From 350 to 650 Tons: Doubling Output Without New Machines.
A leading Egyptian cable manufacturer transformed its 20-year-old extrusion lines into a fully data-driven production environment, unlocking 85% more production capacity in just 4 months.
A Factory Running Blind
Despite strong market demand, this manufacturer was constrained at a production ceiling of 350 tons per month. Critical production data was locked inside 20+ year-old legacy PLCs and fragmented SCADA systems—turning daily operations into a “black box.”
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Zero Real-Time Visibility
No live monitoring of extrusion speed, tension, or die pressure across the production lines.
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Manual Reporting Chaos
Handwritten logbooks made it impossible to trace bottlenecks or stabilize cycle times.
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Reactive Maintenance
Motors and pullers degraded silently until sudden, costly line stoppages occurred.
"09:00 - Started extrusion. Speed approx 40m/min."
"11:30 - Stopped. Motor hot. Waiting for maintenance."
"14:00 - Restarted. Scrap generated due to uneven cooling."
[ SYSTEM NOTE: DATA UNAVAILABLE FOR SHIFT ANALYSIS ]
Non-Invasive Industrial Intelligence
Connecting Legacy PLCs
Integrated analog sensors and legacy PLCs without stopping production. Normalized fragmented data points (speed, torque, temperature) into a unified model.
Real-Time Control
Replaced manual logs with live dashboards tracking cycle time stability and wire diameter deviation. Decision-making shifted to real-time.
Bottleneck Detection
Automatically detected hidden constraints, such as synchronization delays between pullers and cutters, enabling immediate correction.
Before vs. After Niotek
| Metric | Before Niotek | After Niotek | Impact |
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| Monthly Production | 350 tons | 650 tons | +85% Increase |
| Material Scrap | Baseline | 40% Reduction | Less Waste |
| Cycle Stability | Variable | Stable | Higher Consistency |
| OEE | Limited | Audit-ready | Actionable Insight |
Technical Spotlight
Legacy Integration
Seamless ingestion from 20-year-old industrial controllers without production downtime.
High-Frequency Analytics
Real-time monitoring of extrusion parameters (temp, tension) enables immediate detection of micro-stoppages.
Future-Ready Architecture
Prepared for Digital Twin simulation and predictive maintenance expansion without re-architecting.
Unlock Your Factory’s Hidden Capacity.
Nearly double your output through software and process intelligence alone.