Infographic 5 Ways Mobile Devices Enable Smart Factories
By Insight Editor / 28 Jul 2020
On every smart factory journey, mobile technology is a key productivity enabler. By distributing intelligence and insights to the production floor, mobile devices consolidate information, accessibility and computing power into a single platform that any employee can use with minimal training.
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5 Ways Mobile Devices Enable Smart Factories
Inventory management
Barcode scanning is commonplace, yet scanners often prove costly while still failing to improve efficiency and workflow speed. Moving barcode and QR code scanning to a smartphone or tablet enables key benefits, including:
- Real-time inventory updates
- Visual record-keeping
- GPS time-stamping
- A shift to detailed management
Production optimization
Unplanned downtime takes a heavy toll on manufacturers — as much as $50 billion annually. But preventive maintenance can keep production on schedule. By keeping workers informed with alerts about potential failures, mobile devices act as powerful edge processors, helping workers:
- Anticipate issues
- Diagnose problems
- Review past repair histories
- Maintain an accurate data log of potential failures
Employee productivity
When workers have a single tool to tackle all their administrative needs on-the-go, it’s easier to keep production flowing. By streamlining processes from punching in and out to requesting time off, mobile devices act as a single place for workers to access tasks and manage their activities.
Quality control
Customer-centric production means little tolerance for defects. Versatile mobile devices help ensure optimal quality in a number of ways, including:
- Enabling manufacturing personnel to use augmented reality images to conduct visual quality checks
- Enabling manufacturing personnel to use augmented reality images to conduct visual quality checks
Hybrid computing environments
Every microsecond matters when a machine is about to fail. Hybrid computing — a mix of cloud and on-premise data processing centers — ensures almost zero latency in computing and alerts. While machine learning algorithms still reside on the cloud, mobile devices can deliver more computing power directly from the production floor.
Mobile devices from trusted partners
Insight and Samsung offer best-in-class devices designed to help companies pivot seamlessly to smart factory capabilities. With the Samsung Tab Active2 and Samsung Galaxy Note9, workers can access exceptional processing capabilities on the go. With the Samsung DeX, you get a complete desktop experience from a docked mobile device, for powerful functionality with all the benefits of advanced mobility.
