Press release submitted on behalf of MiVue® and ACS Group.
MiVue®, New Berlin, Wisconsin, a division of the ACS Group, will be showing new, expanded capabilities for its plant monitoring software for plastics processors at NPE 2024. A summary of what will be shown at the company’s booth (West Hall, Booth W3921) appears below.
Connectivity capabilities to the following auxiliary equipment will be shown, including:
- Accumeter Continuous Loss in Weight Blenders
- BD Gravimetric Batch Blenders
- VacTrac® Plus Conveying Systems
- T50 Central Granulators
- LHE Central Chillers
- GPL Portable Chillers
- Temperature Control Units
- GH Extrusion Control Hopper
- GH-F Gravimetric Additive Feeders
New features and modules that have been recently added to MiVue® will also be shown, including:
- Job Report Module for lot tracking and quality accountability
- Material Usage Module to track manufacturing material assets and cost
- Preventative Maintenance Module to ensure proper maintenance schedules are followed unique for each machine type.
- Overall layout and control improvement based on customer input.
MiVue® digital manufacturing connection kits provide plastics plant managers more insight into their equipment by providing a wealth of robust production data, including material usage. Data-driven understanding of their processes improves plastic processors’ uptime, reduces costs and improves service and maintenance operations.
MiVue’s® cellular router connects injection molding and extrusion machines with auxiliary equipment through secure and encrypted data transmission. Featuring powerful analytics and cloud-based data storage, MiVue® software can be used on any web-enabled device. Users receive text and email alerts to keep processes running smoothly.
Plastics processors who incorporate MiVue® into their operations will reap numerous Industry 4.0 benefits including:
Improved uptime via alerts that allow equipment operators to react quickly to problems, analyze downtime types and reasons, and perform predictive maintenance by using data and analytic tools before problems arise.
Reduced operational costs through expanded process insights that improve quality control, reduce scrap and control material usage by allowing users to set up material lists and generate material usage reports.
MiVue® connection kits can be installed with new equipment, retrofitted with older equipment and incorporated into custom system integration projects.
About MiVue®
For manufacturers who need more wisdom about their processes, MiVue® is a manufacturing insight solution that drives resource optimization. It was designed for manufacturers, by manufacturers.
MiVue® provides real-time condition monitoring of critical manufacturing assets, enabling manufacturers to see inside their equipment and operations. For more information, visit www.mivue.com.
About ACS Group
The ACS Group designs, manufactures, markets and supports one of the most comprehensive lines of auxiliary products. Utilizing our 100 years of expertise, the ACS Group Family of Brands enables our industrial partners to achieve their desired results by providing durable engineered products, services, and sustainable solutions.
The ACS Group maintains an expansive product line, which includes size reduction equipment (granulators and shredders), material conveying equipment, metering and blending devices, heat exchangers (mold temperature controls units and chillers), steam control equipment, drying systems, and presses. These products are marketed under such recognizable brand names as AEC, Sterling, Sterlco, Cumberland, Wabash and Carver.
