Hexagon announces Nexus Connected Worker suite of manufacturing software solutions
“We’re excited to make more insights available to frontline workers as we leverage data from siloed functions through the power of the Nexus platform.”
Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has announced the release of Nexus Connected Worker, a suite of manufacturing software solutions that connects workers to real-time data for actionable insights and reporting on operations, maintenance, quality and audits says the company.
The suite is powered by Hexagon’s Nexus, a digital-reality platform for manufacturers that simplifies collaboration across departments according to Hexagon. Hexagon says the suite offers powerful enterprise-system integration and provides a central location for digital representations of assets, processes, and production facilities to support real-time decision making.
Hexagon says that the ability to correct course using guidance from shopfloor data is an advantage for manufacturers who struggle to remain competitive in an evolving industry. The company claims that the Nexus Connected Worker provides the operational agility and the IoT connectivity needed for a responsive workforce to react to immediate needs and glean insights from data that has been collected over time.
“Nexus Connected Worker has been shown to increase the productivity of a manufacturing operation by more than 20% on average through the digitalisation of manufacturing processes and real-time access to critical information,” said Dr. Asif Rana, President, Nexus Connected Worker at Hexagon. “By enabling much more agile decision making, the suite also empowers businesses to transform processes such as downtime management and final product quality inspection that span different departments for a truly connected workforce. We have found leaders struggling to make transformations stick, but they have found that adoption improves organically when teams become more productive and empowered with easy access to up-to-the-minute information.”
Parth Joshi, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Hexagon said: “Our new Nexus Connected Worker solutions will make a valuable contribution to digitalising our customers’ shopfloor processes today, and we’re excited to make more insights available to frontline workers as we leverage data from siloed functions through the power of the Nexus platform. Nexus Connected Worker is the latest addition since we launched Nexus in March, and a significant milestone as we continue to enrich the solutions available to our customers and empower their teams to make a smarter manufacturing decisions.”
Hexagon says that a benefit of Nexus Connected Worker is a partnership with a major food and beverage packaging company. The unnamed company was challenged with overall productivity issues rooted in paper-based processes according to Hexagon. The solution enabled the client to deploy mobile apps, automate data collection, utilise analytics and reporting, and swiftly implement corrective actions to enhance plant performance.
Hexagon claims that the packaging company has improved overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) and now has the capability to gather deep insights from real-time data. Improvements included a 25% decrease in scrap for improved sustainability.
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