Dave: I’d say it was a bit longer than effective your equipment is and half a day previously, Mark! identifying areas for improvement. Antonio: I’ve definitely spent up to It’s for anyone who doesn’t have any two days on deployment. Industry 4.0 technology yet and is looking to get into that world. And it Mark: Point taken! So, yeah, it’s a should also make retrofitting sensors significant improvement. onto older technology to bring them this is a cheap and simple way Alex: Thinking further ahead, where into that Industry 4.0 world possible. do you see this project ending up? It’s a way of achieving those goals, What sort of person, project, or but in a simpler and more affordable company would benefit from this way too. rapid deployment of edge devices? We hope you’ve enjoyed this look into Dave: Well, for the scenario we the development of a specific area have at the moment we’ve got of the Atlas Platform, its application, temperature, humidity, and power and why we’re working on it. If you sensors. So, many small to medium have any questions about this article, enterprises could use this as a way or anything else in the magazine, to dip their toes into Industry 4.0 head on over to the engagement technology. For example, if you’re page and leave us your thoughts! doing 3D printing, temperature, power consumption, and humidity are massively important. If you want to understand the energy being used, or the carbon footprint you’re creating, or get a detailed understanding of the environmental statistics of an operation like that, this is a cheap and simple way of achieving that. Mark: Longer term, it’s a route to OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness), being able to understand how ATLAS WORLD MAGAZINE AUTUMN, 2022