Extrusion International 1-2025

42 Extrusion International 1/2025 streamline work ows, identify and solve problems pertaining to qual- ity, analyse machine defects – and, above all, to increase machine pro- ductivity. The most popular areas of appli- cation include • The real-time monitoring of various process-relevant or quality- relevant production values, such as the melt temperature, extruder pressure or coating weight – with an alarm function, if certain values deviate • Digital shift books for the sys- tematic documentation of all events during a shift • The bitWise Track and Trace function: all of the data generated during production can be assigned to a speci c, nished lm roll, for example via a QR code. This pres- ents new opportunities for quality control and product enhancement. Flexible dashboards for operators and CEOs bitWise enables data-driven de- cision making, regardless of the organisational level – execution, planning or enterprise. It supports the machine operators, the main- tenance team, shift leaders, quality managers and not least the CEO / management. To simplify day-to- day work, the bitWise dashboard can be customised to suit the specif- ic eld of activity of the user. Since bitWise is per se a web-based solu- tion, remote access, i.e. via a tablet or a personal computer is possible, provided that the company can ca- ter to the system requirements. SML takes care of bitWise bitWise was created by a highly skilled team of seven full-stack soft- ware developers and data scientists with a wealth of experience in au- tomation and data analytics who now continue to develop it on a regular basis. The fact that bitWise is made 100% at SML generates an array of bene ts. Above all, that SML takes care of it in a compre- hensive way: • Automatic updates from SML • SML observes the components used and closes security issues • SML monitors the local bitWise server attached to the extrusion lines, customers are noti ed by SML before problems occur. • New features can be added au- tomatically • Personal support and assistance Open system – interconnectivity One vital characteristic of bitWise is its system openness: The data ex- change is based on open standards such as HTML and OPC-UA. So bit- Wise provides full interconnectivity for the comprehensive exchange of data between the extrusion line and connected machine auxiliaries, such as the inspection system, cloud- based solutions or the ERP. SML Maschinengesellschaft mbH Gewerbepark Ost 32, 4846 Redlham, Austria www.sml.at FILM EXTRUSION, DIGITALISATION www.smart-extrusion.com