Automotive & Mobility

Process flow and quality consistency,
controlled with data

Equipment and energy data scattered across press, body, paint and assembly lines is connected through an ontology, and an AI agent catches early signs first and explains the cause. From rotating-equipment predictive maintenance to per-line power analysis and output-linked energy intensity.

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These are the problems on
automotive and mobility sites today

  • One process shakes the whole line
  • Press, body, paint and assembly are coupled end to end
  • A single machine stops the whole line
  • High power and fine control at once
  • High-power equipment shares the line
  • Fine control runs on that same line
  • Tuning one side makes the other unstable
  • Equipment, energy and output stay apart
  • Electrification demands all three together
  • Quality standards keep tightening
  • The data sits in separate systems
  • Nothing connects across those systems
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This is how
Refinery solves it

  1. Vibration-based predictive maintenance for motors and rotating equipment

    Problem
    Rotating-equipment anomalies confirmed only after a stoppage
    Approach
    An AI agent reads anomalies in vibration and current trends to catch early signs, and proposes both the likely cause and the next action with the history behind it.
    Outcome
    Less equipment downtime and steadier production
  2. Power usage patterns by line

    Problem
    Different power draw line to line, with no way to explain it
    Approach
    Lines, processes and assets are connected through an ontology, so each signal is given meaning — which asset it belongs to and what it measures — and power use can be compared on equal terms.
    Outcome
    Lower energy cost and inefficient processes identified
  3. Demand-based compressed air control

    Problem
    Air compressors running regardless of actual demand
    Approach
    Power draw and operating patterns are read so a VSD matches supply to demand, with inspection cycles and fault diagnosis managed alongside.
    Outcome
    Minimal energy waste and better operating efficiency
  4. Energy intensity tied to output

    Problem
    No structure for seeing efficiency against production
    Approach
    Production records and energy use are linked to derive energy intensity by line and vehicle model automatically.
    Outcome
    Efficiency made visible against output, cost structure improved
  5. Ambient conditions and quality impact

    Problem
    Causes of quality issues recorded in separate systems and hard to retrace
    Approach
    Temperature, humidity, equipment state and quality results are joined on one timeline to trace the cause.
    Outcome
    Less quality variance and better process conditions

How it fits together

How field data gains meaning and turns into a decision.

Site
  • Presses
  • paint
  • assembly equipment
  • motors
  • vibration sensors
Connect
  • SCADA
  • PLC
  • MES
  • Modbus TCP⁠/⁠IP
  • RS-485
  • OPC UA
Refinery
  • Ontology
  • AI agent
  • rules and automation
Use
  • Line dashboard
  • predictive maintenance alerts
  • quality traceability

Where MES or PLC already exists, a layer sits on top of itand integrates bidirectionally rather than replacing it.Where none exists, collection is built from the ground up.

Systems we connect to

The systems and protocolscommonly used on automotive sites.

SCADAPLCMESERPModbus TCP⁠/⁠IPRS-485OPC UALTE

Systems not listed here can still be connectedover standard protocols and APIs.Get in touch and we will walk through it.

What you gain

Benefits across operations, engineering and management.

Less equipment downtime

Anomalies are caught early in rotating-equipment vibration, keeping production steady.

Lower energy cost

Power patterns are compared line by line to identify inefficient processes.

Better cost structure

Efficiency against output is put into numbers.

Less quality variance

Ambient conditions and quality results are joined to tune process settings.

The Refinery team will work with you to find
the answer that fits your automotive operation.

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