Championing efficiency in cement production with data science
About The Cement Manufacturer A leading global player in sustainable building materials, at the forefront of innovation and excellence in the construction industry. They seeked to improve wnergy efficiency for cement manufacturing with ei3’s data science solutions. $30.6 billion annual revenue in 2022 60,000 employees as of 2022 Presence in 70 countries Recognized for its commitment […]
Cultivate a Green Patch in Your Brownfield
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) takes advantage of the latest software and hardware capabilities to increase productivity. It stands to reason that greenfield manufacturing plants might be planned with native IIoT technologies. After all, today’s factory automation systems can incorporate web servers and clients, standards-based communications, and substantial processing power and memory. But the […]
The Path to Predictive – A machine builder’s roadmap towards a predictive, IIoT-centric ecosystem
The Industrial Internet of Things, IIoT, is creating profoundly positive impacts for the machinery industry. Solutions are ready and available that reduce service costs, increase machine performance, save energy and improve quality. For leading machine companies the IIoT has become a significant enabler that can get them to market quickly, create additional savings, and provide profitable […]
ei3 working with machinery companies to commercialize the Internet of Things
Industry 4.0 — aka the internet of things — is all the rage. Even though true Industry 4.0, where every single production machine, and every single factory, is interconnected, is probably decades away if we ever really get there. This month, Best Practices takes you into that world. We’ll take a closer look at a […]
Will OMAC and OPC UA collaboration end the ‘fieldbus wars?’
Machinery buyers, machinery builders, technology suppliers, integrators, consultants, and a number of other stakeholders in the smart packaging and line integration arena gathered in Copenhagen, Denmark, this past March at the Microsoft Development Center to attend an OMAC conference called “Smart Packaging Automation with PackML & OPC UA.” OMAC, of course, is the Organization for […]
Bobst monitoring apps – Customer testimonial, Frankston Packaging
Customer service is the top priority for Texas folding carton, flexibles and label manufacturer, Frankston Packaging. Ensuring that they always meet their customers’ needs means maximizing Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), says Drew Mullinnix, Continuous Improvement Manager at the company. “The BOBST services team for our region brought to our attention their remote monitoring apps and […]
PackML in the cloud captures IoT value
Interoperability is essential to capture the full benefits of the Industrial IoT. Using the PackML standard to monitor machine states could be the solution. In this video ei3’s CEO, Spencer Cramer, shares his insight about the role PackML can play within the Internet of Things. Recorded live from the Pack Expo Innovation Stage on November […]
Top 4 Values of Machine IoT – Machine Owner’s Viewpoint
Implementing an Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) strategy is increasingly important to companies that build machines. One reason is that their customers, the machine owners and users, have become aware that the IoT can offer them significant benefits and savings. They know that automated, analytical applications based on machine data will reduce downtime, increase production, […]
ei3 Joins the MT Connect Institute
MONTVALE NJ, September 15, 2015 – To expand its growing presence in the Industrial Internet, today ei3 Corporation announced full support of data collection using MTConnect communications. By supporting this standard,ei3 demonstrates its belief that MTConnect is the primary method for heterogeneous machine data acquisition within the discrete parts and machine-tool industry. Manufacturers with MTConnect […]
Bobst and ProMach to share machine service success stories at the ARC Industry Forum
Two of ei3 customer’s, Bobst and Pro Mach, will be presenters at this year’s ARC forum on Wednesday February 11, at 4PM in a session titled “Machines as a Service Enabler.”The focus of this session is to take a deep look at how machine builders are leveraging the architecture of the Industrial Internet of Things […]
