Schuler‘s ‘Digital Suite’ becomes part of Metris

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Under the name ‘Digital Suite’, Schuler has developed numerous successful solutions for networking forming technology in recent years. These applications can now be found on the Metris platform of parent company Andritz, which has also bundled many digital products for monitoring and controlling industrial systems there. This means that operators of Schuler systems now have access to a wider range of products, and in return Schuler solutions such as ‘Track and Trace’ or ‘Intelligent Notifications’ can benefit Andritz customers.

Chief digital officer Rohitashwa Pant, who also holds the position of chief automation officer at Andritz, explained: “With the Schuler solutions, we have succeeded in significantly increasing the productivity and availability of our customers’ plants. Andritz has a lot of experience with its digital products, especially in the areas of artificial intelligence, cyber security and plant autonomy. We therefore complement each other perfectly, and both sides benefit from the joint Metris platform.”

For example, Andritz has created a trustworthy data ecosystem based on Microsoft Cloud for Manufacturing through a cooperation with Microsoft. The Metris Copilot facilitates the detection of anomalies and optimises communication between man and machine. A chat interface provides real-time insights into the machine and thus a well-founded decision-making aid. This helps to increase plant efficiency, product quality and resource utilisation in production.