Batch size 1, customised and cost-optimised products and increasing automation of manual activities pose major challenges for traditional mechanical and plant engineering. In this context, variant configuration is becoming an increasingly important topic. In this first blog post in our series on variant configuration, we provide an introduction to the topic.
Sales, engineering, production and service are the key core processes in the manufacturing industry. A variant configurator can be used effectively in all process steps. In this blog post, we show the benefits that a configurator can bring to the individual areas of a company.
Complex product, system and solution configuration is a demanding discipline and places high demands on methodology and software. The application architecture must enable cross-disciplinary collaboration and flexible system integration. Using a practical example, we will present the functionality and architecture of a variant configurator.
Mastering variant configuration requires teamwork between design engineers, software developers and IT specialists. How can this work successfully? Ideally, integrated systems have a modular structure and consist of authoring systems and modularisation tools, configurations and rule sets, frontend and backend, workflow engines and integration modules. In this article, we take a look "behind the scenes" of these components and present optimisation potential.
Advances in IoT and other information technologies such as cloud and mobile computing have promoted the digitalisation of products. Digital products offer a wide range of opportunities for innovation and offer potential for new use cases. Whilst customer centricity is an important consideration, manufacturers should also consider the internal benefits of use cases on the manufacturer side. This blog post explains how we support companies in doing so.
In order to develop viable and successful solutions in the long term and at the same time evaluate and channel the potential of the Internet of Things, the topic needs to be strategically anchored in the organisation.This is where the IoT Factory comes in. I explain exactly what this is all about in my blog post.
This blog post is the first part of a series on the topic of narrowband IoT and the associated special features of data transmission. In this part, I present the technology and indicators that speak for or against the use of Narrowband IoT.
While the first part of my blog series focussed on the technology of NB-IoT, the second part deals with the technical aspects of its use. This is because the advantages of data transmission via Narrowband IoT are quickly wasted if used incorrectly.
While the first part of this blog series dealt with Narrowband IoT technology and in the second part I looked at the special features of communication based on MQTT-SN via NB-IoT, the third and final part of the series will focus on the important aspect of security for the Internet of Things.
In the modern business world, especially in the manufacturing industry, the efficiency of order fulfilment is critical to success. The end-to-end automation of these processes can be an enormous challenge, comparable to conducting a large orchestra.
A diverse product range creates the opportunity to increase contribution margins and utilise company resources more effectively. However, it also increases the complexity of the company. This means that the associated costs rise disproportionately in relation to the company's overall costs.
Batch size 1, customised and cost-optimised products and increasing automation of manual activities pose major challenges for traditional mechanical and plant engineering. In this context, variant configuration is becoming an increasingly important topic. In this first blog post in our series on variant configuration, we provide an introduction to the topic.
Sales, engineering, production and service are the key core processes in the manufacturing industry. A variant configurator can be used effectively in all process steps. In this blog post, we show the benefits that a configurator can bring to the individual areas of a company.
Complex product, system and solution configuration is a demanding discipline and places high demands on methodology and software. The application architecture must enable cross-disciplinary collaboration and flexible system integration. Using a practical example, we will present the functionality and architecture of a variant configurator.
Mastering variant configuration requires teamwork between design engineers, software developers and IT specialists. How can this work successfully? Ideally, integrated systems have a modular structure and consist of authoring systems and modularisation tools, configurations and rule sets, frontend and backend, workflow engines and integration modules. In this article, we take a look "behind the scenes" of these components and present optimisation potential.
In the modern business world, especially in the manufacturing industry, the efficiency of order fulfilment is critical to success. The end-to-end automation of these processes can be an enormous challenge, comparable to conducting a large orchestra.
A diverse product range creates the opportunity to increase contribution margins and utilise company resources more effectively. However, it also increases the complexity of the company. This means that the associated costs rise disproportionately in relation to the company's overall costs.
Advances in IoT and other information technologies such as cloud and mobile computing have promoted the digitalisation of products. Digital products offer a wide range of opportunities for innovation and offer potential for new use cases. Whilst customer centricity is an important consideration, manufacturers should also consider the internal benefits of use cases on the manufacturer side. This blog post explains how we support companies in doing so.
In order to develop viable and successful solutions in the long term and at the same time evaluate and channel the potential of the Internet of Things, the topic needs to be strategically anchored in the organisation.This is where the IoT Factory comes in. I explain exactly what this is all about in my blog post.
This blog post is the first part of a series on the topic of narrowband IoT and the associated special features of data transmission. In this part, I present the technology and indicators that speak for or against the use of Narrowband IoT.
While the first part of my blog series focussed on the technology of NB-IoT, the second part deals with the technical aspects of its use. This is because the advantages of data transmission via Narrowband IoT are quickly wasted if used incorrectly.
While the first part of this blog series dealt with Narrowband IoT technology and in the second part I looked at the special features of communication based on MQTT-SN via NB-IoT, the third and final part of the series will focus on the important aspect of security for the Internet of Things.
