How Edge Computing Enables Predictive Maintenance of Valves

Solution approach for monitoring production-critical ultrapure water valves with the aim of detecting possible failures at an early stage and better planning maintenance processes.

GlobalFoundries

A multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company incorporated in the Cayman Islands and headquartered in Malta, New York.

Edge AI sensor platform. Features:

• Multicore: 9 RISC-V cluster cores
• 4MB RAM & 1MB MRAM
• Rich digital & analog interfaces
• CAN-FD Core
• Ethernet-TSN Core
• High Security: TRNG, OTP, AES, Secure Boot…
• Variety of supported Sensors
• Customizable Package-on-Package Peripherals
• Software SDK & Examples

Embedding AI in smart sensors.

• [Data Management - Connectivity Stability]
  

  Application-independent, the solution prevents downtimes in production through AI-based early fault detection.

  Edge AI - benefits and advantages:

  • Increase performance by reducing latency
  • Large number of data points can be measured
  • Evaluation even without the internet
  • No data transfer between shopfloors, countries etc. needed
  • Companies can expand their computing capacity through a combination of IoT devices and edge data centers
• [Efficiency Improvement - Maintenance]
  

  Thanks to the scalable edge computing solution, incipient defects are now detected at an early stage. Maintenance measures can be planned effectively. Monitoring of the valves is possible in real-time even if the WLAN connection is briefly interrupted and is visualized by means of a clear dashboard.

  • Maintenance processes can be planned in a demand-oriented and cost-efficient manner.
  • Data-based condition monitoring is possible in real-time.
  • Fail-safe operation of the production facilities.
  • Time & personnel expenditure in the maintenance process is reduced.