Many plants already generate valuable operational data through PLCs, sensors, machines and other plant equipment. The problem is that this information is often only available directly from equipment on site.
Datchi Connect provides the connection between your plant equipment and the Datchi cloud environment in order to provide you with real-time plant information.
Running on site, Datchi Connect interfaces with your plant hardware, samples operational data and securely sends that information to the cloud. Once connected, your plant data becomes available for live dashboards, reporting, historical analysis and predictive data analytics through the wider Datchi platform.
It is the first layer in creating better visibility across your operation.
For many smaller plants, the challenge is not that operational data does not exist. The challenge is making that information useful and accessible, at affordable costs.
Production figures may be stored inside a PLC. Machine conditions may only be visible from a local control panel. Tank levels, pressures, temperatures and operating states may need to be checked manually.
Without centralised data visibility, management teams can struggle to answer basic operational questions quickly:
Datchi Connect helps bring this information out of isolated plant systems and into a cloud-based monitoring environment where it can be viewed and used more effectively.
Datchi Connect forms the software layer between your physical plant environment and the Datchi cloud platform.
The process is straightforward:
Datchi Connect interfaces with the relevant PLCs, sensors, machines and available plant equipment.
The software samples the selected production and process information required for monitoring.
Plant information is securely transferred to the Datchi cloud environment.
The collected information can then be used by Datchi Insight for dashboards and visualisation, Datchi Reports for operational reporting and Datchi Predict for predictive data analytics.
The result is a connected plant environment where operational information becomes easier to access, monitor and use.
Every plant is different. Datchi Connect is designed around the information that is important to your specific operation.
Depending on the available plant equipment and data sources, information collected may include:
You do not need to start by connecting every process across the facility. A Datchi solution can begin with one machine, one production process or one section of the plant and expand as your monitoring requirements grow.
Large industrial monitoring platforms can provide extensive capabilities, but their complexity and licence costs can make them difficult to justify for smaller operations.
Datchi takes a different approach.
The platform is designed for plant owners and operations teams that need reliable access to production and process information without unnecessary enterprise-level complexity and costs.
Datchi Connect gives smaller plants a practical way to begin collecting operational data and building a more connected monitoring environment.
Whether you need visibility into one critical process or want to connect information across an entire facility, the system can scale with your operation.
Once your plant data is connected to the Datchi cloud environment, authorised users can access operational information remotely through the wider Datchi platform.
This means plant managers and business decision-makers are no longer limited to information that is only available from a screen inside the plant.
Datchi Connect provides the data foundation that makes these capabilities possible.
Better decisions start with better access to information.
Datchi Connect helps bridge the gap between the equipment running your plant and the people responsible for managing its performance.
By collecting operational data at plant level and making it available through a secure cloud environment, Datchi gives businesses a practical route towards improved process visibility, easier reporting and more informed decision-making.
If your plant is generating valuable operational data but you do not have an affordable, practical way to access and use it, Datchi Connect can help.
Talk to us about your plant equipment, current systems and monitoring requirements, and let us help you turn your operational data into information your team can actually use.
