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MANUFACTURING ANALYTICS

Harness the power of real-time data analytics to transform your manufacturing operations, unlocking unparalleled efficiency, resource optimization, problem resolution, product quality enhancement, informed decision-making, and adaptive flexibility.

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Real-Time Data Analytics for Manufacturing

In today's fast-paced manufacturing landscape, understanding and optimizing production processes in real-time is essential for staying competitive. Our Smart Factory module offers a comprehensive solution, leveraging precise time stamps and zone tracking to monitor workflows with unparalleled accuracy.

By providing a structured representation of production processes, our system enables proactive intervention to address bottlenecks and idle times swiftly. This increased transparency across all production activities allows for a seamless and efficient production cycle.

Utilizing a structured, rule-based approach to process management, our platform ensures precise monitoring and optimization of material movements. With a detailed and transparent view of production processes, businesses can enhance their understanding and awareness of operational sequences, enabling them to pinpoint workflow bottlenecks for proactive issue resolution.

Through advanced analysis tools such as Heatmaps, Trails, and Zone Dwell Time Analysis, we offer in-depth insights into temporal frequencies, asset movements, and zone performance. These tools empower businesses to identify congestion points, optimize layouts, and allocate resources effectively, ultimately reducing delays and achieving significant time savings throughout the entire production lifecycle.

With Real-Time manufacturing analytics, you can revolutionize your manufacturing operations, streamline workflows, and drive efficiency like never before.

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Benefits of Manufacturing Analytics

  • Real-time Equipment & Process Monitoring
    • Leveraging RTLS technology to monitor equipment and processes in real-time, ensuring continuous optimization.
    • Pinpoint workflow bottlenecks for proactive issue resolution, facilitating a streamlined and efficient production cycle.
    • Employ a structured, rule-based approach to process management, ensuring precise monitoring and optimization of material movements.
    • Reduce delays, optimize activity flow, and achieve significant time savings throughout the entire production lifecycle.
    • Enable informed and strategic decision-making in operational and continuous improvement initiatives.
    • Utilize event triggers for prompt employee notifications and seamless integration with third-party systems for effective communication.
  • Ensuring Product Quality
    • Implementing real-time quality monitoring systems to maintain high product quality standards.
    • Conducting root cause analysis to investigate and address issues, preventing recurrence and improving process resilience.
    • Employ location-based analytical tools such as Heatmaps, Trails, and Zone Dwell
    • Time Analysis to gain detailed insights into production processes and performance.
    • Analyze zone utilization history to identify bottlenecks and gain insights for continuous improvement in process optimization.
    • Facilitate efficient communication and integration through event triggers and seamless integration with third-party systems, enhancing collaboration and coordination.
  • Root Cause Analysis
    • Investigating and addressing the root causes of issues to prevent recurrence and improve overall process resilience.
    • Pinpoint workflow bottlenecks for proactive issue resolution, ensuring a streamlined and efficient production cycle.
    • A structured, rule-based approach to process management, ensuring precise monitoring and optimization of material movements.
    • Reduce delays, optimize activity flow, and achieve significant time savings throughout the entire production lifecycle.
    • Informed and strategic decision-making in operational and continuous improvement initiatives.
    • Utilize event triggers for prompt employee notifications and seamless integration with third-party systems for effective communication.

Example Uses for
Industrial IoT Analytics

  • Real-time Production Monitoring.

    Gain full visibility into your production workflows, empowering you to track the progress of every step in the manufacturing process effortlessly. Stay ahead of schedule and respond swiftly to any deviations or delays with our intuitive monitoring system.
  • Identify and Overcome Bottlenecks in Your Production Line.
    By meticulously recording timestamps and zones, our system empowers you to pinpoint bottlenecks with precision. Take proactive steps to mitigate these bottlenecks swiftly, whether it's reallocating resources or fine-tuning workflows. Ensure a seamless and uninterrupted production flow!
  • Workflow Optimization.

    Optimize your workflow by utilizing Heatmaps to analyze material flows and identify congestion points, enabling proactive adjustments for enhanced efficiency. Harness Trails for real-time insights into asset and vehicle movements, optimizing production layouts and eliminating inefficiencies.
  • Idle Time Reduction.


    Say goodbye to idle times! Our module monitors downtime and inactivity, empowering you to optimize machine utilization and streamline workflows for maximum productivity.
  • Process Optimization.


    Optimize every step of your production process with ease. Our structured process flow representation enables data-driven analysis, leading to continuous optimization and reduced production costs.
  • Resource Allocation.


    Make informed decisions about resource allocation. Gain a comprehensive overview of actions and dependencies to allocate manpower, materials, and equipment effectively, minimizing waste and maximizing utilization.
  • Quality Control Integration.

    Ensure top-notch quality at every stage. Integrate quality control checkpoints into your workflow for real-time monitoring and defect detection, guaranteeing product quality and minimizing rework.
  • Traceability and Compliance.

    Stay compliant and trace every step of your production journey. Our module records detailed information, including timestamps and zones, ensuring full traceability from raw materials to finished goods, and compliance with regulatory standards.
  • Continuous Improvement Initiatives.
    Drive continuous improvement effortlessly. Utilize our data to implement lean manufacturing or Six Sigma methodologies, systematically identifying and eliminating inefficiencies for enhanced productivity and customer satisfaction.

How Factory & Manufacturing Analytics Work with Inpixon RTLS

Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) enable precise tracking and monitoring of equipment throughout production, with labels on each piece of equipment sending signals to ceiling anchors for position calculation. The RTLS platform centralizes data processing and analysis. The Factory - Process Flow software module records production flows with time stamps, enabling the identification of bottlenecks and idle time for interventions, increasing transparency and efficiency.

Heatmaps analyze the time frequency of material flows, identify bottlenecks and optimize resource allocation. Trails provide real-time insight into equipment movements, optimizing layouts and identifying inefficiencies. Zone dwell time analysis highlights object performance in specific zones and helps with prioritization and resource allocation. Overall, these tools streamline operations and improve efficiency.

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Manufacturing Analytics Solution Building Blocks

Your solution is unique to your business. That’s why we’ve built our comprehensive platform to be flexible and dynamic, allowing you to leverage multiple types of technologies to power a wide array of use cases, build tailored location-aware hardware and solutions, and seamlessly integrate with asset management applications, IoT platforms, and other external systems to solve your unique problems.
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    RTLS Platform & ERP/WMS Integration

    Inpixon's RTLS platform ensures real-time production tracking, boosting manufacturing visibility. This technology-agnostic solution automates processes, providing actionable insights for strategic decisions and optimizing overall equipment effectiveness. Seamlessly integrating data from various RTLS technologies and IoT sources into ERP, MES, and WMS systems, it streamlines operations for efficient forklift tracking and operational excellence.

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    Factory — Process Flow Module

    The Factory — Process Flow module records and monitors workflows in production environments using precise time stamps and zones. It provides a structured representation of production processes to identify and intervene in case of bottlenecks and idle times.

    Increase transparency across all production processes to gain a comprehensive overview of actions and dependencies. This increased transparency enables proactive measures for a seamless and efficient production cycle.

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    INTRALYTICS

    Inpixon INTRALYTICS provides in-depth location-based analysis with heat maps, trails, and dwell-time analysis. It includes route utilization views, movement history trails, zone occupancy, missed deliveries, process effectiveness, and idle time analysis. This comprehensive analysis not only reduces idle time, but also optimizes fleet utilization, leading to an increase in overall productivity.

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    IndustryGPT

    Inpixon RTLS integrates ChatGPT to provide an innovative approach to industrial analytics. Artificial intelligence uses natural language processing for data analysis. Users can now interact with complex data patterns in a conversational dialog, making analysis more accessible and user-friendly. The system's AI capabilities uncover complex data relationships, improve decision making and reveal hidden insights. Real-time analysis of data enables rapid responses to operational changes and suggests process improvements.

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    RTLS Node UWB

    The RTLS NODE UWB stands out as a fixed antenna system designed for real-time indoor positioning, particularly suited for forklift tracking. This robust UWB positioning antenna provides precise ±40 cm location accuracy and includes an internal accelerometer and temperature sensor.

    As a low-maintenance and cost-efficient RTLS anchor, the RTLS NODE UWB offers remarkable scalability for indoor applications. It seamlessly complements GPS or chirp technologies. With its rugged and waterproof housing, this solution is a durable choice for demanding industrial deployments, ensuring reliable and accurate vehicle tracking in various environments.

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    Inpixon nanoANQ Chirp

    The Inpixon nanoANQ Chirp is a deployment-ready, industrial-grade RTLS anchor built for long-range location tracking applications across indoor and outdoor environments. It leverages unique Chirp RF technology to deliver long-range positioning of up to 500 meters with 1-2 meter location accuracy.
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    VehicleTAG+

    The VehicleTAG+ is a cost-effective industrial tag designed for tracking forklifts, autonomous industrial vehicles, and AGVs. This multisensor tag enables real-time tracking using UWB, GPS, and optional LiDAR technology. It provides seamless indoor and outdoor tracking and includes integrated sensors for temperature, humidity, movements, and shocks.

    With enhanced connectivity through CAN-Bus, Wi-Fi, BLE, and optional sensors like fork RFID readers, the VehicleTAG+ is well-suited for various industrial applications. Engineered to optimize overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), it enhances quality and flexibility in production and intralogistics. Easy to install on material transport vehicles, it is hardwired to a power source for consistent operation.

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    AssetTAG Pro

    The AssetTAG Pro is a powerful UWB tracking tag. With superior battery life support for wide temperature ranges, this robust tag is ideal for real-time rack and load carrier tracking applications, mobile robots, production skids, indoor navigation, and more.
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    AssetTAG Compact

    The AssetTAG Compact is a versatile ultra-wideband (UWB) tag. This compact and robust tag was designed to address a wide range of applications including identification, presence detection, asset location tracking in complex industrial warehouse and manufacturing areas, real-time location tracking of load carriers, indoor navigation, yard management, smart building, autonomous driving, and more.

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    AssetTAG Micro

    The AssetTAG Micro is a lightweight and low profile ultra-wideband (UWB) tag designed to track the real-time location and movements of small assets including tools, load carriers, small boxes, and the like across large facilities.

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    Inpixon Asset Tag

    The Inpixon Asset Tag is a long-range, industrial-grade chirp spread spectrum (CSS) tag that accurately tracks the real-time location and movements of critical mobile assets across large facilities such as warehouses, factories, hospitals, and other process-driven environments. Its 2.4Ghz CSS technology enables reliable indoor and outdoor applications with no license required.

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    RFID Automated Data Capture

    RFID tags attached to assets or inventory items enable automatic data capture without requiring line-of-sight scanning. This significantly reduces manual intervention and human error, streamlining the tracking process.

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    Real-Time Visibility

    RFID readers continuously communicate with RFID tags, allowing for real-time visibility of assets as they move through various stages of the material flow process. This visibility enables timely decision-making and enhances overall operational efficiency.

Industrial Analytics Software FAQs

  • What is RTLS-based manufacturing analytics software?

    Manufacturing analytics software is a powerful tool that leverages real-time data to optimize production processes. It provides insights into operational sequences, identifies bottlenecks, and enables proactive decision-making for enhanced efficiency and resource allocation in manufacturing operations.

  • Why is real-time visibility crucial in manufacturing analytics?

    Real-time visibility is essential because it allows manufacturers to make prompt, informed decisions. In today's competitive environment, waiting weeks or days for answers is no longer acceptable. Real-time insights enable manufacturers to optimize processes, reduce downtime, and enhance operational efficiency.

  • How does the Inpixon RTLS platform contribute to reducing delays and achieving time savings in the production lifecycle?

    By analyzing zone utilization history and pinpointing bottlenecks, the platform helps identify areas for improvement, reducing delays, optimizing activity flow, and achieving significant time savings throughout the production lifecycle.

  • Can the Smart Factory module identify and address bottlenecks in production processes?
    Yes, the Smart Factory module is specifically designed to identify and address bottlenecks in production processes. By providing a structured representation of production workflows and leveraging precise time stamps and zone tracking, the system enables proactive intervention to tackle bottlenecks swiftly.
     
    Through real-time monitoring and analysis, the module can pinpoint areas where production flow is hindered or slowed down, whether due to machine downtime, material shortages, inefficient layouts, or other factors. This increased transparency across all production activities allows for a seamless and efficient production cycle.
     
    Moreover, the platform offers advanced analysis tools such as Heatmaps, Trails, and Zone Dwell Time Analysis, which provide in-depth insights into temporal frequencies, asset movements, and zone performance. These tools empower businesses to identify congestion points, optimize layouts, and allocate resources effectively, ultimately reducing delays and improving overall efficiency in production processes.
  • Is the system adaptable to different types of manufacturing environments and industries?
    Yes, the Smart Factory module is highly adaptable to various manufacturing environments and industries. Its flexibility lies in its ability to be customized and tailored to meet the specific needs and requirements of different manufacturing processes, regardless of the industry or sector.
     
    The modular design of the system allows for scalability and customization, enabling seamless integration with existing manufacturing setups and systems. Whether it's automotive, electronics, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, or any other industry, the Smart Factory module can be configured to monitor and optimize production processes effectively.
     
    Additionally, the platform's rule-based approach to process management ensures that it can accommodate different production workflows and requirements. This adaptability allows businesses to implement the system across diverse manufacturing environments, from small-scale operations to large-scale industrial facilities.
     
    Furthermore, the system is designed to evolve with changing industry trends and technological advancements, ensuring long-term relevance and effectiveness in optimizing manufacturing operations across various sectors.

Manufacturing Analytics Resources
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The Smart Manufacturing Revolution & the IoT-Enabled Factory

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How Manufacturing Facilities Use Real-Time Location Systems

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Optimizing Production with Material Flow Analysis & Automation

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