Industrial IoT (IIoT) Factory Dashboard
Key Business Outcomes
18% OEE Increase
Overall Equipment Effectiveness rose significantly by eliminating undocumented micro-stops and optimizing changeovers.
Zero Catastrophic Failures
Predictive maintenance alerts completely eliminated multi-day downtime caused by shattered spindles.
Real-Time Visibility
Management can now view the exact production status of any machine from their smartphones, anywhere in the world.
The Challenge
An automotive parts manufacturer operating 30 high-speed CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machines had zero visibility into their factory floor performance.
Management only found out a machine was broken when the daily production quota was missed. Their maintenance strategy was entirely reactive—waiting for a spindle to shatter before replacing it, which caused 2-3 days of catastrophic downtime per incident. They were manually calculating OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) using paper logs at the end of every shift, a process fraught with human error and "pencil-whipping" by operators trying to hide micro-stops.
Our Technical Solution
Vanavya Tech designed a fully automated Industrial IoT (IIoT) ecosystem that transformed their analog factory into a "Smart Factory."
We did not replace their expensive CNC machines. Instead, we retrofitted them with edge IoT gateways that tap directly into the PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers) via the OPC-UA protocol. This allowed us to extract live telemetry data—spindle RPM, motor temperature, vibration, and exact fault codes—in real-time.
This data is streamed into a custom Vue.js Dashboard displayed on massive 65-inch monitors on the factory floor. Plant managers now have a live, color-coded grid of all 30 machines. More importantly, we applied Machine Learning to the historical vibration data. The system now alerts maintenance teams to replace a spindle bearing *days before* it actually shatters, shifting the factory from reactive to predictive maintenance.
System Architecture
Technical FAQs
How did you extract data from 15-year-old CNC machines?
Legacy machines don't have modern APIs. We utilize edge computing devices (industrial Raspberry Pis or specialized gateways). We write custom Python scripts that speak the native industrial protocols (like OPC-UA, Modbus, or MTConnect) to poll the PLC registers directly, translating that raw hexadecimal data into clean JSON format before sending it to the cloud.
Why use Vue.js for the dashboard instead of standard reporting software?
Factory dashboards need to update instantly without refreshing the page, and they run 24/7 on large monitors. Standard BI tools (like Tableau) are too slow for real-time telemetry. We used Vue.js combined with WebSockets to push live sensor updates to the browser instantly, ensuring the dashboard never freezes or requires a manual refresh.