Aegis Software, a global provider of Manufacturing Operations Management Software (MOM/MES), and Arch Systems®, provider of data and analytics for manufacturing operations, are working together towards digitising continuous improvement of factory operations.
The partnership between Aegis and Arch delivers an Artificial Intelligence (AI) co-pilot, now available in 22 countries worldwide, to guide users toward the right actions during the manufacturing process. If desired, users can also implement these actions automatically via FactoryLogix® on the shop floor.
Manufacturing excellence relies on proactively identifying issues and implementing corrective action. Effective identification requires analytics fuelled by maximum breadth and depth of data and corrective actions rely on revealing insights within those analytics, and then ensuring action is taken on the shop floor. How quickly a manufacturer moves from issue identification to action, and the effectiveness of those actions, is what separates the industry leaders.
By augmenting Arch data sources with both the contextualised product design and human operator interaction data provided by Aegis’ FactoryLogix®, the Arch Insight Engine becomes even more powerful in suggesting targeted operational and process improvements. The results of those actions are then available for both Arch and Aegis systems to assess the efficacy of the corrective action. In utilising this system of AI, a greater scope of data is possible, thus allowing improvement of the manufacturing process.
“ArchFX customers today achieve unprecedented levels of understanding and actionable intelligence to improve their factories. This partnership will enable our mutual customers to fully detect and align patterns and trends in their data, leading to specific actions for improvement. This is just the start of the novel value this approach can offer,” says Andrew Scheuermann, CEO of Arch Systems®.
“Our technology concept is clear – to power autonomously improving operations, a unique and fundamental aspect of Industry 4.0. This partnership satisfies a need we’ve heard from the market as digitalisation becomes more prevalent in manufacturing. That is – ‘how do I better leverage all this data I have from my process to make my operation more successful?’ This solution brings to market an AI co-pilot able to go beyond data and analytics to actually drive operational improvement – either via factory operators or directly via MES,” adds Jason Spera, CEO at Aegis Software.
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