PULSE – ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEM

OCTO and Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence (HMI) collaborated to create a major shift in the metrology industry and open new revenue channels for years to come. Designing a complex IoT system to monitor the environment surrounding a coordinate measurement machine (CMM) required seamless integration and coordination between hardware, software, industrial design, mechanical engineering, and interaction design. Our systems approach to this complex problem resulted in a completely new experience for interacting with large scale manufacturing equipment systems – further supporting the modern manufacturing floor.

In coordination with Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, OCTO created a completely novel system for collecting data from measurement equipment. A series of small sensors, added to the existing complex hardware, provides critical data for tracking machine performance. Pairing the sensors with an intuitive, user-driven software platform connects the equipment with machine operators and managers.

Complex sensing technology and sophisticated metrology are threaded into an interaction experience that enables both operators and managers to fully understand the environment. This simplification of complex technology puts actionable information at the finger tips of those who need it most.

Our interactive interface development prototypes revealed new areas for optimizing the usability of a complex system. Graphics and navigation provide a split audience with a clear hierarchy of data allowing one platform to support different users. This process gave Hexagon a new way of thinking and a new definition for their software applications worldwide.