Not just Predictive Maintenance
What are the opportunities of Industry 4.0 applied to the world of extrusion ? The thoughts of the Technical team of Bausano - international leading player in the design and manufacture of customised extrusion lines for the transformation of plastic materials - are turned into inspiration to make extruders increasingly smart . In that sense , Bausano presents the innovative software Orquestra : a centralised control system that was developed ad hoc and which integrates all components of the extrusion system with the most advanced 4.0 technologies , in terms of smart diagnosis and predictive maintenance . Ideal also for revamping interventions , Orquestra guarantees continuous and real time monitoring of all production parameters and can generate immediate reports , with easy-to-understand graphs regarding performance indicators , among which the machine ’ s status , the quantity of waste produced , and the work hours . Moreover and thanks to the Bausano IIoT Data Manager , it is possible to connect all the machines present on the site in an enabling way , integrating them with corporate management systems , such as ERP , MES and CRM , in favour of automated management of production recipes . The analysis of raw data , collected and made usable by Orquestra , makes it possible for end users to autonomously optimise the entire extrusion process , thanks to reliable information that makes for a perfect end product and prevents any damage to the system . Specifically , Orquestra allows for the evolution from scheduled to predictive maintenance , thus guaranteeing higher productivity levels and time and resource savings when it comes to technical support . In that sense , with the Customer ’ s authorisation for the transmission of data in the cloud , the Bausano Team can remotely access the machine ’ s operation indicators and point out possible malfunctions in advance . In this way , remote support operations are also facilitated , carried out through Bausano ’ s augmented reality app , Acty . Lastly , sharing the data enables Bausano to offer consultancy services with added value , aimed at making production processes more efficient . “ In a consolidated department such as that of extrusion , Bausano has always been a proponent of continuous innovation , through the introduction of new technological paradigms , indispensable nowadays in order to guarantee high levels of competitiveness to manufacturers of plastic materials ”, declares Clemente Bausano , Vice President of Bausano , who continues “ This is the context in which we are launching Orquestra , which offers us twice the results : on the one hand , the End Users have a machine that can support them in constantly improving their performance , in terms of product quality and leadtimes .” He concludes : “ On the other hand , the analysis over time of the parameters of our lines in operation will help form a virtuous circle , where we and the Customers design the future of extrusion , together ”.
The innovative software Orquestra by Bausano
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