Jing Li, Craig Rappe, Sarah Williams, Andrew Merton, Advanced Energy Industries, Inc., Fort Collins, CO
AE’s range of pulsed, DC and RF power supplies are key components on industrial coaters. Intelligent arc management is critical in such equipment to optimize process performance. Historical data logs help the user visualize process anomalies including arc patterns or triggers. As we transition into the era of advanced data science and computing, power supply data can be harnessed for predictive diagnostics and troubleshooting.
This presentation features PowerInsight which is AE’s (Internet of Things) IoT solution. PowerInsight captures and records high resolution data on total power systems with the ability to integrate with other data monitoring systems. Users can gain actionable insights from PowerInsight’s custom dashboards and alerts, maximizing power supply and equipment functionality. It also highlights use cases in which process engineers made data driven decisions to refine process conditions and reduce operational costs.