Making Plant Floor Information Affordable and Accessible for Decision Makers

Are you interested in improving the productivity of your plant floor but concerned about the costs of installing and maintaining the software to do so? This is a common pain point heard among plant floor operators. The good news is that implementing an industrial internet of things (IIoT) hosted software solution offers a lower-risk alternative to a more traditional in-house software system.

Countless factory floor software packages promise to reduce downtime, increase production rates, or track raw material usage, but how will this impact the company’s bottom line and employees?

When looking to implement an in-house software solution, consider:

  • Cost of implementing and maintaining a software package in-house
  • Time required of your engineering and/or IT department to install and configure the system to your specific needs
  • Experience and time required of your team to debug problems, perform upgrades, and utilize the software to its full potential

Why leverage a hosted software solution?

Using a hosted software solution is a lower-risk alternative that takes less time and can be done for a fraction of the cost of implementing an in-house system. Instead of installing and configuring everything from scratch, a hosted software solution allows you to tie-in to an existing software platform that is maintained by experts on the specific platform. For a relatively small fee, models of your specific equipment are added to the server. The system then offers reports customized to your specific needs.

Additional benefits of an IIoT solution over an in-house solution include:

  • Access to your secure data via web browsers and/or smart phone apps for an annual fee
  • No servers or software to purchase or maintain
  • No development classes to attend
  • Little internal technical resources required

Register for the Benefits of Hosted Software Solutions Webinar

To further explore these benefits, RRAMAC’s VP of Product Strategy Tom Craven will hold a webinar available Tuesday, October 17 at 1 p.m. Eastern.

Register for the webinar to learn how a hosted Software-as-a-Service approach to plant floor analytics can:

  • Put business intelligence at your fingertips in a matter of weeks
  • Implement Smart Manufacturing initiatives with minimal upfront costs
  • Deliver a clear and measurable path to ROI

Register for the webinar today! To learn more about RRAMAC’s EdgeScout solutions, click here.