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Intel saves a bomb on Internet of Things

by on02 October 2014



Testing in its own factories

The Internet of Things has been saving a Intel a bomb in its plant in Penang in Malaysia. Intel, which makes chips for IoT gateways said it had to provide manufactures with proof that they could save cash, so they tried it out.

Intel Asia-Pacific sales director Philip Cronin said it ran a collaborative pilot project using IoT technology in which Intel generated US$9 million in cost savings at its plant in Penang, Malaysia. 

CPU tester modules in a semiconductor manufacturing line at the plant were retrofitted with sensors. They then sent data to Mitsubishi Electric C Controller gateway devices powered by Intel Atom chips. After some filtering, the data were then processed using software from Revolution Analytics.

Putting the data results into practice resulted in a reduction in component failures, increased equipment uptime and productivity, according to Intel. Mitsubishi said the approach can also reduce energy costs at manufacturing facilities.

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