DigitalRevolution-V9

How we approach the

Digital Revolution

Radix as your technological partner

We see technology as a key foundation for the development of a winning strategy (Figure 1). By

"strategy" we understand the set of choices regarding Markets & Customers, Products & Services,

and Channels that define your company or organization.

As we approach the idea of developing a winning strategy it becomes clear that these

choices—especially those related to Products & Services and Channels—are driven by the technology

available in the company or organization's field of work. That is to say, it is the available set of

choices related to Production Processes, Sales and Management that optimizes your business as a

whole.

With this in mind, Radix supports its customers in understanding how technology can help them

overcome their major operational challenges and empower their business to grow. In other words, as

demonstrated in Figure 2 below, we want to answer our clients' most critical questions through state

of the art technology.

Strategy

Set of markets and clients’

choices, products, services and

channels that define the

company

Markets & Clients

Products & Services

Channels

Technologies

Set of choices related to production

processes, sales and management

that optimize the business

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What questions, challenges,

or opportunities does your

business have when looking

to your area of operation?

How can technology help

you find the solutions you

are looking for?

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Radix was created with the ambition to support our customers' business with the most critical

technology issues of their operations. We seek to align our technological expertise with the needs

and opportunities of our clients through innovative solutions, specified and implemented with a deep

understanding of their operations.

Radix combines engineering, software development, automation and industrial IT to deliver its

customers a customized solution tailored to address their needs. This unique portfolio enables us to

meet the multiple challenges of industries and organizations around the world.

Our multidisciplinary team possesses both technical and market knowledge with which they are able

to solve the most complex challenges of global industry. Our accumulated experience in different

markets, combined with our ability to understand key customer issues, affords our team a unique

perspective in regards to any problem our customers may face.

Engineering

Software

Automation

& Industrial IT

Consulting

Why Radix?

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1% Telecom

4% Instrumentation

3% PlanningProcess 14%

Automation 18%

Industrial 1%

Civil 5%

Safety 3%

Naval 2%

Piping 7%

Mechanical 5%

29% Software

8% Electrical

Problem Solution

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Our Customers

We work together with over 80 clients from different industries such as Oil & Gas, Energy, Chemical

& Petrochemical, Metals & Mining, Pulp & Paper, Food & Beverage, Agribusiness, Infrastructure,

Health, Entertainment, Finance, to name a few. Our main customers are presented below.

Radix worldwide

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An Ecolab Company

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PUC

Oil & Gas

Operational intelligence aims to assure operational efficacy and maximize operational efficiency

while mitigating risks. It is built on an understanding of the set of choices related to production and

service execution, maintenance, supply chain management, and sales. Operational intelligence is

critical to the success of a business.

Since the turn of century, with the consolidation and wide spread of communication and information

technologies, the world has been moving rapidly toward a digital age, which we call “the Digital

Revolution.”

Why is the Digital Revolution so relevant to

your daily operation?

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Production and service execution processes Maintenance of the industrial park Supply chain management Sales and after-sales Pricing, costs structures and margins Logistics of inputs, both internal and external Inventory management Etc

Operational Intelligence

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Do I have the company's operation and management

information in order to ensure proper decision making?

Can I produce more efficiently with less power

How can I allocate my resources to guarantee the

expected results on revenue and costs?

What should the technological path for the next growth cycle of production be?

How can I reduce the operating costs of the

company?

How can I gain better control over my production?

What do I need to do to ensure the maintenance of quality of

my products and services?

How can I leverage information technology and electronic channels to reduce costs?

How can I reduce operational risks?

Operational Efficiency Operational RisksOperational Efficacy

Examples of Operational Intelligence Questions

Based primarily on the four technological advances below, the Digital Revolution is changing the way

we do business. Operational time frames, space restrictions, storage capacity and processing power

limitations are being redefined thanks to recent technologies, like intelligent sensors, networks, cloud

services, machine learning and so on.

A rising volume of information is moving faster through a more intelligent network.

Regardless of the source, it is well established that these changes will add trillions of dollars in value

to businesses around the globe. It might happen in the form of revenue increase, reduction of

operational costs, and/or new business models. All three scenarios are possible, and businesses will

be empowered to:

Reconsider past solutions to problems solved so as to offer improved efficiency.

Solve unsolved issues due to lack of necessary information.

Identify new issues and opportunities due to new information acquired and increase

capacities for analysis.

We believe that businesses should look to this Digital Revolution as an opportunity to take their

Operational Intelligence to the next level, and enhance their performance.

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Information capture and

automated cameras in

the field are more viable

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Intelligent sensors, machines

and assets (RFID, beacons, etc.)

Wi-fi instrumentation

Intelligence, data storage and

embedded processing power

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Networks (Modbus, Fieldbus,

etc.)

Satellites and geolocation

devices

Radio and mobile technology

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Cloud computing

Relational and NoSQL data

bases

PIMS

Hardwares development:

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Data processing tools (cognitive

computing, neural networks,

machine learning, etc.)

Faster processing

Predictive maintenance

Data transmission is safer,

financially viable and

less restricted by time

and space

Storage and

management of big data

is more viable

Analyses are faster,

easily available and

more sophisticated

MB/GB TB/PB

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Our approach to the Digital Revolution always

begins by defining the Questions we want to

answer. That is, asking ourselves “what do I

want to know?” Specifying the issue and

understanding its boundaries is a strategic step

to capitalize on this revolution’s true value. The

outcomes of the Digital Revolution application

are always the Answers to the questions

posed initially.

Questions originate in the Real World, the

environment where the operation happens. It is

also the source of all data needed for answers.

Using physical and chemical sensors installed

throughout the World, the required data is

captured. This stage is also known as Data

Acquisition.

Data acquired previously is transported from

the World to a storage drive. Transport

choices may vary primarily on distance, and

then on costs and availability. Available

options, in order of ascending distance, are:

Bluetooth, Infra-red, Wi-fi, Radio Frequency,

Cable, GPRS, Satellite and other emergent

technologies.

HotTopics

How we approach the Digital Revolution

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2.

How is IoT (Internet of Things) changing my World?

How can Big Data and Advanced Analytics leverage operational intelligence?

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Large amounts of data (big data) are then

stored. Storage can be either on-premises or

cloud-based. The choice may take into account

required security levels, expected return of

investment, projected data volume demand,

expected productivity collaboration needs.

Storage options can also be relational and/or

historical regarding the type and volume of

data being transported from the World.

The data stored is processed using analytical

tools to answer the question made initially.

Analysis may vary in level of sophistication

due to the complexity of the questions, time

constraints and reliability of final information.

Analysis results are displayed on fixed or

mobile devices. Availability and Mobility of

final information varies in accordance to the

specific requirements set forth by business

management.

Cyber Security must be a major concern

throughout the entire process. It is imperative

that the correct information is going to the

authorized entity at any given time.

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HotTopics

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How is Mobile Technology improving operational intelligence?

How can I guarantee Cyber Security throughout my entire network?

Questions

Answers

Acquisition

Transport

Storage

Analysis

Real World

Availability

& Mobility

CyberSecurity

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We understand the Internet of Things as connecting any device to the Internet. This includes

everything from cellphones, coffee makers, washing machines, headphones, lamps, wearable devices

to components of heavy machinery, such as a jet engine of an aircraft or the drill of an oil rig. Due to

technological advancement in sensors, data communication, storage and processing of large volumes

of data in real time —on site or remotely— it is now possible to transform the data generated in real

time, anywhere. The next step of this evolution might be the Internet of Everything, connecting people

with things.

How is IoT (Internet of Things) changing

my World?

Computers and

Smartphones

Wearable

Home Appliances

Load Vehicles and

Transportation

Industrial

Machines

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The opportunity was...

Sotreq saw an opportunity in IoT to leverage its sales strategy. The company wanted to explore IoT

combined with Advanced Analytics technology to improve sales team efficiency and increase revenues.

How the solution was designed...

> Development of an integrated system with inventory and calendar information of parts exchange in

clients’ machines.

> System that enables mobile and offline operation, with historical and online base, synchronizing

and reconciling databases.

> Intelligence management system based on neural networks for field use with options for

generating alerts and yielding sales leads for machines in need of new parts.

The outcome...

> Information became fully integrated - customer , inventory and machines in need of maintenance

—thereby— increasing the assertiveness of the sales team.

> A consequent 10% increase in sales volume, due to greater assertiveness and prompt access to

leads on machines needing new components, in addition to other pertinent data to support sales.

Case Study: Sotreq sales volume sees 10%

increase using IoT and Machine Learning

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Radix has extensive experience in solutions of many types related to industries and has extensive

experience in operational data collection. With the evolution of technology equipment and advances

in communication protocols, storing and processing, the amount of global data has increased

exponentially. Additionally, there have been increases in the variety of data generated (much of which

went uncollected historically), the need for processing speed and the need to ensure the veracity of

data (The Four V's of Big data). This reality requires an ability to work with large volumes of data to

generate insights in order to increase the efficiency of operations.

How can Big Data and Advanced Analytics

leverage my operational intelligence?

Support

Configuration/

Registers

Performance

Analysis

Reports

Inventory

Traceability

Genealogy

Maintenance

Quality Production

Schedule

Customization

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Safety

Active Directory

Weblog

SQL Server

Oracle

Auditing

Failures Treatment/Log

Data Export

PI (SAP)

CRM

XML

CLM

OPC

MODBUS

XQI

LIMS/PIMS

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The original problem...

The client was building a new unit to produce Long Steel and desired to employ this unit with the MES and

PIMS fully implemented, in order to connect, monitor and tightly control manufacturing, so as to

successfully integrate business levels with the manufacturing processes.


> Construction of a MES layer for integration and optimization of the use of all equipment on the

shop floor, thereby providing greater control and security for the management of production

processes, with all the data controlled in MES.

> Building a big data infrastructure to allow for statistical learning and improvement of operational

efficiency and risk management.

The outcome...

> Enhanced support for the programming and production of billets, rebar and wire rod in the

production processes of the plant (Steelworks, Lamination and Finishing).

> Better designed manufacturing flows, increasing the speed of the production cycle as well as its

efficiency, reducing the expected lead time by 20%.

> Reduction of work in progress by 24% and reducing the amount of rework by 55%.

> Detailed understanding and tracking of plant stops and processes failure allowing for

improved preventive intervention and smoother operations.

Case Study:

using X!MES with Big Data Advanced Analytics

CSN reduces lead time by 20%

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The speed at which things happen today demands an increased reaction capability, necessitated by

an surge of data availability that was once largely nonexistent. On an operational scale, this ability is

directly reflected in ensuring the effectiveness of the operation (e.g through more assertive

maintenance routines). To respond to this need, increased investment in Mobile Apps is needed to

ensure the smooth running of operations, as well as enable increases in efficiency.

How is Mobile Technology improving operation

intelligence?

Time

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Analytic Latency Decision Latency

Questions

Answers

Decision Making

Value

Lost Value

Lost Time

Mobile empowered business to shorten

latencies by sending the questions and

answers to the analytics tools and

decision makers, respectively.

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Improving the decision-making process of the medical team in a hospital to assess best procedure

options for a wide range of cases, leveraging medical outcomes and optimizing the use of facilities,

medications and human resources.


Development of a mobile application —Medical Consultant— that integrates all hospital records to allow

data consolidation and protocol results analysis, providing a framework for experienced doctors to make

informed decisions based on the hospital´s accumulated experience.

The expected outcome...

> The creation of a database consolidating electronic records of patients, diseases, protocols and history

of medical success.

> A significant optimization of human resources by allowing for an overview of distribution of nurses and

medical support throughout the entire hospital operation.

> The elimination and substitution of least effective protocols.

> An optimization of resources —facilities, exams, and drugs— through the creation of an effective cost

benefit decision framework.

Case Study:

Consultant at Rede D’Or

Optimizing Resources with Medical

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While rapid technological developments have provided vast areas of new opportunity and potential

sources of efficiency for organizations of all sizes, these new technologies have also brought

unprecedented threats with them. Cyber security —defined as the protection of systems, networks

and data in cyberspace— is a critical issue for all businesses. Cyber security will only become more

important as more devices, ‘the internet of things’, connect to the internet. With this in mind, Radix

stands ready with the skills and services needed to develop this area even further.

How can I guarantee Cyber Security troughout

my entire network?

Cyber Security is the

of the information

to the recipient

at time

DELIVERYCORRECT

AUTHORIZED

ANY GIVEN

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An institution needed to connect to market payment systems, ensuring data transfer protection from

external access while managing load on cryptographic hardware.


A new solution was created in Java to perform cryptographic operations on messages, as well as manage

and ensure the status of the digital certificates used in these operations, manage the load between

Cryptographic Hardware (load balance owner), and perform encryption load tests (performance

monitoring).

The outcome...

> Platform independence and ease of system maintenance.

> Uncoupling in relation to Cryptographic Hardware (HSMs), with interoperability between

heterogeneous HSMs.

> Achieving load balance between HSMs and filling gaps in the old system.

Case Study:

Exchange for a Large Financial Institution

Protecting Sensitive Data

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