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Unifying over 100 machines with live data in a Unified Namespace (UNS)

Posted by Janice Colmer on Jun 10, 2025 3:01:43 PM

New case study demonstrates how you can overcome outdated reporting systems and the challenge of getting live data from legacy equipment.

Are manual processes and human errors limiting your visibility and insights into your production performance? Are you dealing with a variety of machines with different control hardware for each?

Moriroku® Technology North America (MTNA) was facing all those challenges and decided it was time for a digital transformation initiative to enhance resilience, efficiency, and competitiveness.

See what they learned along the way, and how their "start small" philosophy resulted in huge gains.

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Moriroku Technology North America (MTNA), a Tier 1 automotive supplier operating four plants in the U.S. and Canada, faced a common manufacturing challenge: outdated reporting systems that lacked real-time data from hundreds of diverse machines. Manual processes relied on operators for end-of-line updates that resulted in delayed insights, human errors, and limited visibility into production performance.

To tackle this challenge, MTNA knew they wanted to move from manual, error-prone updates to live updates in a Unified Namespace (UNS), which would help them streamline decision-making, boost efficiency, and minimize downtime. They also needed a way to leverage their existing digital infrastructure with their new SCADA platform, Ignition® by Inductive Automation®.

In this new case study, find out how MTNA created a scalable, straightforward solution using Opto 22's groov RIO.

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Topics: Case studies, Ignition, groov RIO, digital transformation, smart manufacturing

Written by Janice Colmer

Janice has worked at Opto 22 for nearly 20 years and is part of the marketing team that strives to share new and relevant content with the automation industry. She enjoys books, camping, country music, and spending time with family and friends.
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