WISE-PaaSSuccess Case Studies

IoT.SENSE, Advantech

Nov 2019

Intelligent Parking

Intelligent Retail

WISE-PaaS Success Case Studies

Intelligent Steel Factory

Automotive Test Center

Wind Farm Management

Test Chamber Management

Intelligent Steel Factory

Intelligent Factory OEE

Intelligent Agriculture

Retailer Manages Food Quality Through Advantech Cold Chain SRP

Intelligent Retail

Partner: RetailerLocation: Taiwan

Project Background & Requirements

• One of largest retailers in the world wanted to implement a cold chain solution, from transportation, to in-store food storage.

• Project scope included the distribution center, food transportation trucks, and in-store refrigerators.

• The retailer needed to have a long-range and low power solution to get temperature information.

• The retailer needed to have a centralized platform to manage end-to-end information.

Challenges

• Edge Solution: Advantech implemented a LoRa wireless communication solution which can penetrate thick walled refrigerators, and handheld devices to acquire temperature information from transportation trucks.

• Cloud Solution: WISE-PaaS has a dashboard creation tool which helps to quickly build a cold chain dashboard for the retailer. In addition, Advantech offered a full cold chain SaaS solution which met the retailer’s need.

The Advantech Solution

Retailer Manages Food Quality Through Advantech Cold Chain SRP

System Diagram

Smart Parking Solution Takes Advantage of WISE-PaaS/DeviceOn to Quickly Respond to Market Demands

Intelligent Parking

Partner: iParking Solution Integrator

Location: Taiwan

Project Background & Requirements

• Smart parking solution vendor would like to reduce maintenance costs and expand their market to South East Asia.

• The vendor also wanted to implement alarm notifications via the cloud.• They would like to focus on their core business in developing parking facilities and parking SaaS

applications.

• Lack of engineering resources to develop remote monitoring system and alarm notification tools.

• Lack of engineering resources to integrate edge computers with a cloud platform, which is not really their core business.

Challenges

• Edge Solution: WISE-Agent is embedded into EIS (Edge Intelligent Server) so the solution vendor can connect to WISE-Agent with e-tags and easily incorporate parking gates. WISE-PaaS/DeviceOn provides cloud messages (Line, Wechat, and SMS), KVM, and remote control functions to save extra effort. Service people can then remotely diagnose issues in advance and save on wasted travelling costs.

• Cloud Solution: WISE-PaaS/EnSaaS helped the vendor focus on its own parking management solution, such as the database, IoT hubs, dashboards etc, instead of the cloud infrastructure.

The Advantech Solution

Smart Parking Solution Takes Advantage of WISE-PaaS/DeviceOn to Quickly Respond to Market Demands

System Diagram

WISE-PaaS

Far East Machinery Accelerates Digital Transformation through WISE-PaaS Smart Manufacturing Solutions

Intelligent Factory

Partner: Intelligent Cloud Plus, Far East Machinery

Location: Taiwan

Project Background & Requirements • The over 50-year old steel tube production line was still not fully controlled by electronic

components.• The productivity was unstable due to equipment effectiveness.• Considering the large machines on the manufacturing site, only wireless communication was

implementable.

• Most specialized knowledge and experience was in the hands of senior technicians and was not easy to pass on.

• There was inadequate immediacy and representativeness of data from on-site equipment due to parameters being controlled and forms filling-out manually.

• Wireless communication was interfered with due to electromagnetic waves generated by large motors and reflected by the large amount metal in factory.

Challenges

•Edge Solution: Stations were connected with PLC and the edge intelligence server (EIS-D110) with built-in WISE-PaaS/DeviceOn and WebAccess/SCADA software to collect the manufacturing data, then transferred to the cloud with Wi-Fi AP/Client (EKI-6332GN).

•Cloud Solution: Data was collected to the WISE-PaaS/EnSaaS IoT cloud platform, then analyzed and visualized with the WISE-PaaS/Dashboard shown situation room.

•Partnership Collaboration: The seamless cooperation between Advantech and Intelligent Cloud Plus, the WISE-PaaS VIP

partner familiar with WISE-PaaS integrated solutions, was a win-win.

The Advantech Solution

Far East Machinery Accelerates Digital Transformation through WISE-PaaS Smart Manufacturing Solutions

System Diagram

EKI-6332GN

WiFi AP/Client

Uncoiler Shear Side Trimmer

Forming MillHigh

Frequency Welder

Cooling SizerUltrasonic

TesterFlying Cutter

FacerFinal

InspectionSteel Pipe Product

Control Room

SCADA Software

EIS-D110Edge Intelligence Server

Edge Intelligence &

Sensing Integration

Industrial IoT Cloud Platform

Data Analysis & Visualization

PLC

Automotive Test Center Uses WISE-PaaS to Manage Several Testing Stations

Equipment-to-Intelligence

Site: Automotive Test Center Location: China

Project Background & Requirements • An automotive test center wanted to move from paper records to digital records in each

testing station.• The test center needed to remotely manage testing equipment and use video to visually see

the status of all vehicles.• A centralized dashboard was required to acquire the status each vehicle at each stage of the

operation.

• Difficult to manage various testing equipment in such large areas.• Different equipment had their own protocols so it was hard to get data from existing

equipment.

Challenges

•Edge Solution: EIS(Edge Intelligent Server) functions as a centralized gateway to work as a video surveillance server and acquires data from testing equipment. EIS utilizes 4G modules to send data to the cloud.

•Cloud Solution: Advantech Equipment-to-Intelligence SRP helped the automotive test center to create its own dashboard with management functions. The Equipment-to-Intelligence SRP not only controlled all equipment but also remotely displayed the information of all vehicles.

The Advantech Solution

Automotive Test Center Uses WISE-PaaS to Manage Several Testing Stations

System Diagram

Automotive Test Center Uses WISE-PaaS to Manage Several Testing Stations

Wind Turbine Power Plant Manages Several Sites with Equipment-to-Intelligence SRP

Equipment-to-Intelligence

Site: Wind Turbine FarmLocation: China

Project Background & Requirements • The project was for a wind turbine farm that was located in a remote area of China, where it

used up a lot of resources in sending maintenance staff to each site.• Each power plant needed to send real-time power generation status and have situation rooms

manage it.

• Power plants needed to connect key information from the wind turbines.• Power plants needed to have a cloud infrastructure to support highly distributed wind turbine

farms.

Challenges

•Edge Solution: EIS(Edge Intelligent Server) already has an embedded protocol converter to help connect key components in the wind turbines. EIS also has node-red pre-loaded to perform predictive maintenance.

•Cloud Solution: WISE-PaaS has a dashboard tool, WISE-PaaS/Dashboard, to help build a wind turbine management portal and also has a multi-tenancy feature for different parties to access specific information.

The Advantech Solution

Wind Turbine Power Plant Manages Several Sites with Equipment-to-Intelligence SRP

System Diagram

Test Chamber Manufacturer Adds New Cloud Services to Its Rental Business

Equipment-to-Intelligence

Partner: Test Chamber Manufacturer

Location: Taiwan

Project Background & Requirements • A test chamber manufacturer had its own rented site in Suzhou, China. The site had over 20

chambers. • Customers bring their own electronic equipment along to test under various temperature and

humidity conditions. • Customers wanted to pre-load testing “recipes” to reduce on-site key-in errors and print

recipes as bar-codes to attach on the boxes of their electronic equipment. When the customer scans the bar-code, the recipe can be downloaded from the cloud.

• Lack of technical capabilities in creating Equipment-to-Intelligence services.• Since this is a new business, internal staff had no idea what the future holds.

Challenges

•Edge Solution: HMI helped the chamber manufacturer to convert chamber protocols into Modbus and WebAccess/SCADA helped the customer connect with WISE-PaaS. HMI used an ADAM model and bar-code reader to provide additional information to the customer.

•Cloud Solution: An Advantech consultant provided other reference designs to guide the chamber manufacturer to get a better understanding of their business model and technical capabilities. Advantech SRP quickly built a SaaS solution as a prototype for further discussion.

The Advantech Solution

Test Chamber Manufacturer Adds New Cloud Services to Its Rental Business

System Diagram

Steel Factory Implements Equipment Monitoring and Diagnostics Cloud Platform

Intelligent Factory

Partner: Steel CorporationLocation: Taiwan

Project Background & Requirements • Lack of maintenance personnel on the production line due to complex procedures and required

equipment within factory-wide space.• Remotely monitors the status of all edge equipment.• Performs defective equipment scans by analyzing historical data so as to improve detection

rates, increase equipment life spans, and reduce production line down times due to equipment failures.

• Collecting equipment vibration data in the cold-rolled workshop• Machine learning application and visualization in the cloud for big data analysis

Challenges

•Edge Solution: A smart box computer with a PCI Express data acquisition card collects equipment vibration data and uploads it to the cloud database.

•Cloud Solution: An equipment monitoring and diagnosis cloud platform on WISE-STACK private cloud created by WISE-PaaS/EnSaaSintegrated with hundreds of smart boxes and provided information to the app specially designed for users. WISE-PaaS/SCADA and WISE-PaaS/DeviceOn are responsible for monitoring and managing all equipment and devices in the private cloud, and WISE-PaaS/Dashboard and WISE-PaaS/OTA facilitate system maintenance and management.

The Advantech Solution

Steel Factory Implements Equipment Monitoring and Diagnostics Cloud Platform

System Diagram

Steel Factory Implements Equipment Monitoring and Diagnostics Cloud Platform

System Diagram

Private Cloud

iFactory OEE Solution Apply with System Integration

Intelligent Factory

SI Partner: Metal ProcessingLocation: Taiwan

Project Background & Requirements • Various brands of CNC controllers from different manufacturers (YCM CNC/ Tongtai CNC

/Robotic arm)• All work offline without any data collection. Only manual paper records are kept for

productivity• No machine availability data, no machine status at this process• Automatic machine status reporting to an existing database system in real time • Integrated with CNC machines and robotic arms

• Traditional manufacturer facing difficulty with real-time equipment connectivity• Different equipment with different protocols and no integrated dashboard

Challenges

•OT Solution: Availability data collected by an ADAM-3600 as a centralized gateway to combine tags and acquire data from CNC equipment and robotic arms via MQTT for storage and analysis on the cloud.

•IT Solution: The iFactory SRP can easily help create a customized availability dashboard that gives meaningful KPI information in real time. The iFactory OEE SRP can not only realize the first step of Industry 4.0 but also offer more guidelines for building up

smart production.

The Advantech Solution

iFactory OEE Solution Apply with System Integration

System Diagram 3

21-1

EdgeDevice

Edge Intelligent

Server (EIS) ADAM3600

Gateway with data collection

• GREEN=Normal machine or process operation• RED=Failure conditions or machine fault• YELLOW=Warnings (Downtime)

WASCADA

YCM CNC(Mxp-100FA) Tongtai CNC(Oi-MF) Axis Driven Robot (mitsubishi)

Modbus-Tcp

1-2

PaaSCloud

Services

Corn Field Implements Environmental Remote Monitoring and Cloud Platform

Intelligent Agriculture

Partner: Sunforce TechnologiesLocation: Taiwan

Project Background & Requirements • Due to population aging and a lack of personnel, farmers need to acquire environmental data

efficiently instead of collecting data personally in corn fields. • Farmers need to remotely monitor environmental data and use video to monitor the status of

their corn fields.• An app was required to visualize data and broadcast alert information .

• Lack of hardware and software to transfer data from the edge to the cloud.• Lack of engineering resources to develop remote a monitoring system and alarm notification

mechanism.

Challenges

•Edge Solution: An ADAM-3600 with WISE-PaaS/EdgeLink collects data such as temperature, humidity, and illuminance; a DS 980 collects images via IP cameras and uploads both the data and images to a cloud database.

•Cloud Solution: An environmental remote monitoring and cloud platform created by WISE-PaaS/EnSaaS, which is integrated into the ADAM-3600, providing information to the app specially designed for users. WebAccess/SCADA and WISE-PaaS/SignageCMS are responsible for monitoring environmental data and video in a public cloud, and WISE-PaaS/Dashboard can visualize data in the WISE-PaaSplatform, facilitating the management of corn fields.

The Advantech Solution

Corn Field Implements Environmental Remote Monitoring and Cloud Platform

System Diagram

Public Cloud

Solution

IaaS

Restful

API

Node-RED

DS-980

PaaS

IoT Cloud

Platform

Sensor node

4G

ADAM-3600

Edge Intelligence

IP Camera

Alert

Broadcasting

App

Co-Creating the Futureof the IoT World

Co-Creating the Futureof the IoT World