Learn more about how IOT can help with the maintenance process
How can IOT assist in the industrial maintenance process?
Preventive maintenance has played a very important role for industries. One of the reasons is that it provides not only to maintain high productivity, but also to avoid damage with unexpected outages. It is worth remembering that interruptions in the production process can lead to delays in delivery and the dreaslong loss of customers. To prevent this from happening, the industrial sector has been betting on the adoption of IOT to monitor the resources used. This measure is very important to identify possible problems in the equipment in advance. Thus, resources can be used in the best possible way, since industrial maintenance acts proactively in the verification and resolution of problems.
But after all, what are the pillars of IOT?
With the intention of helping you understand how the Internet of Things is being applied in industry 4.0, we will highlight the essential pillars of this technology. Follow!
Data collection
In the industry, decision-making is a factor that requires common sense and knowledge, in addition to requesting qualified information for this. Aware of this trend, the industrial sector is applying IOT to obtain more accurate equipment data through intelligent sensors that bring information regarding various items of its machinery, including temperature, pressure, vibration, humidity, etc. Thus, based on what was collected, a more favorable environment is created to identify, for example, the appropriate time to perform preventive maintenance, or depending on the case, the change of equipment.
Data processing
Obtaining various information about the performance of a machine is an initiative increasingly valued by industry 4.0. However, this is just one of the activities that can be done by IOT. In this sense, many industries opt for predictive maintenance software that adopts artificial intelligence to analyze thousands of information per second and provide insights, responsible for enabling decision making. This is only made possible through efficient data processing that gives corporations faster access to valuable information that helps, for example, a maintenance team to act proactively.
Cloud connectivity
Cloud computing is a trend that is consolidated in the industrial segment. After all, this technology helps in accessing qualified information and, consequently, helps industry 4.0 have more mobility, agility and ability to meet demands in a strategic way. By relying on high-level cloud computing solutions, a company can more intensively explore the concept of IOT. One of the reasons is that there will be greater potential to store and make the data available.
What are the benefits of IOT in industrial maintenance
There are significant advantages for an industry 4.0 to adopt the Internet of Things on a day-to-day life. With this in mind, we will show, in detail, the benefits of investing in this technology following the best practices of the market. Read!
More accuracy when analyzing possible failures
The unexpected interruption of equipment can cause serious damage to an industry. Avoiding this situation, to the fullest, is one of the priorities of managers in the short term. And this becomes perfectly feasible thanks to the adoption of IOT mechanisms, capable of identifying the presence of failures in advance. Thus, an industry can perform maintenance more accurately, avoiding problems that impair the progress of the work. Accuracy in identifying and analyzing equipment failures is an increasingly important element for a corporation to achieve significant results.
Optimization in maintenance management
With efficient data collection, IOoT enables high-level maintenance management. This is because the information obtained contributes to define the most appropriate times to perform the work related to the prevention or correction of problems in the machines. Good maintenance management prevents, for example, equipment from being unused for a long period. This provides an industry with more conditions to meet demand in a full and structured way.
Increased productivity
As an industry keeps equipment running efficiently, the greater the possibilities of keeping production at an excellent level. It is very important that maintenance allows machines to perform remarkably with low risk of inactivity for a long period of time. Thus, a company can expand productivity according to demand and with optimized planning. This is critical to increasing customer portfolio, billing and profits, for example.
Cost reduction
It is also worth pointing out that the application of IOT in industry 4.0 is characterized by reducing maintenance costs. We know that the identification of any failures in advance allows preventive actions to keep the machines running in the best possible way. In this sense, corrective maintenance generates a higher expense for companies. In addition, in most cases, they are made in urgent situations and when production is being negatively affected. And this is a scenario that entails financial and image losses, even irreversible.
Count on San Mobile in the maintenance process
To ensure more mobility, reliability and productivity to the maintenance process, an excellent alternative is to rely on the San Mobile tool. In addition to being compatible with the SAP PM platform, this solution allows access to correct and up-to-date information. This is critical for the maintenance team's work to be structured and executed more assertively and quickly. With the adoption of IOT in industries in an increasingly intense way, it is essential that resources be adopted to explore technological advances with intelligence. So, if you want to boost the performance of your industry, schedule a meeting with us right now! We are on hand to help your business overcome the challenges of digital transformation!
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