Smartwatch Solution Enables the Networking of Human Kind and Machines
Mosbach, 04.27.2020 – The German IT company aucobo has become part of the ecosystem of MPDV's Manufacturing Integration Platform (MIP) and is contributing the manufacturing app (mApp) aucobo wearable platform. The solution lends itself to present and post current information on smartwatches. This is how aucobo offers a new way of networking between human kind and machines in production, enables a more effective cooperation and ensures widespread digitalization in the shop floor.
Employees need sufficient freedom to react to unforeseen problems or changes in the production process. This means that a tight and inflexible allocation and management of tasks is rarely practicable. Process owners, together with machine operators, maintenance staff and logistics experts, must therefore be able to design work processes individually and reorganize them while remaining mobile. Only in this way can changes in production be implemented at short notice, at the spur-of-the-moment and with the utmost flexibility. Thanks to the coordination and forwarding functions of the mApp from aucobo, employees can easily clarify issues and exchange information. The functions are designed in such a way that the software can be modified to meet specific requirements even without programming knowledge. The MIP solution provides additional value in the fields of machine operation, multi-machine operation, maintenance, logistics and intralogistics.
"Data and their use will become increasingly important in the coming years. IoT and Industry 4.0 are only buzzwords to many companies. MIP helps to change this and makes raw data more tangible for companies," says Michael Reutter, Managing Director at aucobo.
"We have a partner at our side in aucobo, who specializes in smartwatch solutions. This is a crucial component in the age of digitalization to achieve even more efficiency in the shop floor. We are therefore delighted to welcome aucobo as a new partner of the MIP," says Nathalie Kletti, Vice President Enterprise Development at MPDV.
About the MIP
Manufacturing processes are becoming increasingly complex. This is the reason why today's companies are asking for flexible platform solutions allowing to program applications according to their specific requirements and to combine applications from different providers. MPDV's MIP is the first solution of production IT that makes all this possible.
The MIP is used as a central information and data platform in production and for all connected processes. All applications communicate using a common information model guaranteeing global interoperability. MIP users select from a multitude of so-called manufacturing apps (mApps) of various manufacturers. These mApps provide different functions and can be combined according to the users' requirements. Companies can also develop their own mApps and offer them on the MIP marketplace. System integrators can create customized solutions from available applications for their customers. This transforms the MIP into an ecosystem of users, providers and system integrators providing completely new business models.
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Keywords
MIP, Manufacturing Integration Platform, ecosystem, Manufacturing App, mApp, aucobo, aucobo wearable platform, MPDV, Industry 4.0, Smart Factory, industry, smartwatch