By Gant Redmon
In this edition of the Elemental Machines’ Partner Post, we welcome Hopara as a premier integrations partner, which will enable customers to enhance asset utilization and better predict and prevent downtime by monitoring and visualizing all their lab devices in the context of a navigable floorplan.
In the age of Industry 4.0, companies are amassing vast amounts of data, particularly through IoT sensors, and traditional tools are struggling to handle the volume and complexity of data. An excellent solution to this problem is an Agile Digital Twin from Hopara, which acts like a virtual sentinel, watching over lab operations in real-time. With this digital twin solution, organizations can efficiently visualize their data in the context of a floor plan in a manner akin to Google Maps, while also connecting to multiple real-time databases and enhancing user experience to boost data utilization in daily tasks.
Hopara’s Agile Digital Twins are digital representations of physical objects or analog processes that can seamlessly connect to real-time operating data from Elemental Machines’ IoT sensors, all within an engaging and user-friendly environment. These are delivered at a fraction of the time and cost typically associated with full-scale digital twins.
The combination of Hopara and Elemental Machines software allows users to see real-time alerts, status, and availability of all equipment in context. Furthermore, with the ability to drill down for more detail on-demand, Hopara’s visualization layer users will benefit by:
- Interacting with facilities in a totally new way
- Navigate swiftly from the highest level of abstraction, such as individual labs or floors to more granular details of a specific instrument with advanced drill-down
- Speed and simplify the implementation process with a low-code approach
- Get even more value from the Elemental Machines Platform
Make informed decision-making easier and quicker
The value delivered by Hopara integrated tightly with Elemental Machines is proven through their ability to track data in real-time from IoT-enabled equipment to enhance uptime and availability while reducing costs. By enabling users to make informed decisions based on accurate and timely insights directly from IoT-enabled lab instruments, the combined solution significantly reduces the risk of failure, additional costs, and downtime. Moreover, users can achieve impressive outcomes in a timeframe in an order of magnitude faster than other alternatives, enhancing operational efficiency and productivity.
Monitor and troubleshoot devices
One Lab Manager described the Hopara Agile Digital Twin solution as “crazy fantastic.” He gets alerts in the middle of the night but has to sift through lists to identify what and where the problem is. He wants to see where the device is immediately and understand the issue quickly. Now, the ability to see his devices in the context of a lab floorplan with the ability to drill down for more information (such as “What is the current temperature?” or “When was it last above the temperature threshold?”) offers him the ability to rapidly troubleshoot and solve problems. And most importantly, he gets back to sleep far more quickly with vastly less stress.
Predict and prevent downtime
With Hopara digital twins seamlessly integrated with Elemental Machines’ IoT-enabled equipment monitoring, customers capture real-time data on equipment status and performance, while also gaining an enhanced understanding of usage patterns and trends. This integration not only allows users to filter and identify devices in need of regular maintenance, but also connects historical data to physical assets enabling precise predictive maintenance, troubleshooting, and optimization. By leveraging this comprehensive approach, labs can proactively prevent unplanned downtime, reduce costs, and enhance reliability while continually improving operations based on equipment-specific trends and patterns.
Enhance asset utilization
The instant visibility into instrument status, condition, and location made possible by the combination of Elemental Machines’ equipment monitoring and Hopara’s digital twin solution offers unique real-time insights that help improve asset utilization. The visually appealing presentation focuses on relevant information, advanced drill-down allows for easy data navigation, and identification of equipment- and location-based trends and patterns helps reduce costs by enabling more efficient asset utilization and improved scheduling.
Empower scientists with better data
Science often involves complex protocols requiring a plethora of equipment. In many cases, finding the right instruments and supplies is a challenge. But this is no longer the case with the combined power of Elemental Machines and Hopara. Now, scientists and lab professionals can proceed with ease. This efficiency is driven by the ability to quickly locate and identify available equipment, and reserve it if needed.
“The partnership between Elemental Machines and Hopara makes perfect sense,” explains Gant Redmon, CEO, Hopara. “Elemental Machines collects extremely rich detailed sensor data, and Hopara provides the easiest way on the planet to visualize the Elemental Machines data in the context of a lab floor plan. So, customers can more easily get the desired insights for purposes such as planning, monitoring, scheduling, and troubleshooting. With data collection from Elemental Machines and interactive visualization and actionable insights via Hopara, customers get the best of all worlds.”
Learn more about how Hopara is supercharging the ability to unlock business potential with its Agile Digital Twins.
About the Elemental Machines Partner Post
The Elemental Machines’ Partner Post is a blog series highlighting members of our extensive integrations and partner network. Throughout this series, readers will learn how to make their data work for them and the creative ways that our ecosystem partners can help achieve fully connected lab and manufacturing environments. To learn more about our ecosystem please visit our Partners page.
Gant Redmon has extensive experience building and leading companies in high-growth markets. Gant is CEO of Hopara.io, a data visualization and navigation company spun out of MIT, and creator of the Agile Digital Twin. Previously, he was CEO of Cloud FastPath before its acquisition by Box, Inc. Before that was IBM through its acquisition of Resilient Systems, where he was a part of the original Resilient management team. Gant has a deep knowledge of cloud platforms, data visualization, security, and privacy. In 1997, he was appointed membership on President Clinton’s Export Counsel Subcommittee on Encryption (PECSENC). Gant received his JD from Wake Forest University and his BA from the University of Virginia.