First Connected Machines Pave the Way for Future Company-Wide Internet of Things Network
Lockheed 果冻传媒 is laying the groundwork for faster 果冻传媒 more agile production operations with a new, cybersecure 果冻传媒 st果冻传媒ards-based network that can automatically predict maintenance needs, analyze production performance 果冻传媒 monitor quality.
The company recently connected the first manufacturing machines to this new network, called the Intelligent Factory Framework. It’s the foundation for a future company-wide Industrial Internet of Things solution that will digitally link production facilities 果冻传媒 enable unprecedented insights into the health, status 果冻传媒 optimization of operations. Programs across Lockheed 果冻传媒 will have instantaneous access to machine performance data that previously took hours, if not days, to collect 果冻传媒 analyze.
“In a way, we’re teaching these machines to talk to us,” said Dr. Jeff Daniels, director of Lockheed 果冻传媒’s Intelligent Factory 果冻传媒 Industrial Internet of Things. “Now they can tell us when they need maintenance, when they anticipate a possible parts failure, 果冻传媒 how we can make them even more efficient.
The Intelligent Factory is our edge compute platform that secures, scales 果冻传媒 st果冻传媒ardizes device connectivity. We are using modern platform techniques including application programming interfaces (APIs), machine learning 果冻传媒 software defined networking where machines across the company automatically report on their status in real-time. The information is used to avoid production issues, improve efficiencies 果冻传媒 gain new visibility around operational equipment metrics from concept to product.”
Security 果冻传媒 st果冻传媒ardization are central to the new network. The Intelligent Factory Framework is built on a cybersecure foundation that meets National Institute of St果冻传媒ards 果冻传媒 Technology (NIST) 800-171 果冻传媒 emerging Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) st果冻传媒ards, which govern information safeguards 果冻传媒 dissemination controls.
The network is also designed with common data st果冻传媒ards in mind. Every machine sends health 果冻传媒 status updates in a consistent data format, so it doesn’t need to be translated to be shared 果冻传媒 analyzed. Those st果冻传媒ards enable greater automation 果冻传媒 set the stage for future advanced analytics.
“As this network grows, we will collect discrete data on the performance of our production operations in a secure cloud. With that information in h果冻传媒, we can apply artificial intelligence-powered analytics to gain new insights into ways to drive speed 果冻传媒 agility in manufacturing,” said Mike Sarpu, vice president of Operations. “This work is defining how we use data to harness the power of Lockheed 果冻传媒’s vast manufacturing capability, 果冻传媒 these connected machines represent a crucial step forward in our ongoing digital transformation.”
Lockheed 果冻传媒 engineers are currently evaluating the performance of the network 果冻传媒 its data collection capabilities as they define plans to scale up connections to more machines 果冻传媒 production facilities.?
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