Machine monitoring
Know what every machine is doing, without rewiring it
Machines often have a controller that is on no network, so their status is noted by hand or seen too late. CHESTER reads a machine’s signals or motor current from outside, and operators call for help at the push of a button.
How it works
From the machine to your MES
Machine
Outputs, motor current, buttons
HARDWARIO
CHESTER
Our IoT device, reads the machine
HARDWARIO Cloud
Status and calls as they happen
Your MES or BI
OEE, downtime, reports and alerts
Ready to order
Devices and firmware
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Current
CHESTER Current clamps around the lines, with no wiring into the machine.
- Up to four lines
- AC or DC
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Signals
CHESTER reads a machine’s digital outputs on its inputs, as at ArcelorMittal.
- Digital inputs
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Calls
CHESTER Push gives operators buttons and an LED that confirms the call.
- Four buttons
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Counts
GAUGER counts the pulses of your machines and serves them to your systems.
- DIN rail
- Modbus TCP
Reference
ArcelorMittal monitors its machines without touching them
The machines in Karviná had controllers on no network, so production was recorded by hand or after the fact. CHESTER now reads their digital outputs, and management and the workstations see OEE as it happens.
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machines at ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Karviná, connected with no change to the machines
Adapted for you
We designed it, so we can change it
ArcelorMittal’s units run firmware we adapted to its machines, and send their data into its own systems over the REST API.
- Firmware
- Faceplate
- Labels
- Number of buttons
Need a machine monitor of your own design? HARDWARIO Engineering develops it to your specification.
Tell us which machines you need to see
Tell us about your machines and your MES, and we will plan the first line with you.
- Or write to ask@hardwario.com
- Or call directly: +420 775 159 734