CASE STUDY | BID GROUP
BID Group Technologies Ltd. (BID) is a global leader in transformational wood processing technologies and integrated solutions that offers an end-to-end Internet of Things (IoT) platform for customers to gain real-time visibility analytics into the health of their machines, the quality of raw materials, and the continual flow across all stages of their operations.
BID Group Creates Digitally Enabled, Connected Sawmill Facilities
BID turned to Opticca to develop a monitoring and productivity solution leveraging Opticca's flexible, enterprise-grade Rapid IoT (RIoT) Cloud Platform built on Microsoft Azure
If anyone knows the value of collaboration, it’s BID Group. With more than 35 years of experience, BID is one of the largest integrated suppliers of innovative turnkey solutions to the wood processing industry. BID Group delivers a complete range of customer-focused engineering, innovative equipment, digital technologies, turnkey installations, and aftermarket services. From single to multiple production lines, BID provides its valued customers smart equipment and connected factories.
BID saw the opportunity to disrupt the status quo—but that wouldn’t come without addressing the longstanding challenges.
BID wanted to tackle fundamental, industry-wide challenges head on
Knowing that every sawmill has a unique way of measuring productivity and addressing challenges such as unplanned downtime, productivity loss, and quality control, BID needed a flexible solution to accommodate diverse customer requirements.
BID’s transformation took off with the right partners in place
Recognizing the potential of cloud connectivity and IoT to pave the way for digital transformation, BID set out to modernize industry operations and provide the best experience for their customers. BID engaged Opticca to develop a new customer offering that would allow users visibility into production and asset health and make intelligent decisions based on real-time data.
BID set out to modernize industry operations and provide the best experience for their customers.
BID leveraged Opticca’s Rapid IoT (RIoT) Platform to go to market with an improved customer offering
RIoT is an Azure cloud-based IoT platform-as-a-service (PaaS) providing a customizable set of ready-to-use features that significantly speed up the development of applications for connected devices and manages scalability and cross-device compatibility.
Features
- Supports integration with almost any connected device and blends in with third-party applications used by the device
- Data collection, device management, configuration management, messaging
- Custom reporting, dashboards, analytics, alerting, open API
With RIoT enabled, BID was able to move from a reactive to a preventive and proactive service and maintenance approach, driving unprecedented reliability on the equipment. BID was able to quickly provide connectivity to its customer facilities. The initial implementation drove incredible results, including double-digit OEE improvement. BID was ready to take its proven approach and scale with substantial speed.
BID remained true to their values
BID has undergone a significant digital transformation, both internally and in the services offered to customers. And with plans to build brand new plants, provide remote monitoring, and create customer-centric service experiences, there is undoubtedly no shortage of opportunities to expand upon with new technologies.
To further expand their digital transformation journey, BID is eager to leverage their technology achievements to step ahead of the competition.
By better supporting both their customers and internal teams through digital transformation, BID has set the foundation for continuing to deliver exceptional results in record time. These are disruptions that will fundamentally change not only their business, but the wood processing industry at large—and BID couldn’t be more ready for the challenge.
