The integration process between IT and OT through an Industry 4.0 initiative can be complex and challenging. Manufacturers are connecting existing machines and improving networking to integrate components, moving from silos confined to coordinated and integrated components, from separated production isles to a single homogeneous environment.
The final goal is to integrate IT and OT existing systems through the MES/IIoT platform and to expose to ERP’s applications the collected and normalized data. It is to approach and manage the potential that a MES/IIoT platform create.
To understand the never seen before speed, dimension and variety of data coming from production lines there is the need of detailed analyses on the new MES/IIoT environment. Otherwise Industry 4.0 projects will not deliver needed outcomes.
The IIoT market is really crowded and competitive and there is a lot of confusion about which functionalities are to be supported by a complete MES/IIoT platform. This is why HTC, in its role of experienced supplier of MES/IIoT, adopt ISA 95 process modelling and reserve a lot of effort in helping manufacturers understanding the new environment functionalities and to redesign processes to make full use of the new platform.
This is the win-win approach of using HyperMES – a ready to use MES/IIoT platform – that can easily integrate products, production lines, machines, devices and ERP processes without needing of huge customization and tons of programming hours.
HyperMES projects start from the business unit and from the functionalities needing in OT then, the analysis, the connection and cyber security show that the IT must be an active part of the team on the project. This is why HTC uses its competencies in supporting the IT department with CISA (Certified Information System Auditor), ISO 27001 Certified Information System Lead Implementer and COBIT professionals to help the IT guys in negotiating a new digital space to exchange, to integrate and to negotiate new processes.
Starting from a MES/IIoT framework, HTC helps to realize an organizational path for Industry 4.0.
HyperMES is open, responsive in different configurations and support a multicolored environment of protocols (ModBUS, CANbus, ProfiNET and up to 150 different languages), production lines models (parallel, sequential, overlapping, alternative, multi configurable), different type of production industries (process, continuous, discrete and batch) either relying on manual or automated or hybrid phases.
With HyperMES users can digitalize their factories to better perform, be more efficient thus improving efficiency, OEE and the products quality.
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