Digitalization has revolutionized the manufacturing industry, but it also brings challenges that affect many companies. One of these challenges is the seamless integration of IT and OT systems. This is where MORYX comes into play – a solution that enables digital continuity from IT to the machine.

Challenges of the digital continuity

Fragmentation: In many factories, different systems such as PLC, MES, and cloud solutions are used separately. This leads to island solutions and complicates the collaboration between IT and OT.

Complexity: The integration of IT and OT systems requires a flexible and modular platform that complements existing structures and solves weaknesses of current approaches.

There are several reasons why companies struggle to link IT and OT and achieve digital continuity:

1. Historical separation: Traditionally, IT (Information Technology) and OT (Operational Technology) were separate areas. IT took care of enterprise applications, while OT was responsible for controlling machines and plants. This historical separation leads to technical and organizational hurdles.
2. Different technologies: IT and OT use different technologies, protocols, and standards. The integration requires bridging these technical differences, which is often complex.
3. Cultural differences: IT and OT teams often have different priorities and approaches. IT is more focused on efficiency and security, while OT prioritizes the smooth operation of the plants. These cultural differences can complicate collaboration.
4. Security concerns: Connecting IT and OT poses security risks. Companies must ensure that the integration does not create attack surfaces for cyber attacks.
5. Legacy systems: Many companies have older, non-standardized systems in use. The integration with modern IT systems often requires adjustments and migrations.
6. Organizatorical silos: In some companies, IT and OT teams work in isolation from each other. Collaboration between these departments requires clear communication and coordination.

Despite these challenges, companies are increasingly recognizing the value of digital continuity. Solutions like MORYX help overcome these obstacles and increase efficiency.

Why is MORYX the solution?

Modularity: The modularity of MORYX allows you to purchase either the entire platform or just parts of it. Adjustments are possible independently of the use of highly specialized PLC developers. In addition, you can further develop and customize MORYX yourself.

Flexibility: MORYX displays arbitrarily selectable process and work steps so that even untrained factory workers know how to react in case of machine failure or article change. It is important that MORYX can adapt to the requirements of your production. This means you can start small and roll out MORYX later without blocking anything on the system side.

Standardization: Your production staff uses uniform software interfaces instead of many individual tools that require training. Existing systems are simply integrated into MORYX.

Active control: With MORYX, you have the flexibility to initially only connect your OT or directly integrate OT and IT to create a holistic system in which OT and IT communicate seamlessly. MORYX allows you to actively intervene in the manufacturing processes. The open software platform ensures data and control flows between IT and machine. You remain maximally flexible and can gradually expand the integration.

Think about digitalization in the long term: Often, initial digitalization solutions are purchased in practice that cannot be used later. This creates costs and unnecessary effort. MORYX, on the other hand, continuously adapts to new requirements in production and can be flexibly expanded.

Success Story

A success story for the successful integration of IT and OT is the autonomous printed circuit board testing system at Sennheiser. As part of the IIP-Ecosphere research project, an autonomous test system was developed that checks both manually and automatically equipped printed circuit boards for their functions. MORYX takes over the control and enables the fully automatic execution of entire test orders. Through the digital integration of IT and OT systems and the connection of artificial intelligence, Sennheiser was able to eliminate non-value-adding processes such as planning and logistics, resulting in significant time and cost savings.

For more information, see our reference: Autonomous printed circuit board testing system at Sennheiser

More success stories

1. Increase customer satisfaction through on-time delivery and quick response to new requirements: With MORYX, companies can make their supply chains more efficient and respond faster to customer requirements. This leads to higher customer satisfaction and strengthens customer loyalty.
2. Making the Green Factory a reality: Thanks to MORYX, data transparency about the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) per produced article is increased and intelligent load control is enabled. This allows companies to make their production processes more sustainable and reduce environmental impact.
3. Continuously advancing the Lean Factory: MORYX supports companies in optimizing their Lean strategies. Through digitalization, inventory levels can be reduced, small and fluctuating batch sizes can be produced, and a continuous production flow can be guaranteed.
4. Taking people in the factory along on the path of digital transformation: MORYX helps improve working conditions in the factory. Non-value-adding tasks are reduced, and the shop floor teams can digitally solve unexpected situations independently. This makes the workplace more attractive and promotes employee satisfaction. 

Your advantages

• Connection of all systems to MORYX (IT & OT systems!): MORYX enables the seamless integration of all IT and OT systems, creating a uniform and efficient system landscape.
• System-wide data communication: With MORYX, smooth communication between different systems is ensured, improving collaboration and information exchange.
• Lossless information flows: Thanks to MORYX, information can flow without losses and delays, accelerating and refining decision-making.
• Increase in data quality: MORYX contributes to improving data quality by providing accurate and consistent data that can be used for analyses and reports.
• System integration: MORYX integrates various systems and applications, creating a harmonious and efficient working environment.
• No media breaks: With MORYX, media breaks are a thing of the past, as all information is digitally and centrally available.
• Increase customer satisfaction: By using MORYX, companies can increase their customer satisfaction by responding faster and more accurately to customer requirements.
• Being able to react quickly to changes: MORYX enables companies to react flexibly and quickly to changes in the market or in production, which represents a decisive competitive advantage..

But how does MORYX work and what products are there? For more information, see here: MORYX Product overview

Conclusion

MORYX is the easiest route to the digital factory. It creates the urgently needed continuity from IT to OT and increases the efficiency of your production.

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