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Italpresse Gauss Taps New Revenue Streams with AVEVA’s Monitoring and Control and AR/VR Platforms
Technology Category
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms
Applicable Industries
- Automotive
Applicable Functions
- Discrete Manufacturing
- Maintenance
Use Cases
- Predictive Maintenance
- Machine Condition Monitoring
- Remote Asset Management
- Virtual Training
Services
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
- Software Design & Engineering Services
- System Integration
The Challenge
Italpresse Gauss, a company that builds machines and automatic work cells for light alloy casting primarily for the global automotive industry, was looking to develop a custom HMI that operates with other OEM devices and software platforms. They also wanted to incorporate AR/VR technologies as an asset performance and remote support tool to support the company’s leadership position in Industrie 4.0. The challenges they faced included introducing Industrie 4.0 technologies to a traditional aluminum foundry industry, leveraging breakthrough AR/VR technology to pilot new asset performance management and operator training solutions, and delivering new concepts to market on an aggressive timeline.
About The Customer
Italpresse Gauss is a company based in Capriano del Colle, Italy. They build machines and automatic work cells for light alloy casting primarily for the global automotive industry. The company focuses on excellence, technological innovation, quality, and production flexibility. Italpresse Gauss is committed to increasing its leadership position and worldwide presence by providing cutting-edge technological solutions. To stay ahead of Industry 4.0., Italpresse Gauss looked to the AVEVA portfolio to develop both “HMe”, a custom HMI with advanced data management and diagnostics capabilities; and “AMe”, a powerful AR application for live remote maintenance and service assistance.
The Solution
Italpresse Gauss used AVEVA’s Monitoring and Control and AR/VR platforms to develop a custom HMI and a first-of-its-kind remote maintenance solution. Using System Platform and InTouch–both based on Microsoft .Net, SQL Server and Azure– Italpresse Gauss developed a custom monitoring and control interface they coined “HMe”. This open interface architecture communicates with other devices, automatically collects data on a local SQL server database within the application, reduces operator complexity, and improves situational awareness. They also developed “AMe”, a powerful AR application for live remote maintenance and service assistance, built using AVEVA’s AR/VR solution–a powerful toolset based on Microsoft Visual Studio, DirectX and the Windows API.
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