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Struggling to get your modern systems to talk to legacy machines?

Struggling to get your modern systems to talk to legacy machines?

Industrial Equipment & Engineering
March 20, 2024
Dovient Team

Quick Snapshot

Company

Global Heavy Machinery Manufacturer

Workforce

~100 operations and maintenance staff

Time to Deploy

6 weeks (initial rollout), 12 weeks to full operational ROI

Key Results

Achieved unified visibility across legacy and modern machines with zero retrofitting. Cut integration overhead by ~40%. Boosted operational availability by ~18%. 84% of floor staff reported faster resolution times.

A global heavy machinery OEM was under mounting pressure: streamline maintenance, reduce downtime, and modernize their operations across multiple legacy-dominated facilities - without disrupting daily output. Dovient Copilot helped them achieve operational unification across disconnected systems and machines, enabling faster decisions, lower costs, and future-ready performance.

Background

The company produces high-spec industrial equipment used in mining, construction, and energy. Their plants featured a mix of decades-old CNC machines, hydraulic presses, and new robotic welders - each speaking different data languages, many with no digital interface at all. Despite recent ERP upgrades, plant-level visibility remained poor. Data from legacy machines was either undocumented or manually logged. New systems weren't integrated. Maintenance teams juggled between spreadsheets, tribal knowledge, and siloed logs.

40%
Reduction in integration overhead
18%
Boost in operational availability
38%
Faster resolution with SOP access
84%
Staff reported faster resolution times
"Dovient Copilot bridged the gap between our legacy equipment and modern systems without requiring expensive retrofits. Our technicians now have instant access to the knowledge they need, and our operational availability has never been better."
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Plant Operations Director
Global Heavy Machinery Manufacturer

Are you trying to bridge the gap between legacy equipment and modern systems?

Dovient Copilot lets you unify operations without overhauling infrastructure.