Manufacturing Innovation Center at MxD

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Manufacturing market leaders are exploring the benefits of autonomous plants—and there are many. From increased output, reliability, and accuracy to reduced downtime and injuries, this concept solves some of the biggest challenges facing the industry. However, for many manufacturers this vision is years down the road and there are pressing issues to be dealt with today.

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The journey to smart manufacturing and beyond

What if the smart steps you took today could solve your immediate needs and lay the groundwork for a lights-out future? At MxD, Cognizant can show you how.

Pre-Foundation

In this step of the journey, we look at end to end process automation and data acquisition. Infrastructures, processes, digitization, and quality data acquisition are explored.
Digital Foundation

This step reviews system integration to ensure seamless data exchanges and interfaces to ensure real-time KPI’s and performance analysis.
Digital Manufacturing

At this stage, organizations have an eye to data-driven closed loop decisions and change management. Simulation and modeling are occurring. Process variability detection and control is established. Collaboration across the enterprise increases.
Smart Factory

Predictive and remote access monitoring are implemented at this stage of the journey. Remote operations, performance improvements, and process anomaly correction are implemented.
Autonomous Plant

Beyond predict and prescribe is lights out. Advanced analytics set the final stage for autonomous production operations.

Lights Out Customer spotlight

The Challenge

Sub-zero temperature warehouses created retention issues for a critical part of the US food supply chain.

Cognizant’s Solution

We provided system design, architecture and development. “Automation-OS” developed as the foundation for integration of all automation. Computer Vision scans every pallet to monitor all incoming inventory. ML determines the best location to store pallets, limiting excess moves. AMRs & AGVs increase productivity.

Digital Twins model layout design and dynamic routing. And the solution is integrated with the logistics and fleet management solution.

The Results

We enabled 97% Automated Product Movement.18 overhead cranes move 50 pallets/hr to maximize storage capacity within a 62,000 pallet position capacity, plus much more.