As AI and Industry 4.0 technologies continue to mature, industries and manufacturers are realizing the importance of Smart Manufacturing. More than just utilizing computers, Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 encompasses the entirety of the production chain, before and after the production floor. By utilizing embedded technologies, tasks from assembly to quality assurance and even worker safety can be handled by AI powered machine vision and edge computing systems.
AAEON provides a wide range of products to supply and facilitate every aspect of Smart Manufacturing. Our products are built rugged to withstand the harsh environments of factories and industries, able to operate where the work is. This ruggedness helps to bring AI edge solutions to the workplace where connections to cloud based solutions might be unreliable. AAEON offers everything from embedded industrial boards to turnkey compact AI edge platforms and expandable machine vision systems. AAEON also has a range of IIoT and AIoT gateways and devices to provide total connectivity throughout the workplace.
With ever increasing reliance on automation, it’s often easy to overlook the human element in Smart Manufacturing. AAEON offers a range of rugged panel PCs and tablets for man-machine interface and field applications. AI edge and network video systems can also be used not only to provide security through virtual fence applications, but also enhance worker safety by recognizing and ensuring workers are equipped with necessary protection and safety gear.
Technology
- AI Edge Computing
- Machine Vision and Learning
- Human/Machine Interface
- Virtual Fence
- Smart Safety
For factory automation, it is necessary to have accurate realtime information of automated production-line at all times. Traditionally radio and serial connections are used for factory communications, but the integration of Ethernet and SCADA automation systems can make such communications even more effective. ORing has the right products for industrial network communications – e.g. PoE Ethernet Switch and Device Server – allowing traditional serial devices (including RS485 type) to be connected to more robust Ethernet networks. With such upgrade, factory supervisors can get real-time production data much faster and much more reliably, thanks to much higher data bandwidth along with stable and swift redundant ring backup protection. The overall result would be vastly improved work efficiency and lower costs.