EU Data Act: Access to Machine Data as a Requirement and an Opportunity
Starting in September 2025, machine operators have a legal right to access their own operational data. This article provides an overview of Articles 3 through 5 of the EU Data Act and outlines what will take effect as of the September 2026 deadline.
Connecting OT and IT: Integration Patterns Without Production Risk
How OT and IT can be connected via edge gateways without posing a risk to production, and why organizational responsibility is just as important as the technology.
Vibration Analysis: Monitoring Bearings, Pumps, and Motors
Vibration Analysis of Bearings, Pumps, and Motors: Standard Values, Frequency Ranges, and the Limitations of a Purely Threshold-Based Approach.
From Sensor to Dashboard: The Data Chain in Plant Monitoring
From the sensor to the dashboard: how machine data is collected, processed using edge computing, and meaningfully analyzed.
Retrofit Instead of Buying New: Digitizing Existing Systems
A 20-year-old milling machine often still operates flawlessly from a mechanical standpoint. What’s missing is the connection to a modern data analysis system. This is exactly where a retrofit comes in. The digitization of existing machines connects the existing equipment to a modern data analysis system without replacing the machine itself. Instead of an investment…
Implementing Plant Monitoring: Questions to Consider Before Selecting Software
A questionnaire covering objectives, critical assets, data availability, infrastructure, and budget, designed to simplify the selection of asset monitoring software.
Predictive Maintenance: What It Can and Cannot Do
Predictive Maintenance Explained: What predictive maintenance actually does, where its limitations lie, and at what level of downtime costs it becomes worthwhile to implement.
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