Production Monitoring

Automatic access to improving OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) with ongoing monitoring of equipment to access and analyze machine data, integrating with ERP or MES systems.

Remote Access

Connect your machines securely to the technicians you need with no matter the location.

Downtime Tracking

Accurate and automated reporting of downtime events, supporting lean manufacturing initiative.

Lifecycle Tracking

Improve predictive maintenance and better machine utilization with user configurable rules and alerts.

Quality Management

Determine quality trends and be enabled to take a proactive approach towards ISO 9000 compliance.

Recipe Management

Track, monitor, and categorize pre-setting machine parameters with one-click machine configuration.

Sustain

Use SUSTAIN to create key data for your ESG reporting, or Energy and CO2 emissions statements.

OPC-UA Edge Connectivity

Integrate with other IOT systems or other data acquisition systems for faster actionable machine insights.

RESTful APIs

Integrate with back-end data systems, including ERP/MES to share machine performance, quality, and job data.

Outbound connections only available via machiNetCloud’s controlled destinations. This creates a high degree of cybersecurity because Amphion will not respond to any inbound connection attempts.

Total encryption of communication channels between Amphion and its destination. A 2048 bit TLS encryption cipher is used to prevent third party data interception

Automatic updates with the latest security features. Because they are connected to the machiNetCloud they are always up to date and if a threat emerges the machiNetCloud team is contacted and updates are dispatched immediately.

How Machine Data and IIoT Are Bridging the Gap Between the Manufacturing Floor and Business Systems

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, August 17, 2023 - Manufacturers have traditionally depended on manual systems and legacy software solutions to handle and coordinate production processes. However, these systems often operate in silos, leading to limited communicatio...

Maximizing IIoT Strategy: Choosing Between Developing or Subscription

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, July 20, 2023 - Our last article discussed how the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) provides a way for manufacturers to better manage and mitigate downtime. As companies explore the possibilities of IIoT, they ultimately face a c...

Reducing Unplanned Downtime: Harnessing the Power of machiNetCloud

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, July 6, 2023 - From lost productivity to missed deadlines and increased costs, managing downtime has become a crucial strategy for maintaining a competitive edge in today's fast-paced industry, where just-in-time production is paramo...

Building a Virtual Fortress Around Your Factory: machiNetCloud's Zero Trust Security and Amphion Devices

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, June 22, 2023 - In today's manufacturing landscape, remote access to machines and automation systems has become essential for efficient operations. However, traditional perimeter security measures are no longer sufficient to protect ...

Unlocking Efficiency and Security: Best Practices for Remote Troubleshooting in IIoT-enabled Manufacturing

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, May 26, 2023 - In today's rapidly evolving manufacturing landscape, remote troubleshooting and security have become critical aspects of operational efficiency and resilience. Manufacturers face the challenge of resolving issues promp...

Improving Production Through Digital Six Sigma and Recipe Management

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, November 10, 2022 - In order to improve productivity and work towards a higher Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE), many manufacturers in injection molding and die casting industries have turned to recipe management as an essential to...

Bring Quality Management to New Levels with Digital Six Sigma

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, August 17, 2022 - A streamlined quality management process not only boosts overall factory effectiveness but as a key metric to improving overall equipment efficiency (OEE), is extremely important to maintaining a competitive advanta...

How to Bring Digital Six Sigma Process to Your Factory to Reduce Downtime

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, July 28, 2022 - What strategies has your factory taken on to reduce the amount of unplanned downtime due to machine issues? From preventative maintenance to redundancy, and even increasing planned downtime to reduce unplanned downtim...

How IIoT is Improving Six Sigma

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, July 15, 2022 - Over the years, Six Sigma practices have created billions of savings for the manufacturing world. Working towards the fundamental goal of creating the most efficient system possible and eliminating waste, Six Sigma pr...

A Better Way to Track Downtime in Manufacturing is Finally Here

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, May 18, 2022 - Avoiding unplanned downtime and minimizing planned downtime is the golden ticket to manufacturing success. Through the years, manufacturers have implemented various strategies to maximize machine utilization and suppor...

Remote Troubleshooting is Less Complex Than You Think

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, April 29, 2022 - Industrial machinery is the lifeblood of manufacturers. As many begin to recover and restart in the next normal, many see it as an opportunity to reimagine a future with increased digitization to create more resilien...

Create a True Path Forward to Improving Your OEE with machiNetCloud

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, April 14, 2022 - When it comes to operation optimization many manufacturers are still left wondering the best ways to move forward. Utilizing spreadsheet and clipboard methods are still commonplace, but unfortunately lacks the detail...

Shibaura Machine Company, America Announces New Digital Services Division to Launch machiNetCloud IIoT Solution

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, April 1, 2022-Shibaura Machine Company, America’s Digital Services Division introduces machiNetCloud to empower customers to build their own smart factories with the power of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).Shibaura Machine ...

2022 New Year, New Initiatives: Message from Shibaura Machine

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, January 4, 2022 Upon reflection, as the COVID pandemic has continued throughout 2021, I am very proud to report our company’s management and employees have transitioned from successfully reacting to the resulting challenges, to proac...

Shibaura Machine Appoints Yoshinori Takano as General Manager of the Injection Molding Division

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL, January 4, 2022-Shibaura Machine Company, America is pleased to announce the promotion of Yoshinori Takano to the position of General Manager of our Injection Molding Division effective immediately.Yoshi brings strong experience in i...