OBERKOCHEN/Germany, 20.04.2016.
The digital transformation and increased demand for quickly and easily comparing and networking quality data have been standard practice in industry for quite some time. A study from ZEISS echoes this trend: ZEISS Metrology Cloud Services. These make it possible to network data from measuring machines worldwide. ZEISS will present this study at the Microsoft booth at the Hanover Trade Fair (Hannover Messe) in Germany, 25-29 April.
"At this show, were not focusing so much on our products as on an innovation platform. In the age of Industry 4.0, our goal is to present possible new solutions and ideas for the future which will advance the digitization and networking of quality data," says Holger Blum, Product Manager for Software at the ZEISS Industrial Metrology business group. "Were looking forward to partnering with the world-famous US company Microsoft at the Hanover Trade Fair."
ZEISS uses the Microsoft Cloud
ZEISS uses the Microsoft Cloud-Plattform Azure for its Metrology Cloud Services. "By collaborating with Microsoft to develop solutions, we have a partner who offers us a platform for testing new approaches quickly and easily," says Daniel Fischer, Director of Digital Pioneering at ZEISS. "With the ZEISS Metrology Cloud Services study, ZEISS will demonstrate how customers can reduce costs over the long term thanks to networked measuring machines and how they can work more efficiently with these particular machines , says Thorsten Cleve, Director Manufacturing Industry, Microsoft Germany.
Customers benefit from transparent data
These days thousands of coordinate measuring machines from ZEISS ensure quality in varied production environments and thereby enable the reliable manufacture of complex vehicles, machines and equipment. Measuring a workpiece efficiently requires intensive preparation, thorough programming and professional operation of the measuring machine. This knowledge and hands-on experience are important productivity factors and can lead to considerable process optimizations. "The ZEISS Metrology Cloud combines the knowledge of these highly intelligent machines and the expertise of the machine operators for ongoing, professional usage in industry," says Fischer. The application and usage data from all the networked intelligent machines are utilized by ZEISS for value-adding productivity services which are, in turn, available for every individual machine to use. And it is ultimately the customers who benefit: thousands of networked machines can continuously deliver data on parameters, conditions, sensors and error statuses and help analyze the quality of a measuring process.
Focusing on the uptime and performance of the machines
There are essentially two different issues involved here. First, Healthcare Services ensures optimal machine uptime by checking current statuses against standard patterns for possible impending defects or downtimes. This enables predictions to be made, as to if and when a machine should be inspected and serviced to maintain high machine uptime.
Second, Metrology Performance Benchmarking allows customers to check how efficiently their measuring machines are operating during the production process by comparing critical performance parameters against the overall performance of all machines. Through a comparison with the best-used machines, conclusions can be drawn for improving the efficiency of a machine, e.g. by changing the configuration, optimizing the programming or training the operators. Performance Analysis then suggests appropriate measures which can be implemented in collaboration with ZEISS.
The benefits of central data acquisition and evaluation are obvious: measuring certainty, capacity and planning security can be increased while maintenance and repair times are reduced. "With this data transparency, service engineers will no longer have to make a second trip to a customers site because they did not bring the appropriate wear part with them," says Holger Blum. And naturally, data anonymization is guaranteed.
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Machine data can also be displayed on a tablet at any time.
Press contact:
Dr. Benjamin Viering
Carl Zeiss IMT GmbH
Phone: +49 7364 20-2144
Fax: +49 7364 20-4657
benjamin.viering@zeiss.com
About ZEISS
ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the optics and optoelectronics industries. The ZEISS Group develops and distributes semiconductor manufacturing equipment, measuring technology, microscopes, medical technology, eyeglass lenses, camera and cine lenses, binoculars and planetarium technology. With its solutions, the company constantly advances the world of optics and helps shape technological progress. ZEISS is divided up into the four segments Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Research & Quality Technology, Medical Technology, and Vision Care/Consumer Optics. ZEISS is represented in over 40 countries and operates more than 30 production sites, over 50 sales and service locations and about 25 research and development facilities. In fiscal year 2014/15 the company generated revenue approximating 4.5 billion with around 25,000 employees. Founded in 1846 in Jena, the company is headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany. Carl Zeiss AG is the strategic management holding company that manages the ZEISS Group. The company is wholly owned by the Carl Zeiss Stiftung (Carl Zeiss Foundation).
Further information at www.zeiss.com
Industrial Metrology
The Industrial Metrology business group is a leading manufacturer of multidimensional metrology solutions. These include coordinate measuring machines and metrology software for the automotive, aircraft, mechanical engineering, plastics and medical technology industries. The business group additionally offers a broad spectrum of customer services with measuring houses and competenc
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