Industry 4.0 + IIoT
has become mission-critical for a growing number of operators and AI could provide ways to enhance its capabilities. AI, together with additional monitoring and control systems, has the potential to make liquid cooling systems smarter and more robust by predicting potential failures and managing fluid and components e ectively. This trend should lead to increasing reliability and uptime for high- value hardware and associated data workloads.
can be integrated, oen as prefabricated modular designs, and deployed as units of compute, reducing time-to-token [2] by up to 50%. This approach will be important to achieving e icient gigawatt-scale buildouts for future AI advances. Adaptive, resilient liquid cooling AI workloads and infrastructure have accelerated the adoption of liquid cooling. And conversely, AI can be used to further refine and optimise liquid cooling solutions. Liquid cooling
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References [1] Vertiv™ Frontiers report: https://www.vertiv.com/frontiers
[2] Nvidia defines ‘tokens’ as units of data processed by AI models during training and inference, enabling prediction, generation and reasoning. In data centres – particularly those focused on AI and Large Language Models – Time to First Token (TTFT) measures the latency between when a user submits a prompt and when the AI begins to generate the first character (or token) of its response. It is essentially the ‘reaction time’ of the AI system, and is a critical metric for user experience because it determines whether a chatbot feels instantaneous or sluggish.
Industry 4.0 + IIoT: Products + services
Global SCADA systems for Iochpe-Maxion
South Africa based Adroit Technologies has been appointed by Iochpe-Maxion, parent company of one of the world’s largest wheel manufacturers and producers of structural components in the Americas, as its global SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) partner. The partnership will standardise operational visibility, reliability, and control across 34 manufacturing facilities worldwide. It marks a major milestone in Maxion’s digital transformation strategy to unify data integration, cybersecurity, and performance management across continents. “Since deploying Adroit Technologies’ SCADA solution globally, we have connected 15 plants, giving specialists real-time visibility to improve processes and products,” says Esteban Remecz, Chief Information O icer (CIO) at Iochpe-Maxion. “This is a gamechanger. Having a unified system across sites enables us to accelerate problem-solving, reduce downtime, and improve quality.” Esteban notes that the system allows early detection of process deviations and asset behaviour changes, enabling remedial action before major failures occur. “This proactive approach has significantly reduced unplanned downtime and emergency maintenance costs. The ability to plan production and avoid disruptions is a direct result of the intelligent tools and close collaboration we have developed with Adroit Technologies.” Johan Nieuwenhuizen, Sales Director and co-CEO at Adroit Technologies, says the appointment underscores Adroit’s long- standing reputation as a trusted global partner in industrial automation, SCADA, IIoT, and OT cybersecurity. “We have established our reputation over more than three decades as a partner in industrial digital transformation,” he says. Esteban adds that Maxion’s evolution with SCADA systems had reached a point where “simply collecting data on the shopfloor was no longer enough. We needed a partner who could help us unlock the full potential of that data across all levels of the organisation. Adroit Technologies stood out for the technical capabilities it provides, such as advanced visualisation, security, and integration, as well as its collaborative spirit.” From the start, Adroit Technologies demonstrated a deep understanding of Maxion’s needs and a commitment to building a long-term strategic partnership. “That drive, trust, and alignment
From left: Esteban Remecz, CIO at Iochpe-Maxion, Johan Nieuwenhuizen, Sales Director and co-CEO, Adroit Technologies, Hugo Pienaar, Director of Digital Services, Adroit Technologies. were key in selecting them as our global SCADA partner,” notes Esteban. With over 35 000 licences deployed across six continents, Adroit Technologies has proven its ability to deliver scalable, secure, and future-ready SCADA solutions in complex industrial environments. “Iochpe-Maxion required a global partner capable of unifying diverse systems, ensuring cybersecurity compliance and long-term reliability,” Nieuwenhuizen highlights.
Iochpe-Maxion’s objective was to consolidate multiple heterogeneous control systems into a single, standardised SCADA architecture that delivers real-time and historical data aggregation across its global operations. Adroit Technologies met this requirement through protocol- agnostic integration supporting more than 100 industrial drivers, including OPC UA, MQTT, Modbus, and BACnet. Built around Adroit Technologies’ SCADA solution and the Adroit Edge Gateway soware, the solution enables
Built around Adroit Technologies’ SCADA solution and the Adroit Edge Gateway software, the solution enables data collection, analysis and integration, unifying operational oversight.
data collection and exchange with enterprise MES and ERP systems, unifying information flows and supporting centralised operational oversight. This architecture provides a secure and flexible foundation for advanced analytics, predictive maintenance, and continuous improvement across all plants. “The system provides real-time visibility into plant operations, ensuring everyone is aligned, informed, and empowered to act,” says Esteban. “We have shied from a fragmented and reactive reality to a proactive, integrated mindset that enables real-time monitoring, early deviation detection, and predictive insights. It allows us to understand each bit of data generated by our equipment and processes.”
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