In the digital data stack, tethering multiple front-end production machines to back-end reporting software in real time is a key step towards implementing AI and the future Smart Factory concept. Food safety and contaminant detector innovator Fortress Technology has unveiled its newest digital reporting feature that aggregates these production interactions and scenarios—Contact 4.0.
Decoupling automated data logging and record keeping from legacy networks, Contact 4.0 utilizes web-based architecture to capture valuable production data from across an entire suite of networked Fortress inspection machines. Creating a centralized repository of live and recorded data that assists food processors to automate QA documentation, Contact 4.0 monitors the performance of equipment, tracks events and documents all potential product risks. It turns potentially massive data streams into tightly monitored operational insight.