In a digitalized production environment, transparency is crucial for optimizing processes, using resources efficiently, and reducing costs. The Process Data Analyzer offers exactly this transparency. The software captures and analyzes production processes by creating a “digital shadow” for each component—a digital representation of all production steps, quality assurance measures, and logistical flows. A key advantage: the visualization is based on the well-established international standard Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN), which structures and simplifies complex workflows for clear visualization.
What is BPMN and Why is It So Effective?
The BPMN model was specifically designed to graphically and uniformly depict complex business processes. BPMN is both intuitive and powerful enough to describe processes in every detail. In manufacturing, where machines, sensors, and various IT systems must work seamlessly together, BPMN provides a standardized visualization of processes. All relevant interfaces, decision points, and connections between process steps are visualized in a way that provides valuable insights for users.
Key Features of the Process Data Analyzer
The Process Data Analyzer combines BPMN with IoT data from production, enabling a detailed representation of all production processes. The software ensures that users can track the status of each component at any time—from raw material processing to quality assurance. By integrating all relevant production data and transforming it into a visual model, a digital image emerges that is both accessible and easy to evaluate. The main advantages include:
- Creation of Digital Shadows: Every production step and each machine is given a digital twin that mirrors real-world production in real time.
- Optimization through Analysis: The Process Data Analyzer identifies bottlenecks and highlights areas where additional sensors or data sources would be beneficial.
- Easy-to-Use, No Programming Required: The software is intuitively designed and offers a variety of pre-configured visualizations tailored to production, quality, and logistics parameters.
Integration with Existing Systems and Tools
The Process Data Analyzer integrates seamlessly with ERP and planning systems, allowing companies to enrich existing production planning and simulation tools with real-time data to make informed decisions about process optimization. Another advantage is the software’s support across all production phases—from planning to ramp-up to continuous production. This provides companies with an effective tool for ongoing improvement across the production chain.
Technical Requirements and Flexibility
The Process Data Analyzer can be used as a web-based or on-premises solution, which is particularly valuable for companies that need to meet their own security and compliance standards. The software is compatible with systems such as Windows, Red Hat Enterprise, Debian, and Ubuntu, and can also be customized upon request.
Who Should Use the Process Data Analyzer?
The software is designed for manufacturing companies looking to monitor and optimize their production processes using complex data sources and IoT elements. Companies that value high flexibility and an adaptable IT infrastructure will especially benefit from BPMN-based process visualization and real-time analysis. Thanks to seamless integration into edge-computing environments, companies with decentralized structures and heterogeneous systems can also establish a consistent data foundation.
Why BPMN and Process Data Analyzer are the Ideal Combination
The combination of BPMN and the Process Data Analyzer creates a standardized foundation for process representation and analysis. BPMN allows complex processes with specific dependencies to be visualized clearly, while the Process Data Analyzer provides the necessary production data in real time. This enables companies not only to gain transparency but also to dynamically optimize processes and strategically incorporate new data sources.
With the Process Data Analyzer and BPMN, companies gain a valuable solution for the digitalization and optimization of their production processes—from machine connectivity to real-time analysis. This intelligent connection between IT and production enables a holistic view of manufacturing and brings companies a decisive step closer to Industry 4.0.
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