Highlights 2024/25 06 Artificial Intelligence 32 – 33 Festo AX Smartenance Standardized, simple, and immediately ready for operation With the Festo AX Industrial Apps, components can be optimized in terms of transparency, availability, performance, and quality. If the technical prerequisites are met, a retrofit is also possible. Festo AX Industrial Apps Available in the portfolio of Festo AX • AX Data Access – provides MQTT data access to Festo components, also available for Siemens Industrial Edge (IE) • AX Motion Insights Pneumatic – detects faults in pneumatic actuators • AX Motion Insights Electric (mid-2024) – detects faults in electric actuators • AX Energy Insights (end of 2024) – reports deviations in energy consumption Benefits • Safety: Easy to commission without needing any AI knowledge; proven technology • Time saving: Quick insights thanks to intuitive dashboards and reports • Long-term compatibility: Easy to integrate data into third-party systems • Fully digital: Direct connection to AX Smartenance for digital maintenance management Solution packages are created based on a broad experience of similar applications, and the knowledge that has been built up while working on these generally complex solutions. Festo has created AI solutions for a wide range of requirements that can be quickly adapted for machines and systems. Festo AX Solutions Benefits • Increased efficiency of production processes, e.g., packaging, riveting, gluing, or welding • Reduced downtime and energy costs • Increased quality and productivity (OEE) • Benefit from tried-and-tested algorithms: Reliable processes, low costs, quick success From fault detection to fault rectification Festo AX Smartenance is a powerful, manufacturerindependent software that makes maintenance and servicing of systems more efficient and reduces costs. Smartenance is already being used successfully in thousands of applications. New functions • The SAP S4 HANA interface synchronizes machines and incident management from SAP systems with Smartenance. This solution with SAP is very easy to use. • Spare parts management assigns spare parts to machines and malfunctions. This means that all important information is available on site and on mobile devices. • Thanks to the new service module, all Festo components and their documentation, spare parts, and other information are quick, easy, and intuitive to find. It also eliminates the need for lengthy searches, as manual documentation becomes superfluous. The service module is integrated into Smartenance, but can also be used immediately without logging in. > www.festo.com/ax > 20 AI solution packages are already available – see our website for details. Data together with expertise from Festo in mechatronics and data science create new added value. The new AX Industrial Apps and AX Solutions from Festo offer AI solutions for various products and applications at a fixed price and are quick and easy to install. Festo AX Smartenance also optimizes maintenance. Industrial transformation Many industry sectors are undergoing profound change. This has massive effects on production environments, processes, and supply chains. The drivers of this transformation are technological change, digitalization, and the need to reduce the carbon footprint. With digitalization and artificial intelligence, Festo is opening up innovative solutions for the factory of the future to pave the way for greater efficiency and sustainability, right up to a climate- neutral circular economy. Added value from data On the shop floor, machines not only produce products, but also large amounts of data. By using artificial intelligence, this data can be converted into information in a way that provides a tangible optimization potential. This has already led to a number of successes. In hundreds of customer applications, unplanned downtimes have been reduced by up to 25% and rejects by 20%. Artificial Intelligence Standardized AI Apps for Immediate Use and Added Value > www.festo.com/axsolutions > www.festo.com/axindustrialapps > www.festo.com/axsmartenance
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