Digital added value via Kastor DataCockpit
The main purpose of the Kastor DataCockpit is to extract insights from the existing data collected by modern production plants. The main objective here is to improve productivity and avoid errors, thereby making it possible to reduce the use of resources in production.
If the data analysis leads to more stable, faster production, this creates the following benefits to the customer:
- Manufacturing costs are kept as low as possible.
- A fixed standard of quality is ensured throughout.
- It allows active and proactive controlling of production.
- Consumption of energy and raw materials can be reduced.
In the light of increasing costs for energy and raw materials, the efficient use of resources simultaneously provides a competitive advantage for your company. And ultimately, the environment also benefits from saving resources – just think “sustainability”. Use the Kastor DataCockpit to identify and exploit your potential savings.
Decentralised intelligence – the control concept of the future
As a pioneer and innovator of modular control concepts, we are the first plant manufacturer in this segment to start in cooperation with WAGO. The magic word here is DIMA (decentralised intelligence for modular assets). In short, this means the capacity of production plants for flexible adaptation.
Modularisation, and the adaptability of production structures that it is designed to enable, represent significant challenges for the automation system of a plant. If the range of functions of a production plant changes, for example by adding, removing or exchanging modules, it must be possible to rapidly adjust the automation system of the plant to the new physical and functional structure. In other words, “plug and produce” would be the ideal scenario.
The aim is to use a standardised interface to write modules that are largely functionally independent, such that manual interventions during or after a process of converting the production plant are kept to a minimum.
DIMA is thus the answer to the increasingly more turbulent, short-lived markets that are moreover characterised by the end user's desire for individualisation. The goal is to dramatically reduce the timeframe between product concept and market launch. In addition to shorter project durations, the modular concept also delivers significant gains in terms of flexibility – and this in turn delivers the necessary competitive advantage for your future.
