For smart factories, a common yet persistent challenge is the coexistence of new and legacy equipment on the same production line, often from different manufacturers. Not only do new machines come with incompatible management systems from various brands, making management difficult and inefficient, but older equipment lacks data acquisition modules, preventing real-time status data collection and integration into the same network as new machines.

Alps System Integration (Dalian) Co., Ltd.'s patented data acquisition device, the intelligent data collector TS-10, captures data externally from equipment, enabling seamless status data collection from legacy machinery in smart factories. Compared to conventional PLC-based data acquisition upgrades—which are costly, require lengthy installation, and demand production downtime—the TS-10 costs only one-third as much as a PLC. Its greatest advantage is its plug-and-play functionality that eliminates the need for production stoppages and allows for reuse. Beyond ease of use, the TS-10 achieves millisecond-level data precision, accurately capturing even brief pauses. Overall, the intelligent data collector TS-10 delivers exceptional performance, empowering smart factories in information collection and analysis.

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