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Higher efficiency for the smart factory

28th July 2015
Barney Scott
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The trends of the fourth industrial age are virtualisation and networking. To successfully meet the demands of Industry 4.0, a role transition in many business areas is necessary. An increasing number of businesses are aiming for a "paperless factory". Cost efficiency and environmental aspects are no longer the only determining factors. Security and maintenance play a far more important role when deciding in favour of a "smart factory".

An efficient and manageable data structure can be achieved with a quality management system integrated into the production process. Data can be stored and accessed through a central server. Like this, information about a production stage can be accessed directly by the relevant employee. Such a server solution ensures that information is always up to date. With the size of data networks and the number of connected computers, it becomes increasingly important to have a centralised IT infrastructure. The ZeroClient solution by CRE Rösler Electronic GmbH provides opportunities for a networked factory.

The development by CRE Rösler Electronic is a ZeroClient implemented in the industry monitor, which connects to the server using PCoIP. This solution offers excellent graphic performance and exceptional ease of use, even with HD video or 3D graphic applications. Process values are displayed immediately and commands are transmitted instantly.

ZeroClient belongs to the category of ThinClients. In this case, it is a server-based technology. Here, the keyword is virtualisation. With this technology, servers that were previously physically separate can be combined on one server, with optimum distribution of processing power. The PCoIP technology is the link between central computer servers and data storage as well as non-centralized operating units or mobile workspaces.

Local CPU power is no longer a necessity since both the software and output image can be transferred by the central server to PCoIP enabled devices. For an operator, there is no difference between working with a local computer and working with a ZeroClient, which receives the computer output via PCoIP and displays it on their monitor.

ZeroClient offers advantages such as less expensive hardware, independent software, efficiency savings, faster integration, low security risk, platform independence, better server scalability and utilisation, no maintenance, back-end-only upgradesand centralised management. Licence savings are also possible, due to the availability of client pools.

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