We cooperate with Röchling Group for the implementation of their Smart Factory Platform. Röchling Group is a family-owned, medium-sized corporate group that specializes in processing engineering plastics; 9,000 employees in about 80 locations in almost 22 countries, turnover of +1.7 billion €. The platform aims to digitize a wide range of production processes from an Industry 4.0 perspective, used on approximately 1000 production lines (currently 5 plants in extension out of the remaining 17), satisfying the following requirements:
interfacing with individual machines by collecting and pre-processing field data using low latency technologies / protocols (MQTT client / broker) and a distribution / monitoring system for individual devices (about 2000 units) with Kubernetes and Docker
present a completely web interface accessible from mobile / tablet / desktop for the management of production processes and the organization / monitoring / predictivity of maintenance interventions
monitor production activity through KPIs displayed on line totems (about 700 units) or giant screens (20 units) in production
perform periodic monitoring and recalculation jobs, supported by a system of push notifications, instant messaging and email
interact with Bluetooth beacon to allow agile connection between mobile devices and adjacent production lines (in addition to signaling the escape from safety perimeters)
present a mobile Android / iOS native production management app
present a mobile app for monitoring Android / iOS cross platform Bluetooth beacons (Nativescript)
implement a complete system of Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment
integrate with SAP and related customizations, managing the input (orders and predictive) and output (final and costs) of the production processes
operate in HA 24/7 on plants distributed in 4 continents
IDE: Visual Studio Code, PyCharm, Android Studio, XCode Technologies: Python, Django - Django REST Framework, Android/iOS, Nativescript, PostgreSQL, Vue.js, Node.js, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure DevOps, SAP