{"id":6003,"date":"2024-04-29T06:47:59","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T06:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.novotek.com\/co-uk\/?p=6003"},"modified":"2024-04-29T06:48:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T06:48:00","slug":"three-methods-to-optimise-existing-equipment-with-opc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.novotek.com\/co-uk\/news\/three-methods-to-optimise-existing-equipment-with-opc\/","title":{"rendered":"Three methods to optimise existing equipment with OPC"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How can you optimise existing equipment with OPC?<\/strong> In this article, you will learn three different approaches to connecting industrial equipment and systems and understand how the industry standard OPC can help you better leverage your existing equipment. Connectivity is the first step of your digitisation journey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Read more about OPC: What is OPC and OPC UA?<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Firstly, digital transformation and Industry 4.0 often describe an ideal production scenario where modern industrial equipment and software seamlessly communicate, providing data-driven insights for decision-making support. However, before obtaining the necessary data insights, fundamental work must be done: your different industrial equipment and systems need to be interconnected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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With smart factories, IoT sensors, and web-based software, this might seem like a simple task. In reality, most manufacturing companies today have a broad ecosystem of new and old equipment from various vendors, all offering different functionalities and communication requirements – leading to “data silos”. To obtain the data insights you need, you must first figure out how to integrate your data – a task that can be challenging.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Three different methods for better connectivity with OPC <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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1. “Rip and Replace”: Replace Existing Equipment<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The “Rip and Replace” method involves removing older machines and equipment and replacing them with new, modern models. Many may aspire to do this, but for most manufacturing companies, it’s not an option due to high costs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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