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OEE Automation

The document discusses the need for automating Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) due to the inefficiencies of manual data collection methods. It outlines the automation process involving data collection through sensors, cloud storage, real-time processing, and AI analysis, ultimately visualized through dashboards. Additionally, it highlights the use of industrial IoT platforms and hybrid simulation for real-time performance assessment in manufacturing systems.

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OEE Automation

The document discusses the need for automating Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) due to the inefficiencies of manual data collection methods. It outlines the automation process involving data collection through sensors, cloud storage, real-time processing, and AI analysis, ultimately visualized through dashboards. Additionally, it highlights the use of industrial IoT platforms and hybrid simulation for real-time performance assessment in manufacturing systems.

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Automating OEE

Why is the need for the automation?


The current method to manually collect all the data and then spread it on excel sheet is
an outdated and obsolete method. Recording the start and stop times of the process,
the duration of the batch, the rate at which the process ran, the results of quality
sampling, the count of rejects, etc. this is a lot more trouble than it’s worth. The data
will be inaccurate and difficult to collect.

How is the automation done?

Currently, many industries around the globe are embracing Industry 4.0. In the
manufacturing sector, leading companies like Siemens in Germany and General
Electric in the USA are harnessing its applications for predictive maintenance,
production monitoring, and quality control.

The simplest process for automation starts with collecting data such as temperature,
vibration, or operational status using a variety of sensors. The next step is to aggregate
this data into a storage cloud via IoT gateways. In the storage cloud, the data is
processed in real-time using stream processing tools. An AI model is then created to
analyze the data, predict failures, and optimize operations. Finally, a dashboard is
used to visualize all the data, providing comprehensive insights into machine
performance.

While this is a costly and time-consuming project due to the numerous variables
involved in machine operations, it significantly optimizes machine performance and
product production.

Fortunately, industrial IoT platforms like JITbase and MachineMetrics are available
to help manufacturers monitor and optimize their machine performance. JITbase is
particularly well-suited for our industry due to its compatibility with our existing
CNC machines.

We can also assess the performance of manufacturing systems using hybrid


simulation in real-time. Continuous and discrete variables of different machines are
monitored to analyze performance using a virtual environment running synchronous
to plant floor equipment as a reference. Data is extracted from machines using
Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions. Productivity and reliability of a physical
system are compared in real-time with data from a hybrid simulation. The simulation
uses Discrete Event Systems (DES) to estimate performance metrics at a system level,
and Continuous Dynamics (CD) at a machine level to monitor input and output
variables. Simulation outputs are used as a reference to detect abnormal conditions
based on deviations of real outputs in different stages of the process. This monitoring
method is implemented in a fully automated manufacturing system testbed with
robots and CNC machines. Machines are integrated on an Ethernet/IP control network
using a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) to coordinate actions and transfer data.
Results demonstrated the capacity to perform real-time monitoring and capture
performance errors within confidence intervals.

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