Construction Materials
Unexpected shutdowns are costly and very demanding for the workforce involved. Make your critical production assets smart in order to increase the availability. At Zensor we offer intelligent monitoring solutions for the production of bricks and clay tiles, concrete elements, glass, insulation materials, panels and boards and other construction materials.
Today most often technical data sheets coupled with the knowledge of a number of unique experienced individuals are used to determine when maintenance is required for an asset. Product quality only becomes an issue when customers start complaining. Repairs are done when it's already far too late. All of this puts tremendous strain on the people responsible for the production line, while it can be avoided, quite easily.
The only way to validate the actual health of crucial assets is by having a continuous look at a broad data set and adding a specific multi-aspect monitoring setup consisting of different sensor types that follow the behaviour of critical components and the general state-of-health of the asset.
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Standstills
Missing production targets due to equipment failure has a serious impact on your business and causes economic loss, delayed deliveries and demotivation among employees.Product quality
Not just the quality of the output but quality of the machinery - if your machine is deforming it will influence the quality of your output, causing greater bad yield.Yield optimisation
The faster the asset produces perfect output one after another, the less material has to be thrown away. A smart sensor set helps in setting the optimal set point to begin with and to rapidly reach the perfect conditions for each day.Availability
Increase the availability of your asset by only performing repairs when necessary.Unknown root-cause
Use the right data to discover where and how the problem came from.Operational statistics
When continuously tracking currents or vibrations smart algorithms can determine automatically how long the asset operates under a certain condition. Live statistics give you insights into how optimally the asset is used.Solutions
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Performance
Based on the data collected and machine-learning based methods for determining the operational condition the performance is calculated.
Quality
Coupling to existing databases or using human input fields the product quality is linked to operational process parameters.
Warnings
Whenever values start to deviate, or data streams stop, warnings are sent. This avoids 'black holes' in the insights of the production line or assets.
Increase availability
Have a continuous idea of availability, automatically as the platform combines different input streams and contextual information.
Our Experiences
One pager:Smart Conveyor Belt
Remote & continuous, multi-parameter health follow-up for conveyor belts.
Blog post:Save on operating costs while becoming smarter
In the production industry, machines and installations are one of the cornerstones of a company. How well they work and how high their availability is...
Blog post:How to be smart with data?
For a ‘smart’ follow-up of machines it is important not to rely on 1 source of truth. In reality this means that, in order to properly assess and predict the efficiency of operations and state-of-health of a machine, combinations are essential...
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Zensor Experience at Bauma 2022
The last week of October 2022 the most recent edition of Bauma took place. For Zensor this was an event with a double goal. The main one was the official launch of the SmartSheetPile together with ArcelorMittal, a second one was related to discovering new developments in a number of industries we’re active in...
Brochure:Plant Owners
The opportunities towards smart maintenance, more efficient production or faster decision making through digitalisation are infinite. But these targets can be daunting to start with.
So, start NOW!
Blog post:To eat a nice sandwich in the afternoon…
Everything can be solved with Data. At least that’s what we’ve read for years in glossy advertisements and seen in beautifully edited online videos. With sensors and IoT you can monitor all your machines...
Blog post:A new tomorrow for the manufacturing industry
As the post-covid-19 world is finally looming in some European countries, both individuals and organizations alike wonder what is to be learned from this unusual situation...
Blog post:Industry 4.0 in the world
For starters: we’re not a fan at all of the term, as it is the source for a lot of confusion and misunderstanding. However, as it is often used, we can’t just ignore it either. As such, for you the message that the fourth industrial revolution is about to...
Blog post:What does the future of maintenance look like?
With the economy going through a bit of a rough patch and revenue growth slowing down in different industries, companies are facing pressure to do something about their cost structure...
Blog post:Making Conveyors Smart
Conveyors form a cornerstone of many production plants and processes. The first conveyors have appeared near the end of the 18th century and since then their usage has only increased...
Blog post:A way out for long lead times for spare parts?
Lead times are a hot topic these days. It’s not at all uncommon to have to wait 4 or more months for components or spare parts that until recently could be delivered within a single week...
Blog post:Plant Managers aren´t craving for AI
The main job of the Plant Manager is to keep the site running smoothly, whilst producing as many goods as efficiently as possible and using the resources provided..
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