Desoutter Industrial Tools Announces New Industrial Smart Hub, CONNECT

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Desoutter Industrial Tools Announces New
Industrial Smart Hub, CONNECT
1888PressRelease - A Desoutter 4.0 Solution-
CONNECT will boost flexibility, up-time, and
productivity on an unprecedented
scale. Desoutter Industrial Tools, supplier of
electric and pneumatic industrial tool solutions,
is unveiling their new Industrial Smart Hub,
CONNECT. CONNECT, a transformational technology,
is a platform which manages all items, actions,
and information related to assembly line
activities and accelerates the Smart Factory
transformation. Industry 4.0 is the current
trend of automation and data exchange in
manufacturing technologies. Industry 4.0 fosters
the smart factory by connecting machines, devices
and sensors so they can communicate with each
other, offering informational transparency, and
allowing for decentralized decisions. CONNECT
offers a single point of connection for
communications between the factory network and up
to 20 cordless tools on the assembly line,
reducing the cost of ownership and simplifying
the ease of use for installations and line
rebalancing. CONNECT can manage the entire
eco-system of one cordless tool, including all
items, actions, and information related to it,
CONNECT also features a high degree of
traceability and data security. The CONNECT is
equipped to offer reliable data acquisition and
processing on a secure and stable platform.
Information is collected and stored in real-time,
but is easily and securely accessible via a web
browser, offering total data traceability. Users
can generate reports with the click of a
button. The entire range of Desoutter Wi-Fi
tools is compatible with CONNECT. CONNECT offers
100 process control reliability. CONNECT
provides the flexibility of dedicated error
proofing accessories, including, stack lights,
socket trays, operator controls, and a remote
user interface. Desoutter Sight enables remote
visualization into important KPIs per
workstation, along with remote access to the
CONNECT menu for on-line adjustment.
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CONNECT is available in two models CONNECT-W
which embeds a wireless access point and can
activate up to 10 Tightening Units, meaning that
up to 10 cordless tools can be connected and
used, and CONNECT-X which requires an external
wireless access point and can activate up to 20
Tightening Units, meaning that up to 20 cordless
tools can be connected and used. Each Desoutter
solution is assigned a Tightening Unit on the
CONNECT platform, which acts as its eco-system
and contains all items, actions, and information
related to it. Each solution can therefore be
customized, programmed, integrated, or reassigned
without the need to reconfigure the whole system.
Equally, a new cordless tool can be added
whenever desired without disrupting the other
tools already running on the line. Each CONNECT
hub provides a single point of connection for
communication between the factory network and up
to 20 tools. It takes 10 seconds to pair a tool
to the CONNECT using RFID technology, which makes
line rebalancing incredibly easy. Using the
Industrial Smart Hub approach, your assembly line
will be free of cables, your workstations will
have more space available, and by having all the
CONNECT units in the same room, there will be no
need to walk from station to station to check
each unit, thereby boosting productivity, stated
Russ Hughes, Product Marketing Manager, North
America at Desoutter Industrial Tools. Hughes
added, CONNECT will revolutionize the way of
working since it enables multi-tool management
with more connectivity and flexibility than
anything weve seen before. CONNECT is a
scalable solutions which allows for upgrades to
workstations as needed. Application-based
customization is a key feature of the new smart
hub, offering a scalable and flexible solution
making CONNECT a future-proof
solution. CONNECT is also fully customizable as
features can be simply activated. Features can be
moved from one Tightening Unit to another in
response to changing production requirements. The
CONNECT hub itself also features a removable
integrated memory that allows data and settings
from one CONEECT to be transferred to another
quickly.
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This level of agility enables customer to
reconfigure their assembly lines within minutes
rather than hours. Another key feature of
CONNECT is its compact size. With a volume of
only one gallon, it is easy to install anywhere
in the plant at the workstation, at the end of
the production line, on the process managers
desk, or even in the server room. This not only
frees up production pace, it also offers the
opportunity for improved efficiency. About
Desoutter Industrial Tools Founded in 1914 and
headquartered in France, Desoutter Industrial
Tools is a global leader in electric and
pneumatic assembly tools serving a wide range of
assembly and manufacturing operations, including
Aerospace, Automotive, Light and Heavy Vehicles,
Off-Road, General Industry. Desoutter offers a
comprehensive range of Solutions (tools, service
and projects) to meet the specific demands of
local and global customers in over 170 countries.
The company designs, develops and delivers
innovative quality industrial tool solutions,
including air and electric Screwdrivers, Advanced
Assembly Tools, Advance Drilling Units, Air
motors and Torque Measurement Systems. Contact R
uss Hughes Product Marketing Manager Desoutter
Industrial Tools 1800 Overview Drive Rock Hill,
SC 29730 888-298-2905 russ.hughes ( _at_ )
desouttertools dot com http//www.desouttertools.
com