To set up a demo of edinn® M2 including sensorization, we need these things:

    1. An interested client:

In addition to allowing the use of the facilities for testing, it is essential that the client agrees to cooperate and provide feedback to carry out the demo successfully.

    1. A process:

It can be fully manual (just people), fully automated (just a machine) or a mix. For a quick test it is easier with automated processes. Almost every machine of every industry can be monitorized with edinn® M2. In order to show the client the potential of edinn® M2, it is better if the selected process is causing efficiency problems like low productivity, uncertainty or excessive consumption.

    1. An edinn monitoring BOX or eBOX:

Monitoring hardware that gathers the data and sends it to a central edinn server.

    1. A production and optionally a consumption signal:

You can practically control all the outputs and inputs of any process, but first time tests, we typically monitor only 2 things, 1 production and 1 consumption (electricity)

By this, we can quickly see the powerful effect of combining production and energy efficiency. The sensors come with the eBOX.

    1. The client should indicate a point in the process to attach a production sensor and optionally an electrical wire to attach the consumption sensor:

In order to sensorize the process, we will need to attach to it 1 piece-pass sensor, which will detect every product that is produced; and optionally 1 open toroid which will be installed surrounding one wire of one electrical phase of the process.

It is important that the production sensor measures only real and total products. You should discard points where some products do not pass or points that may indicate that product is passing, but it is not.

    1. A time of 2 to 4 h. when the process is stopped:

This sensors have to be installed when the process is totally powered off, so a moment has to be found for that. Total installation takes typically 2 h. Installing the production sensor is just attaching a little "mirror" on one side of where the product passes by and the light generator and photocell on the other side.

Then the sensor is directly connected to the standard connector of the eBOX. The installation of the consumption sensor is just opening the electrical box of the process, locating the wire of one of the electrical phases and attaching an open toroid surrounding it. Then the sensor is directly connected to the standard connector of the eBOX. The eBOX is designed so that the user can not connect a sensor to the wrong connector.

    1. This does not affect the process:

The production sensor is a light barrier, so it does not affect the process. The consumption sensor is an open-toroid wich is closed surrounding the wire, so it does not affect the process neither. There is no need to harm the wire or its plastic cover at all.

    1. An authorized installer:

For demo installations, we can do it ourselves, specially because we are using an eBOX. But for commercial installations, we recommend to always work with our authorized partners which have the experience, the knowledge and the needed certifications.