production to controlled processes: how the new digital development of KEAZ is changing the approach

Project description

This article summarizes an IoT-related article by the Russian electrical equipment manufacturer KEAZ and outlines the role the W5500 chip plays in the system. 1. Article Summary [Overview and Development Background] The IT department of KEAZ, a major Russian manufacturer of electrical equipment, developed a proprietary hardware-software monitoring system called 'KROT (KPOT - Universal Equipment Operation Control)' to integrate and manage analog and general-purpose production equipment ("invisible equipment") that lacked CNC (Computer Numerical Control) capabilities and had been excluded from…