Klinger Australia
Machine Utilisation Monitoring Without Accessing the PLC
Klinger Australia’s own account of its 2021 Smart Shop Floor rollout describes wireless sensors on nine machines, monitoring uptime and downtime without accessing internal controllers or PLCs. Operator feedback helps explain idle time.
Historical customer account: 2021 rollout
Context
- Klinger’s Western Australian production facility introduced COREIoT Smart Shop Floor in a phased Industry 4.0 rollout.
- Klinger’s published article describes sensors installed on nine machines.
- A separate September 2021 video transcript discusses five monitored work centres; these are distinct source accounts, not a combined installation count.
How they use it
- Wireless sensors mounted on moving parts sense temperature and vibration to record machine uptime and downtime.
- Two 4G IoT gateways relay sensor data to a cloud-based portal accessible to supervisors.
- When a machine becomes idle, an Android tablet prompts the operator to record the reason.
- The article describes ERP integration as a planned third phase in 2021, not a confirmed completed outcome.
What they reported
- Klinger describes connecting machines without accessing their internal controller or PLC.
- Operators record reasons for idle time, helping supervisors respond to downtime.
- The article describes visibility of equipment behaviour to support preventative rather than reactive maintenance; it does not quantify a productivity gain.
Sources
- Klinger Australia begins the shift towards Industry 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
Klinger Australia
Customer-published evidence of the nine-machine sensor rollout, controller-independent monitoring and operator downtime feedback.
- Australian innovation patent 2021103530 — Sensor System (opens in a new tab)
IP Australia
COREIoT Pty Ltd’s Sensor System innovation patent was granted on 4 August 2021. The published specification describes autonomous sensor calibration and determining machine operating state. The register lists Granted, not Certified; grant alone does not establish enforceability. This is evidence of the sensor-system patent, not a claim that the entire Smart Shop Floor platform is patented.
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