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Screw loose or already digitized?

Questions that all car mechanics have had to ask themselves, likely more than just once: Do I still have screws in stock? If not, has new material already been ordered? From whom? Does my supplier have sufficient supplies? When do they deliver? Is the delivery already on its way? Who can receive the screws?

It’s annoying but happens all the time: reaching into the storage box only to find out that nothing is inside! Whoever takes the last screw should be the one to initiate a new order. But if this someone has no access to the system and forgets to inform the person in charge, the whole production comes to a standstill. Such late or missed deliveries can be avoided! 

At SPS IPC Drives 2018, Deutsche Telekom will show how companies can keep an eye on their entire production chain from planning to production and logistics. All companies within the production chain exchange their data securely and anonymously using a cross-industry digital data marketplace. Additional analysis tools and artificial intelligence allow better corporate decisions. This avoids production delays, unnecessary costs due to idle times or superfluous warehousing.   

The Digital Factory knows how to deal with "analogue machines"

The Digital Factory knows how to deal with "analogue machines".

Some people are afraid of the word digitization, especially if they have a large, older but excellently functioning machine park in their production process. It can't simply be replaced just because progress demands it. The Digital Factory shows very clearly how existing installations can be digitized, safely planned in the future and maintained without downtime by Smart Monitoring. A special process, quasi an analog/digital converter, elicits the necessary data and helps to use them in a wide variety of ways. Anomalies can also be detected for machines that have not yet been digitized. The stored mass data can then be used for comparison with similar installations and future work can be derived.

Companies manage their service requests via the ServiceNow platform in Deutsche Telekom's secure data centers. The technician on duty then receives a ticket providing him with all information for the service assignment.

Monitor supply chains in real time via Narrow Band IoT

Monitor supply chains in real time via Narrow Band IoT.

Using the machine and sensor network and an intelligent tracker on the goods, the location of important or valuable deliveries can be determined at any time. Leaks in the supply chain are also detected. Champagne glasses, for example, are much more delicate than screws. Thanks to the data in the supply chain, unusual incidents become transparent. This will show whether the glasses got a blow and therefore are broken. 

Service button: Order at the push of a button.

Service button: Order at the push of a button.

Oops, are there enough screws in the box? If it was the (next to) last screw, please press the IoT Service button. The ordering process is automatically triggered. A digital key enables the supplier to deliver the goods also outside the regular service times. The smartphone identifies the deliverer, authenticates him securely and gives him temporary access to the goods entrance.

Ergo: no screw loose! Everything digital!
Come and have a look!

sps ipc drivesTrade Fair for Automation
27 – 29 November 2018
Messe Nürnberg, Hall 5, Booth 258

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