Manufacturing applications
Start with the machines you have.
Find out what your existing equipment can share, then test a useful connection before expanding.
- Existing equipment Assess available signals
- Suitable interface Connect and give context
- Useful information Start with one operational question
Recognise these challenges?
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Mixed Equipment Landscape
Machines from different generations use incompatible interfaces, protocols and data formats.
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Unclear Signals and Documentation
Technical documentation may be missing, while signal names and meanings remain uncertain.
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Risk to Ongoing Operations
Connecting legacy equipment must not interrupt production or affect existing control systems.
Start with a bounded question.
Focus on one equipment group before choosing the technology.
Assess a small group of machines, document the available signals and test a read-only data flow where technically appropriate.
Define the baseline, responsible teams and acceptance criteria before selecting the technical approach.
A path from assessment to evidence
- Assess Review systems, definitions and operating constraints.
- Test Validate a selected data flow in the FactoVia Lab.
- Evaluate Use the FactoVia Arrow method to evaluate the results and decide what to invest in next.
Start with the problem you need to solve.
Tell us what is slowing your team down. We will help you identify a sensible next step.
