Machine manufacturers are increasingly trying to set themselves apart from other providers by offering their customers added value. The ability to quickly check machine status and performance is becoming increasingly important in the context of digitalization. However, implementing a secure and reliable solution that provides cloud-based dashboards, alarms and reports from machines at different production sites around the world is a major challenge. This is because such an undertaking is often technically too complex, time-consuming and costly.

Live KPIs for Ewon Flexy users
With eCatcher Mobile KPIs, users of Ewon Flexy products are provided with machine KPIs virtually free of charge. The app is a new end-to-end encrypted solution from HMS that displays live machine KPIs directly on users' mobile devices.

The solution is based on the eCatcher software, which establishes secure remote connections to machines equipped with Ewon devices via the Talk2M cloud service. HMS has now updated the mobile version for iOS and Android - eCatcher Mobile - to enable the display of live metrics for machines equipped with Ewon Flexy. Ewon users will find their way around the app immediately, as this function is already available in the free browser-based web portal M2Web.

Users can define up to six key figures by selecting the desired machine variables from a list in the Flexy connected to the machine. All KPIs can be set to trigger alarms. After a few configuration clicks, the user receives a live view of the selected KPIs. This enables immediate monitoring of machine status and performance - from any location, with minimal time and cost.

Users can see active KPI alarms and their urgency. The alarms are easy to identify and are displayed with an intuitive color scheme depending on the alarm status and urgency. If a machine reports a critical alarm, the user can immediately establish a remote VPN connection to the machine via Talk2M, enabling rapid intervention.

"With live metrics from eCatcher Mobile, users have a new tool at their disposal to avoid production downtime and improve operational efficiency. With this, HMS offers an easy-to-implement remote monitoring solution that machine builders can use to start their digitalization journey," says Emeline Brouillard, Ewon Product Manager at HMS.

F Machine builders and end users
eCatcher Mobile KPIs is not only an easy way for machine builders to monitor machine KPIs, but also a practical tool for anyone working in the relevant plant where the machine is located. With eCatcher Mobile KPIs, the machine builder can provide the end user or his system integrator with a user-friendly monitoring tool for the machines in a plant. as