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in real time. As part of a traceabilfor implementing smart manufacity system, it can identify trends
turing solutions. IIoT-enabled smart
when there are too many variables
manufacturing demands a well-orgato allow for explicit programming.
nized traceability solution.
That said, it's important to keep
The more insight manufacturers
in mind what AI does and what it
have into their processes, the closdoesn't do. It's basically an ad er they'll be to the ultimate goal of
vanced way to crunch data and for
plug-and-play IIoT solutions based
that reason, it requires human
on specific, targeted needs. These
expertise to determine which data
are the type of gaps that AI fills
to use and how to use it. Letting
most effectively. Although building
algorithms function as a " black
a robust, real-time Traceability 4.0
box " without a solid grasp of the
system that truly reflects the archiintricacies of the production line
tecture of the production line can
may not be a recipe for disaster but
be a daunting task, it's not a thankit's also not a recipe for success. A high-performance barcode reader scans sample-specific informa- less one. The immense value of
Manufacturers need to understand tion on barcodes applied to laboratory test tubes.
such an undertaking will be seen in
what type of information they're
the ease with which data can be
collecting for each process and why
by definition, is a means of collecting
manipulated to offer insights.
that information matters.
and organizing factory floor data in real
This article was written by Felix Klebe,
Essentially, this is why a clear tracetime. If this data is being collected hapMarketing Manager - Sensor and Advanced
ability strategy should be taken into
hazardly with minimal understanding of
Sensing, Omron Automation Americas,
account for any manufacturer's adopits importance, that's not effective traceHoffman Estates, IL. For more information,
tion of IIoT technologies. Traceability,
ability and it's not a workable foundation
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