Real-Time Insights Through Data Contextualization
Data is a valuable resource in the digital world. However, its full benefit only unfolds when it is placed in the right context. Data contextualization links information in a meaningful way, making it easier to understand and use.
Data contextualization closes the gap between raw data and usable insights. It ensures that data is given meaning and put into the right context. Whether analyzing figures in the laboratory or optimizing on the store floor – it helps to use data in a targeted manner and make well-founded decisions.
The Importance of Real-Time Data Contextualization in Manufacturing
In a production hall, machines and sensors continuously generate data. Data contextualization means capturing this information in real-time, enriching it with additional information and linking it in a meaningful way in order to better understand and optimize processes. It is not just a retrospective analysis, but takes place directly during production.
Why is this important? A production error can affect the entire operation. Without real-time contextualization, crucial information is missing to quickly identify the cause. Instead of laboriously piecing together individual data fragments, it enables precise and immediate error analysis.
The Role of SMARTUNIFIER in the Contextualization of Data in Manufacturing
SMARTUNIFIER offers more than just connectivity by contextualizing data for better decision-making. For example, it collects data from a production plant. This data is then enriched with data from other sources such as an MES, MOM, ERP or Energy Monitoring System. This means that data that is required for a context, i.e. a specific use case such as error analysis, is requested from other systems involved and then sent together to the target system (Condition Monitoring, for example).
Data Contextualization in a Constantly Evolving Technological Landscape
What’s next? The development of technology and the constant growth of data volumes make precise contextualization more important than ever. Now is the right time to use data contextualization in a targeted way – not just as a tool, but as a fundamental approach to better understanding information.
SMARTUNIFIER is the tool that allows you to contextualize your data to better understand your processes and provide you with real-time insights to make informed decisions.
Read more about this in our article in INDUSTRY OF THINGS from 18.4.2024: “Data contextualization must work “on the fly”—an article by Hagen Lehmann – Director Industrial Business Unit Amorph Systems.
