Factory operation support at BOSCH

OrthoGraph was originally designed to support facilities management with accurate building data. But sometimes, the market presents new opportunities for us to explore. We love to listen and learn from our clients which brings us to new market segments, sometimes producing even more value for them than we originally expected. Obviously we always adapt the technology based on the requirements to have a tailor made solution for the client and the segment as well.

That’s what happened when we worked with BOSCH at their largest production facility in Hungary and learned about the challenges of industrial operation.

Industrial operation is the most demanding form of asset operation and maintenance. Production chains are constantly changing, machines move around, and sensors and actuators travel with them. If any element of the production chain fails, the entire chain can be affected.

Unplanned downtime in industrial operations can result in huge losses, often in the range of hundreds of thousands or millions of Euros per hour. That’s where Operational BIM comes in, providing such high value that a typical system implementation can have a full return on investment by preventing or shortening even just one downtime.

With a graphical model that is continuously updated by the regular technician crew of a factory, you’ll always have an up-to-date digital twin. All sensor positions, actuators, and other elements are accurately represented in the digital twin.

If an overtemperature or overpressure is detected, the maintenance crew knows exactly where it was measured and can use their CMMS system to instantly decide what workflow to initiate on which machine. OrthoGraph can show the current location of the machine and even provide pictures taken during surveying to help repair technicians bring the right tools and materials from the warehouse.

Rapid asset identification and preparedness result in shortened repair work. And if repair manuals or videos are attached to the asset, the quality of work – and potentially even more time savings – is achieved.

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