MicroAI Factory is a fully integrated manufacturing software suite that has been designed to leverage edge-native AI in order to take manufacturing floor data from existing systems and sensors to improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), real-time cycle time analysis and predictive maintenance.
Deployed locally within an industrial computing appliance at a manufacturing or industrial site, MicroAI Factory takes the data from programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and sensors associated with machinery or humans within the production site. It then uses an edge-native AI engine to auto-develop cycle time analysis and behavioural models that provide deep insight into the operations of machines and human behaviour.
This modelling can provide real-time analysis of performance, productivity, and uptime, while detecting operating anomalies and enabling alarms, ticketing, and maintenance scheduling from pre-set thresholds.
“MicroAI Factory improves overall equipment effectiveness for manufacturers by providing a holistic, real-time cycle-time analysis of operations and providing advanced, early anomaly detection to predict potential failures and performance issues,” said Yasser Khan, CEO of MicroAI. “Ultimately, MicroAI Factory will transform equipment from human-managed to self-managed.”
MicroAI Factory is deployed at the edge within a small form factor computing appliance and is connected to PLCs and sensor systems within the factory or industrial facility. All processing, analysis, and storage of the data occurs in the facility premises, eliminating the data security and connection reliability challenges associated with cloud computing.
Operation management is provided via a single point of command and control, while dashboards can be accessed in the facility via local area network (LAN), or offsite via the internet. Servers can be networked across multiple facilities to share insight without exposing data.
With MicroAI Factory it is possible to deploy it as a point solution within a single facility, or at multiple sites that operate independently but federate insight while still maintain data integrity at each individual site.
