Enterprise manufacturing intelligence Cloud platform ThermalCloud™

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Presentation
ThermalCloud™ is Sopara's predictive maintenance and supervision solution for industrial thermal installations (furnaces, tunnels, infrared systems). It provides continuous monitoring of critical thermal, aerodynamic and energy parameters to detect early drifts, imbalances and electrical anomalies before they impact production.

Main features

• Continuous monitoring of critical thermal and energy parameters.
• Digital multi-site dashboards (furnaces, recipes, countries, group level) centralizing operational visibility.
• Early detection of performance drifts and electrical anomalies.
• Energy consumption tracking and performance benchmarking across sites.
• Analysis based on process recipes for contextualized alerts.
• Data historization and temporal performance comparison.
• Role-based access and differentiated permissions (local plant managers, technical management, Sopara supervision team).
• Ability to connect to third-party solutions (quality control, machine vision) via API/software.
• Progressive enrichment with artificial intelligence to improve anomaly detection and recipe optimization.

Associated services and operational organization

• On-site buffer stock of critical components defined via risk analysis and MTBF (reducing downtime).
• Local intervention capability (level 1): local handling of non-structural incidents, standardized replacement procedures and restart documentation.
• Training and certification of local technicians for level 1 interventions.
• Annual performance and risk audit combining infrared thermography, electrical integrity checks, airflow analysis and thermal homogeneity, plus synthesis report and optimization recommendations.

Escalation protocol

• Level 1: local first-line intervention + telephone assistance based on standard processes. Acknowledgement within 4 hours of request receipt.
• Level 2: remote technical support (Sopara) including dashboard modifications, software interventions and API/PLC integrations.
• Level 3: on-site deployment of Sopara experts for repair of damage; typical response within three days excluding hardware lead times and weekends.

What this changes in practice
Without ThermalCloud™

• Undetected consumption drifts until failure.
• Premature component wear without warning signals.
• Unplanned stoppages, unavailable spare parts, costly emergencies.
• Lack of consolidated visibility and inability to benchmark across sites.

With ThermalCloud™

• Drifts detected upstream: predictive control before failure.
• Sustained reduction of energy consumption across the fleet.
• Mastery and securing of operational risks.
• Structured, planned maintenance with multi-site management from a single dashboard.
• Performance capitalization and continuous improvement via comparative analyses.

Technical characteristics / specifications

• Type: monitoring and predictive maintenance solution for industrial thermal installations.
• Monitored parameters: zone temperatures, zone power, air extraction, airflow, energy consumptions.
• Customizable KPI dashboards and multi-site views.
• Data collection via existing PLCs (broad compatibility with industrial controllers).
• Connectivity: secure VPN option; integration via API/software with PLCs.
• Security & deployment: secure cloud infrastructure (technology partner) with option for fully local architectures for sensitive sectors.
• Data historization and inter-site benchmarking.
• Progressive AI algorithms to refine detection and optimize process recipes over time.
• Associated services: annual thermographic audit, electrical integrity checks, thermal homogeneity analysis, synthesis report.
• Operational organization: on-site critical spare parts stock based on MTBF, level 1 technician training/certification, 3-level escalation protocol (L1/L2/L3).