Manufacturers rightly focus on improving profit margins and growing revenue. Attracting new customers, selling more products and lean practices can help. However, as equipment sophistication increases, so does the ability to monitor equipment. Manufacturers can now develop revenue from maintenance services. Preventive maintenance has its advantages but to really drive uptime and maintain service levels, predictive maintenance is needed. Seamless IoT and machine sensor data integration is critical as well as a low-latency messaging backbone for scalable, fast and reliable transport. Delivering potentially large quantities of data at sub-second speeds is key to downstream activities. webMethods Integration, featuring Universal Messaging, addresses this need with an enterprise-grade service bus for connectivity, messaging, transformation and security of machine data for advanced real-time analytics.

Coca-Cola Refreshments owns and manages Coca-Cola branded refrigerators in retail establishments. Legacy systems were used to locate equipment information by logging onto multiple servers which took up to 8 hours to update information on 30-40 units. The company had no overall visibility into equipment status or maintenance history.

AEMO needed to modernize of the Gas FRC Hub a B2B platform for the gas retail markets throughout Australia and provide a reliable B2B platform that could scale to support the adoption of B2B procedures in New South Wales (NSW).

Fujitsu needed a solution that would provide greater flexibility for user interfaces, facilitate improvements in its 24/7 support, enable faster on-boarding of customers and increase cost efficiencies. Fujitsu also needed continuous availability throughout the transition process due to demanding Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and high penalties.

GreenFlex helps companies and territories accelerate their sustainable development, decarbonization, and energy efficiency initiatives. To bring energy and low-carbon performance projects to life, GreenFlex designs and implements practical solutions that reduce its clients’ energy usage while improving performance. The company’s strategy integrates distributed Industrial IoT sensors to measure and control energy equipment.GreenFlexIQ, the company’s digital platform for managing action plans, is a critical element of its success. With capabilities spanning analytics, remote monitoring, and control, GreenFlexIQ helps projects meet efficiency targets and save costs.Deploy a sustainable and robust IoT technology to support business growthMonitor and control devices at customer sites in a safe, reliable wayIntegrate devices across a range of communications protocolsGather and act on data to hit efficiency targets

In order to further delight Nespresso customers, Lyreco adopted the Cumulocity VendMe solution for Nespresso coffee and coffee machines. This IoT solution facilitates the collection of data from vending machines and stock and operations management applications, all powered by the Cumulocity IoT platform.The full Cumulocity IoT solution provides Lyreco with real-time stock and sales analysis, a unique configuration of Lyreco machine operations, a set of stock-level business rules, and integration to Lyreco business systems.

Deutsche Telekom recognized that its customers, including Dürkopp Adler, Deutsche Afrika Linien, HUBTEX, and Definitiv, needed to transform their businesses to remain globally competitive and innovative. The existing relationships with enterprise customers and focus on simplifying IoT adoption paved the way for Deutsche Telekom to enable its enterprise customers to easily and effectively implement end-to-end IoT solutions.  

Gardner Denver's customers rely on the continuous operation of their industrial equipment. Eliminating downtime is the ultimate goal. Gardner Denver sought a cost-effective way to increase machine quality and reduce downtime. The company sells its equipment through a strong, global set of partners and distributors. It needed a way to capture operational information from its machinery and provide it to the organizations best placed to support its customers. Each partner and distributor take ownership of its customers and pride in the quality performance of its equipment. Delivery of secure and unique solutions by each partner and distributor is critical to ensure high-performing machinery.