The UPTIME Platform is deployed and validated against three industrial use cases: (1) production and logistics systems in the aviation sector - FFT, (2) white goods production line - WHIRLPOOL and (3) cold rolling for steel straps - MAILLIS.
The FFT use case deals with maintenance in highly complex transportation asset operations, some of which are mobile and subjected to diverse environments and a wide range of unpredictable environmental stress factors. Due to the critical nature of the deployment of these assets, the requirements are both technically and organisationally very high. The need has arisen to increase efficiency in maintenance execution as well as in reporting to the client, who in most of FFT projects is responsible for the logistics coordination of their assets.
The Whirlpool use case deals with the newly installed production line for clothes dryers, a complex automatic production line, which puts steel coils through a sequence of several steps of straightening, punching, seaming, flanging and screwing to eventually form the drum that holds and rotates the clothes in the dryer. The drum production equipment is very complex, highly automated and critical from many perspectives. It is critical to ensure the highest possible quality of the drum, which is the core component of the clothes dryer. At the same time, it is vital to keep the production equipment running efficiently and keep costs under control.
The Maillis use case deals with cold rolling mill for the production of steel strapping. MAILLIS‘s offer combines high-quality packaging materials and state?of?the?art technology, ensuring that metal producers enjoy reliable, durable, proven and high?speed strapping and wrapping technology at the optimal cost. MAILLIS uses cold rolling mills to produce rolling products with the smallest possible thickness tolerances and an excellent surface finish. The demand for changing over the milling rollers comes from either their regular wear or from an unexpected damage, which can occur due to either a defective raw material or an equipment malfunction. This usually happens every eight hours for the work rolls and every week for the backup rolls. After several regrinding, the diameter of the roll becomes so small that the rolls are no longer useful. It is expected to have a machine that reports its current health status along with the appropriate data analytics and metrics. UPTIME should also allow predictions about equipment‘s future health as well as recommendations for future actions and enable machines performing self-assessment, on which decision-making can be followed to advance equipment maintenance and facilitate the machine components and products life cycle.
Comment:
The UPTIME Platform is deployed and validated against three industrial use cases: (1) production and logistics systems in the aviation sector - FFT, (2) white goods production line - WHIRLPOOL and (3) cold rolling for steel straps - MAILLIS.
The FFT use case deals with maintenance in highly complex transportation asset operations, some of which are mobile and subjected to diverse environments and a wide range of unpredictable environmental stress factors. Due to the critical nature of the deployment of these assets, the requirements are both technically and organisationally very high. The need has arisen to increase efficiency in maintenance execution as well as in reporting to the client, who in most of FFT projects is responsible for the logistics coordination of their assets.
The Whirlpool use case deals with the newly installed production line for clothes dryers, a complex automatic production line, which puts steel coils through a sequence of several steps of straightening, punching, seaming, flanging and screwing to eventually form the drum that holds and rotates the clothes in the dryer. The drum production equipment is very complex, highly automated and critical from many perspectives. It is critical to ensure the highest possible quality of the drum, which is the core component of the clothes dryer. At the same time, it is vital to keep the production equipment running efficiently and keep costs under control.
The Maillis use case deals with cold rolling mill for the production of steel strapping. MAILLIS‘s offer combines high-quality packaging materials and state?of?the?art technology, ensuring that metal producers enjoy reliable, durable, proven and high?speed strapping and wrapping technology at the optimal cost. MAILLIS uses cold rolling mills to produce rolling products with the smallest possible thickness tolerances and an excellent surface finish. The demand for changing over the milling rollers comes from either their regular wear or from an unexpected damage, which can occur due to either a defective raw material or an equipment malfunction. This usually happens every eight hours for the work rolls and every week for the backup rolls. After several regrinding, the diameter of the roll becomes so small that the rolls are no longer useful. It is expected to have a machine that reports its current health status along with the appropriate data analytics and metrics. UPTIME should also allow predictions about equipment‘s future health as well as recommendations for future actions and enable machines performing self-assessment, on which decision-making can be followed to advance equipment maintenance and facilitate the machine components and products life cycle.