Case Study: Oerlikon Metco AG achieves plug-and-play IIoT device management with Hilscher's netFIELD

Oerlikon Metco AG cuts device management effort and enables real-time machine data with Hilscher

Oerlikon Metco AG, a leading supplier of thermal spray systems, faced the challenge of efficiently managing vast amounts of machine data from their complex industrial equipment. Their previous manual data extraction process was tedious and inefficient. They needed a simple, secure, and flexible way to manage edge devices to enable a modern IIoT solution that could automatically collect and process data for their global customer base.

Hilscher provided its netFIELD ecosystem, including netFIELD Compact X8M edge gateways running netFIELD OS and the netFIELD.io cloud portal. This managed IIoT solution offered out-of-the-box device management, real-time data availability, and remote maintenance. For Oerlikon Metco, the implementation was essentially plug-and-play, allowing them to focus engineering resources on their core business. The results included centralized access to process data, automated data collection that saved significant time, and a foundation for future digital services like predictive maintenance.

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