p1ge0n is a SMS text messaging and email service for automated manufacturing equipment. Our software can connect to any device that can be programmed to use a socket to send data (PLCs, servers, etc.). It is a common sense, simple solution to solve the real problems that manufacturers have by getting them the information they need to know about their equipment in real time.
Case Study
It’s 5:10pm Friday evening. You’ve just left work and are on your way home to enjoy a weekend with your spouse, with plans to celebrate Valentine’s Day by going to an art museum and then out for sushi. You’ll probably make it to the gym tomorrow morning and play some Flight Simulator with some buddies in the afternoon. What you don’t know is that your air compressor just failed, and thousands of dollars of prints in your 3D printers are about to be unrecoverable. If you knew about this, someone could get in to see what is wrong and correct the issue or at least salvage the prints before the machines shut down. You would not only save the print material, but your parts would be completed and ready to ship to your customer Monday morning.
The Benefit of p1ge0n
p1ge0n is a messaging service that connects you to what is going on in the machines via SMS text message or email. It is billed on a subscription basis due to the ongoing service necessary to provide the alerts. In the case of the example above, a single alert from p1ge0n about the compressor failure would have saved thousands of dollars in print material, covering the cost of p1ge0n for multiple years. In addition to the thousands of dollars saved, additional parts could have been manufactured and sold, allowing the company to earn additional income due to the p1ge0n alert.
p1ge0n can also be used to send non-catastrophic information from the compressor. If there is a sudden drop in pressure, or it’s running lower than desired, you can program it to send a SMS text message or email to inform someone that there may be an issue. If you want to know how many hours a day the compressor is running, p1ge0n can be used to send a message at a scheduled time with this information as well.
Complex SCADA systems exist which provide a digital representation of what is happening in a production facility. However, these systems are complicated to implement and provide a lot of extraneous information rather than focusing on what is needed to keep production running. p1ge0n offers an alternative to get the information you need out of your equipment at a much lower cost and with a much easier implementation process.
