The emergence and growth of new industrial digital technology have simplified the process of gathering and analyzing data across different machines. It has also enabled faster, flexible, and more efficient operations that guarantee higher production at reduced costs.
No matter the level of your industrial entity operation, you simply cannot ignore the use of technology. Indeed, some basic knowledge of key industrial tech-applications is becoming an important requirement during staff recruitment. Here are three technologies that you should have.
Internet of Things (IOT)
Internet of Things (IOT) is one of the emerging technologies that have become a necessity for effective industrial operations. IOT is the idea that technology devices can be connected to each other via the internet. This provides an important link between the digital and physical worlds in industrial systems.
In an industry, IOT makes it easy to follow all sensors in the entire production line for greater efficiency. For example, all sensors and automation equipment in material handling, weighing, boilers, and reaction chambers can be controlled from one point because they are connected via IOT.
IOT also makes it easy to follow industrial processes remotely. If you are an industry leader, IOT makes it possible to be part of the production system by getting related info in real-time. In industrial production units such as mining, IOT makes it possible for managers and leaders to make the right decisions based on real-time data.
Machine Learning
This is one of the exciting technologies that are helping to simplify and make industrial systems more effective. The technology is applied by training the machine to operate in a specific way when certain conditions are met. For example, your machine can be trained to start packaging a product when certain conditions such as alcohol level, temperature, time, or pressure are reached. This means that you do not need to be there to run that section of the industrial facility.
In the mining industry, as demonstrated here, machine learning is being used with the adoption of modern mining and manufacturing equipment. This has made it possible to increase the efficiency and quality of products.
Additive Manufacturing
Though additive technology was developed in the 1980s, it is only recently that its popularity has started growing. Now, it is becoming an important aspect of producing prototypes and individualized products. The manufacturing applications using the technology involves technologies such as cold spraying that blasts particles via nozzles at high speeds to form shapes based on customer dimensions. Here are the advantages of additive manufacturing.
- Reduced wastage.
- Simplified product design.
- Easy product modification.
- Faster production timelines.
- Ability to match customer specific orders.
With emerging technologies becoming the factors defining industrial production, you cannot afford to be left behind. Check the above three technologies to establish how they can work in your industry.
