Flowfinity, has introduced ‘Fast Track IO’ industrial IoT (internet of things) monitoring capability, featuring a scan time at least 50 times more than a typical programmable logic controller (PLC) for high frequency measurement and processing. The speed, scalability, and integration potential of Flowfinity’s compatible no-code software and IoT hardware empower organisations to unlock value through operational productivity, real-time monitoring, and predictive maintenance.
Fast Track IO is recent feature within the Flowfinity M1 controller that increases sampling frequency to allow for more precise control of high speed physical processes. Industrial IoT is reforming a digital change as IT (information technology) personnel tasked with process improvement are increasingly deploying IoT solutions for 24/7 asset monitoring and situational awareness in industries including manufacturing, utilities, and agribusiness.
Yet even though 88% of process improvers recently surveyed believe that IoT skills are ‘critical’ to their success, many projects either fail to advance beyond proof-of-concept or encounter deployment hurdles. Challenges persist when it comes to performance, scalability, and the ability to integrate with existing equipment and systems. That’s why Flowfinity focuses on addressing these challenges by helping process improvers, which ensures deployment and adoption.
“After consulting with our clients, we identified some key problems that process improvers face when deploying and scaling IoT for automated machine data collection. In use cases requiring high frequency sensor readings, there just weren’t PLCs capable of sub-millisecond accuracy. Now you can deploy Flowfinity controllers with Fast Track IO, so you can scale essentially without limit by retrofitting your existing equipment with this technology. Plus, it’s compatible with our streams data management service, which is optimised to rapidly ingest millions of IoT sensor data records with a highly efficient storage structure so historical data is available for interactive visualisation and analysis.” says Larry Wilson, vice president of Flowfinity.
If you need to have precise tracking, timing, and coordination of any movement related processes you can achieve this by connecting relevant sensors directly to your Flowfinity M1 controller. Fast Track IO then allows you to measure this sensor activity with sub-millisecond accuracy and react to sensor inputs via discrete outputs without any delay.
This is the performance that sets Flowfinity solutions apart from existing IoT controllers that simply don’t have the accuracy needed to automate corrective responses for speedy movement of machinery in time to save materials and prevent downtime if they detect operations outside of optimal limits. To provide scalability you need Flowfinity which also offers streams, an advanced database optimised for high volume sensor data to process and store hundreds of millions of records using substantially less space than traditional relational storage models, which means your solutions are almost scalable to grow with your business.
It can be expensive to re-tool facilities with ‘smart’ machinery, that’s why Flowfinity M1 controllers allow you to retrofit existing equipment with hardware and software that’s compatible from end-to-end out of the box to save cost. With Flowfinity there is no need to write and maintain custom code, its IoT solutions featuring Fast Track IO are ideal.
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