NHP News Room Spring 2019 News Room FINAL | Page 14

You don’t have to be a data scientist to use predictive
analytics with FactoryTalk ® Analytics ™ LogixAI ™
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magine you could predict exactly when an engine would
overheat, or anticipate future equipment degradation. Well now
you can. NHP allows you to design and maintain systems which
reduce reliability and quality issues while delivering continuous
improvement.
All this is possible with FactoryTalk® Analytics™ LogixAI™, an
embedded analytics module from Rockwell Automation that
empowers customers to apply machine learning concepts without
needing a PhD in data science.
Many existing analytics technologies require deep expertise in both
data science and industrial processes. But this add-on module for
ControlLogix® controllers removes that requirement by using artificial
intelligence (AI) to detect production anomalies and alert workers so
they can investigate or intervene as required.
Applying analytics allows users to start modelling their system to
identify scrap potential and out of tolerance operational behaviour in
advance of downtime or losses.
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Utilising a predictive model, LogixAI™ identifies slow changing
deviations that cannot be detected by other means and enables
proactive thinking to address conditions before production is
impacted. It can also estimate values from incomplete data by acting
as a virtual sensor reducing the manual effort required to capture
and record readings.
LogixAI™ fits directly into a control chassis and streams controller
data over the backplane to build predictive models.
It can continuously monitor a production operation, detecting
anomalies against its derived understanding.
Simple to configure straight out of the box, the LogixAI™ system
is installed and connected via EtherNet, then all you have to do
is select the output variable you want to model and monitor the
potential inputs or state variables that could impact the output
variable.