Fred Susi is vice president, Software Business Unit, at Videojet Technologies, where he’s held several senior leadership roles within product management. Prior to his experience at Videojet, Susi held roles in product management, finance and service with Zebra Technologies, Dresser Wayne and Suntronic. He holds an MBA from University of Illinois at Chicago and a BS in Biophysics from University of Illinois-Champaign.
When any element on a production line fails, the entire production line probably goes down, at considerable loss of time and profit. The first thought of the maintenance engineer is, “How soon can I get it back up?” The pain begins when the line goes down and ends when the line recovers full production.
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) allows companies to collect and store seemingly unlimited data. For packaging line managers, project managers and plant managers, this translates to data about their line performance, productivity and line equipment.