bottle of milk, today which one is the question. The change in complexity also requires complex machinery. Machinery that is not just hi-tech but extremely smart also. And only by implementing AI with IoT can, we achieve such.
Particularly known as IIoT or Industrial Internet of Things, it solely exists for two simple goals. Make life easier for humans and make machines smarter to handle complex work.
AI with IoT, together can create a smart, stress-free environment which can provide services like -:
· Digitally connected factories
· Better management of the facility
· Managing assets efficiently
· Operations security
· Logistics and ecosystems
· Increased Customer choices
· Maintenance of services
· Improved Quality control
· Packaging and shipping preparation
· Production flow monitoring
· Condition-based alerts
However, those are the applications, but what about the aftermath, or the so-called Effect of IoT on Manufacturing.
So here are the
7-ways in-which IoT aids Manufacturing
1. Reduction in cost
The very first aspect of this criterion is human labor. Since we do not have physical labor to accustom to the environment, we don’t need the extra paychecks. As machines will be automated the requirement of man would decrease significantly. All you would need are few technicians to keep the tech in check which eventually will be automated as well.
Similarly, the implementation of smart cloud would make inventory management so efficient that it can reduce inventory search to a great extent. Along with that, more intricate tasks can be performed with so much efficiency to save a huge amount of electricity bills, and possibility which was unavoidable due to human errors.
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2. Reduction in manufacturing and supply time
The intelligent cloud can also reduce the production time to a great extent, deploying the IIoT in the sectors of manufacturing not only reduces the production time but also helps to reduce their supply time too. Companies like Harley are employing this technology to create their products with great ease.
3. Safety insurance
Wearable IoT devices with different health trackers can be equipped by factory workers. These devices keep track of the worker's health working in hazardous situations. With constant monitoring and proper health regulations, factories facories can take care of workers working in hazardous conditions, and help to ensure the safety of factory workers too.
Also, AIoT devices installed in different types of machinery can keep track of the conditions of the machine in real-time. Any breach of safety by machine or human failures can be noticed and shut down immediately. This helps reduce possible errors, which could cause potential large scale disasters too.
4. Management of Production and Assets
The inclusion of production assets monitoring and tracking from location to monitoring of parameters in quality, performance, potential damage, etc; Production management is one of the most useful aspects of IIoT. Asset management along with maintenance in any manufacturing industry setting goes beyond the production assets. Being one of the most vital aspects of an industry requires extra care. The perfect place for IIoT to shine and show its potential.
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5. Control of retailers and field operations from higher levels
The IIoT offers the possibility of control over enterprise resources by offering a level of control over the retailers and field operations. Overcoming the flaws of systems like ERP(Enterprise Resource Planning) and MES(Military Engineer Services) of storing data by manual sources, IIoT allows manufacturers with accurate retailer data.
IBM reports that using IIoT insights for manufacturing process optimization can lead up to a 20% higher product count from the same production line.
6. Control over the manufacturers
A majority portion of companies has supply chain managers for whom, full control of the end-to-end supply chain is still a distant dream. But, with the adoption of IoT-driven manufacturing supply chain management solutions, the stern control is now a reality. Now nobody is saying that one will have full control over the process. However, as supply chain interactions happen across all cloud-based networks, a stern control over the supply chain can be achieved by the businesses.
One can watch over every observable condition for the object, at any segment of the manufacturing supply chain. IoT based supply chain control solutions enable the manufacturers with real-time insights into every instance of any object, be it an individual item or a bunch of them.
7. Control over remote locations
Well, picture this! An enterprise first expands into different cities, then states, and then starts targeting different countries in order to expand opportunities. Now, What is the biggest challenge it faces?
That would be the proper control over its manufacturing and production standards. As companies grow bigger and bigger, it losses its control over smaller segments which are generally responsible for greater results. By being situated in remote locations, the enterprise faces problems with keeping track of its progress. Which by traditional methods is not possible anymore. However, with the help of IIoT, the overall control can be re-established.
IIoT technologies allow maintenance and timely prediction of potential failures allowing to schedule maintenance activities in advance. This eliminates the need to keep a local maintenance team and thus saving a lot of cost for the company. Similarly, IoT-driven utilization monitoring solutions provide real-time equipment checks to the management without direct access to the retailer level.
Conclusion
In conclusion, IoT in manufacturing enables the idea of companies utilizing IIoT for better access. Not only does IIoT enables the company to save a lot of costs real-time but also, with really great inspections systems, they would help the company to save a lot of breach in surveillance. Having a real time visualization system, IIoT does have an edge over the traditional methods, and me personally won't have any second thoughts about adopting these technologies.
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About the author: Shayan is a kid who loves to write as a hobby. Having a keen interest in technology, he has quite a view of the tech world. Being the owner of GamerSquare, he holds the insight to be a part of the Slake IoT Content Management team and we are proud to have him.
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