Challenge
Irrigation Automation Company needed a way to visualize and control real-time data to improve efficiency and performance of pivots out in the field, while allowing farmers the ability to communicate via a mobile device, iPad or iPhone. They searched for a complete software package that provided the necessary connectivity, communications, report generation, and graphic displays all-in-one.
Solution
Irrigation Automation Company chose FactoryStudio; providing them the flexibility and control for managing communications with the PLC, real-time alarms & alerts, built-in SQL data-logging, ability to create needed complex animations & scripts, using Microsoft .NET development tools and allowed the application to run natively on iOS supporting iPhones and iPads.
Results
A rich operator experience and functionality that helped Irrigation Automation Company differentiate themselves from the competition, while providing improved efficiency of water/chemicals usage, and significantly less pivot systems downtime.