Analysing and understanding in order to act more effectively has become essential for companies engaged in a continuous improvement process. Collecting and storing information from manufacturing processes has always been a matter of course, but processing it has taken a new turn with the advent of artificial intelligence and the increased capacity of machines to manage masses of information.

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The simplification of processing system architectures and the mass storage of information are made possible at lower cost thanks to Cloud Computing. A pioneer in the application of these technologies in the industrial sector, KEOPS Automation offers complete Manufacturing Intelligence solutions in PaaS (Platform as a Service) mode.

Coordinating all the tasks on the production line and managing the flow of materials is the major challenge of the production management systems implemented by KEOPS Automation. Our solutions provide the link between production facilities and the company’s ERP system. Our expertise in automation and communication networks enables us to ensure complete, reliable integration of M.E.S. tools without calling existing systems into question.

KEOPS Automation’s track record includes the implementation of Centralised Technical Management (CTM) systems on large industrial and tertiary sector sites. Our expertise lies particularly in large-scale installations where several thousand to several tens of thousands of items of information are collected and processed. Energy management is an integral part of the process of setting up our BMS systems. The use of Big Data, Cloud Computing and IoT technologies has enabled us to provide innovative functionalities for understanding the energy consumption of buildings.

Operational control of production flows is one thing, but control of production facilities is quite another. That’s why KEOPS Automation has been investing in monitoring systems for over 10 years. The aim is to reduce machine downtime by predicting breakdowns and wear. The field of monitoring remains one of the most important sources of productivity gains.

Collecting and processing heterogeneous information flows to bring them together in the same place and time is the main functionality of Hypervision systems. For KEOPS Automation, the Big Data approach to data collected by hypervisors makes sense in the search for weak signals and correlations on masses of data.

Knowing the operating status of production facilities at all times, alerting, remotely controlling and assisting production operators in their daily tasks is the purpose of the supervision systems installed by KEOPS Automation. The virtualisation of supervision servers and the securitisation of communication networks have considerably simplified the architectures implemented and improved system availability.

KEOPS Automation offers a solution for every production context, combining the appropriate technology and products using some of the highest-performing Digital Control Systems (DCS), PLCs and drives on the market.

In most cases, a failure or wear on an industrial installation will result in a change or disruption to its operation. The analysis of physical phenomena (vibrations, acoustics, pressures, displacements, etc.) makes it possible to identify and characterise malfunctions. The development by KEOPS Automation specialists of specific signal processing functions has the advantage of providing an appropriate solution to the search for operating anomalies.

KEOPS Automation integrates commercially available connected objects and designs and operates connected objects offering a wide range of functionalities (geolocation, shock, inclination, temperature, humidity, on/off states, specific functions, etc.). The hardware is produced in collaboration with an electronics partner and the objects are operated in Machine to Machine (MtoM) mode by KEOPS Automation’s PaaS services platform with worldwide coverage.

In order to control the supply of electrical installations, KEOPS Automation carries out low-voltage electrical design in-house. This expertise is particularly important in Monitoring installations, where the routing of cables and the quality of electrical connections must be treated with the utmost rigour.

While the choice of sensors integrated into our solutions is made primarily from standard industrial offerings, KEOPS Automation has also become a player in innovation for applications where the instrumentation offering is non-existent or unsuitable. This is the case, for example, with the implementation of sensors to measure the ageing of concrete in collaboration with a research laboratory at the University of Nantes.