ATS Automation introduces new intelligence IIoT platform

CAMBRIDGE, Ont. — ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. unveiled its next-generation factory optimization Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platform at the Automate Trade Show in Chicago (running April 8 to 11).

The factory automation, machine building and design company based in Cambridge, Ont. said Illuminate Manufacturing Intelligence enables agile data-to-decision, in minutes. It uses real-time machine performance data to increase throughput, improve uptime, decrease cost and boost quality on the factory floor.

The scalable, modular and mobile web-based platform works on all manufacturers’ equipment, featuring visual KPIs, business intelligence analytics, and “robust” reporting capabilities, the company said in a press release.

ATS employs 4,300 people at 23 manufacturing facilities and over 50 offices in North America, Europe, Southeast Asia and China.