GW Series Enhancing Production Visibility and Efficiency Through Drive Control × IoT

Customer Challenges Prolonged Downtime Caused by a Lack of
Visibility into Production-Site Conditions

Customer Challenges

Production sites using roll-to-roll transport equipment must maintain stable quality.
However, the following challenges can arise:

  • sentiment_sad Slow recovery because the cause of trouble cannot be isolated
  • sentiment_sad Data management relies on operator skills and is not being managed effectively
  • sentiment_sad The location of quality defects cannot be identified, resulting in disposal by lot
  • sentiment_sad Separate data sources prevent real-time information sharing

Solutions Data Visualization and Greater Efficiency with the GW Series

Solutions

1. Faster Root-Cause Analysis of Equipment Issues

  • sentiment_very_satisfied High-speed logging of tension, line speed, motor torque, dancer position, and other data
  • sentiment_very_satisfied Automatically save only the data before and after an abnormality using the event as a trigger
  • sentiment_very_satisfied Comparison with normal data makes it easier to separate electrical and mechanical causes

2.Data-Based Quality Management and Higher Yield

  • sentiment_very_satisfied Collect registration error for each printed sheet and save it linked with lot information
  • sentiment_very_satisfied Identify quality trends for both in-spec and out-of-spec products
  • sentiment_very_satisfied Trace where and when quality deteriorated

3.Less Manual Work and Less Reliance on Individual Expertise

  • sentiment_very_satisfied Export data in CSV format for easier analysis and reporting
  • sentiment_very_satisfied A dedicated viewer enables intuitive data review by anyone
  • sentiment_very_satisfied Automate data collection for periodic operations, splicing, roll changes, and other cases

4.Greater Production Efficiency through Drive Control × IoT

  • sentiment_very_satisfied Collect control-controller data and machine-side PLC data on the same time axis
  • sentiment_very_satisfied Supports automatic transfer to a local PC or the cloud
  • sentiment_very_satisfied Works with industrial cameras to record images and control data simultaneously (optional)

Drive Control × IoT enables visualization and greater efficiency at production sites.