Internet of Things : possibilities in compressor industry
Jokinen, Lauri (2022)
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022051710002
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022051710002
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This thesis was conducted in partnership with Gardner Denver in order to map out the different possibilities of Internet of Things (IoT) in compressors. One of the main question was that is it better to develop IoT or purchase almost ready-made solutions from vendors. Main goal of this thesis was to create greater un-derstanding of IoT and create groundwork for possible future implementations.
The work was done together with customers and sister subsidiaries who gave valuable knowledge about how IoT is currently implemented and what are cus-tomers’ needs and hopes for future implementations. Based on this infor-mation, the research focused on what kind of functionalities and possibilities can be achieved and what kind of challenges they could bring along.
The thesis provided a comprehensive idea of what kind of value that could IoT provides and what would be the viable route to start developing IoT for com-pressors. The value that IoT brings doesn’t show up directly as cash flow. Ra-ther the data that it provides can be used in research and development to cre-ate better product and it also helps customers to keep their compressors main-tained and monitored better.
The possibilities that IoT brings out are extensive, but when used in singular devices its purpose fades away. IoT helps to maintain larger fleet of devices and plan maintenances. When there are different IoT applications for com-pressors, pumps and other devices on the same site or vessel, IoT might only complicate the maintaining.
The work was done together with customers and sister subsidiaries who gave valuable knowledge about how IoT is currently implemented and what are cus-tomers’ needs and hopes for future implementations. Based on this infor-mation, the research focused on what kind of functionalities and possibilities can be achieved and what kind of challenges they could bring along.
The thesis provided a comprehensive idea of what kind of value that could IoT provides and what would be the viable route to start developing IoT for com-pressors. The value that IoT brings doesn’t show up directly as cash flow. Ra-ther the data that it provides can be used in research and development to cre-ate better product and it also helps customers to keep their compressors main-tained and monitored better.
The possibilities that IoT brings out are extensive, but when used in singular devices its purpose fades away. IoT helps to maintain larger fleet of devices and plan maintenances. When there are different IoT applications for com-pressors, pumps and other devices on the same site or vessel, IoT might only complicate the maintaining.