{"id":5488,"date":"2019-03-05T10:49:26","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T10:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigmatechnology.se\/pressrelease\/micropower-chooses-sigma-to-develop-predictive-maintenance-solution\/"},"modified":"2022-08-02T15:57:51","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T15:57:51","slug":"micropower-chooses-sigma-to-develop-predictive-maintenance-solution","status":"publish","type":"pressrelease","link":"https:\/\/sigmatechnology.com\/pressrelease\/micropower-chooses-sigma-to-develop-predictive-maintenance-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"Micropower chooses Sigma to Develop Predictive Maintenance Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the increased usage of battery units in vehicles and equipment, their producers and operators face the growing number of customer support requests. Smart technology and information systems can minimize customer support efforts for battery chargers and power supply operations. Micropower Group chooses Sigma Technology for the development of its customer support solution.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Micropower Group in V\u00e4xj\u00f6 develops and manufactures advanced battery chargers and modular lithium-ion battery units for industrial vehicles, trucks, and material handling equipment. The battery technology moves into high gear, and Micropower Group sees increased demand for powerful battery and charger solutions on the market. In October 2018, the Swedish business magazine Veckans Aff\u00e4rer and Bisnode AB named Micropower ED Marketing AB as a Super Company 2018 (Superf\u00f6retag 2018 in Swedish).<\/p>\n

Growth sets demands on innovation<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201dIf we can simplify the installation, service, and customer support of our products, we can create more value for both our retailers, clients, and the end user of our products,\u201d<\/em> says Torbj\u00f6rn Gustafsson, CEO of Micropower Group.<\/p>\n

The business growth gives Micropower Group the opportunity to provide innovative product development and effective support to their customers, and thereby further strengthen the Micropower Group brand. To achieve this, Micropower Group chose to work with the latest technologies and decided to implement predictive maintenance principles in cooperation with Sigma Technology.<\/p>\n

Predictive maintenance is important for companies that choose to operate in a more time- and cost-efficient manner. It prevents problems instead of troubleshooting and repair. Predictive maintenance also gives a great opportunity to plan and perform maintenance and repairs at the right time.<\/p>\n

Sigma Technology\u00b4s solutions support the development<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sigma Technology is one of the leading actors in the Swedish market for predictive maintenance. The maintenance concept and methodology are handled in the DocFactory platform, which has been developed for over a decade together with leading scientists in Sweden.<\/p>\n

DocFactory and IoT allow machines, products, and functions to be serviced in the most effective way from the cost and operational perspectives. This means that machines, for example, will report when they need attention and thus maximize the uptime (operating time) for the lowest possible service cost. In addition, the operator would get the exactly right instructions to make relevant repairs.<\/p>\n

Micropower\u2019s cloud-based IoT system GET<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Micropower Group\u2019s technical solution is called GET and aims to provide users with the right information in a simple, effective, and intelligent way. This is done through the following IoT concept:<\/p>\n