Many companies today across Europe are making the mistake of assuming that all IIoT data and cloud-based solutions represent progress towards their goal of Industry 4.0. The vast majority of such solutions ultimately reflect legacy proprietary data from isolated processes without any degree of content standardization; in the cloud, but not inter-operable with other data sources to create value as expected. By contrast, the Aegis IIoT-driven FactoryLogix MES manufacturing platform is uniquely positioned to contextualize data from any and all sources in manufacturing, orchestrating key operational functions, fueling advanced analytics, deriving maximum benefit and business differentiation.
On the manufacturing floor, the contextualization of IIoT messages that FactoryLogix provides is more important in terms of value creation than the data itself. Raw data from any machine in isolation represents little value until it has once properly contextualized. Machines can only report what they see internally, with no scope to identify root-cause or connect to other external events. Only by gathering all of the data, from IIoT sources and beyond, and setting it into context with knowledge of the product, machine setup data, work instructions, schedule timing, material movements, execution progress etc., can a holistic understanding be gained, enabling confident real-time decision-making that impacts immediate business performance.
Aegis is the only software vendor who today delivers such a platform “off the shelf”, based on core manufacturing expertise over the last two decades. FactoryLogix is a uniquely architected system that begins with an IIoT engine and extends through a fully featured modular MES solution up to the enterprise data value level, including contextualization, operational modelling, engineering data management, operational execution, quality and supply-chain management, real-time analytics, as well as data warehouse-driven standard Business Intelligence package connectivity.
With complete inter-operability, co-ordination and data sharing across all facets of manufacturing, Aegis FactoryLogix is the essential benchmark to consider for any Smart digital factory enhancement.
