Akron has implemented a mobile crawler system in all major industries

2024

Implementation of Akron.Kobodchik system at all main production facilities

The Akron Group at its site in Veliky Novgorod has completed the introduction of the Akron. Bypass mobile crawler system, which provides operational monitoring of equipment at work. Akron announced this on July 19, 2024.

All production workshops and divisions of Akron PJSC in Veliky Novgorod are equipped with NFC tags, data collection terminals, connected and successfully operated in the system. During the implementation of the solution, about 3500 NFC tags were installed on the territory of the enterprise. Their use on equipment allows you to reduce the time for bypassing and increase the accuracy of data.

The number of users of the Akron.Bypass application is 900 people. It is designed for operations personnel and allows you to quickly collect, store and process information about the results of equipment inspections. This solution automates data transfer, storage and processing in one system, providing managers with access to operational information and statistics about rounds. The application functions both online and offline, providing continuous access to data.

The specialists of the Department IT carried out a full integration crawler with the module MR of the enterprise's own resource planning system ISA ERP , which made it possible to organize a continuous transparent process: from equipment maintenance and repair planning, to the formation of demand for procurement and maintenance of the production support schedule.

From the side of the production site, we strongly support such digitalization projects. The mobile crawler has already become an integral tool in the daily work of all services of the enterprise. The implemented solution leads to an increase in the efficiency of operation personnel and makes it possible to detect defects in equipment and technical devices in the early stages, which has a positive effect on the results of production, said Mikhail Yaskevich, chief engineer of PJSC Akron.

Akron.Obrozhchik is one of the key projects within the framework of the strategy of digital transformation of the Akron Group's production facilities. For July 2024, we continue to develop additional solutions for mobile rounds in conjunction with the New State University Advanced Engineering School. Such products allow you to get additional business advantages by reducing labor costs and improving control, noted Denis Guzanov, Head of the IT Department of Akron PJSC.

Implementation of a "mobile crawler" in the instrumentation and automation service

PJSC "Akron" in Veliky Novgorod implemented the next stage of the project for the development of the mobile crawler system "Bypass. Instrumentation "in the Instrumentation and Instrumentation service, which provides operational monitoring of equipment in production. The company announced this on March 28, 2024.

Project "Bypass. Instrumentation "was developed by IT specialists together with the Advanced Engineering School (PISH) of Novgorod State University. The project is part of the integration solution for the development of corporate systems, is one of the top IT projects of the Akron Group.

The main goal of the implementation of the system is to speed up and simplify the daily functions of the repair personnel of the instrumentation services for equipment maintenance. The implemented solution provides automation of the transmission of collected data, the ability to store and process it in a single system, as well as operational control and analysis of the current state of the equipment. Also, the company's specialists fully integrated the crawler with the ERP ISA.

The introduction of a mobile crawler into the structure of the repair service will increase the efficiency of decision-making to eliminate equipment defects, and therefore the reliability of the process equipment as a whole, said Sergey Erofeev, chief metrologist of the department for metrology and PCS "PJSC Akron."

The development of a "mobile crawler" is a good example of interaction between specialists from PCH laboratories and employees of our industrial partner Akron. During the development process, a finished product was obtained and important competencies were acquired by our students who were directly involved in the creation of this software product. This is a unique experience for students during the course of training in PISH, noted Sergey Chebotarev, director of PISH NovSU.

2020

Implementation of the "Mobile Crawler" in "Dorogobuzh"

Akron Group, one of the producers of mineral fertilizers in Russia and the world, has introduced a mobile solution for operational monitoring of equipment at its ammonia production in PJSC Dorogobuzh (Smolensk Region). This was announced on September 9, 2020 by Akron. Read more here.

Development of a mobile application for operational monitoring of equipment in ammonia production

On April 2, 2020, it became known that the Akron group, one of the leading producers of mineral fertilizers in Russia and the world, introduced a mobile solution for operational monitoring of equipment at the ammonia production in Veliky Novgorod.

The mobile application for employees of repair and operational services allows you to quickly collect, store and process data based on the results of equipment bypasses and repair tasks for troubleshooting. The solution provides automation of the transmission of collected data, the ability to store and process it in a single system, as well as operational control and analysis of the current state of the equipment. The crawler was fully integrated with the ERP ISA.

The use of NFC tags on equipment has reduced bypass times and improved data reliability. As of April 2, 2020, the number of users of the application is 160 people. Most use Zebra equipment. The application works both online and offline.

The Akron Group continues the digital transformation of its own industries. We pay special attention to solutions that allow you to gain additional business benefits by reducing labor costs and improving control. Such solutions include the Mobile Crawler, which reduced the number of unscheduled equipment outages by almost 10%, said Denis Guzanov, Head of IT Department of Akron PJSC

The application is a joint development of specialists from the Akron IT department and Fingers Media. A pilot project in the production of ammonia in Veliky Novgorod will become the basis for replicating the solution at other production facilities of the Akron Group.