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Aiming to ease remote access adoption

OpX Leadership Network paints a more receptible picture of remote monitoring.

Remote Equipment Access cover
Remote Equipment Access cover

The OpX Leadership Network was born from the belief that while there may not be only one way to do something, a genuinely collaborative approach between CPGs and their OEM and service providing suppliers leads to one solution that is best for business. Remote equipment access is the latest example of two heads working together trumping butting heads.

A shared understanding of the relative pros and cons of industry methodologies regarding remote equipment access benefits both parties who share the same goal: safe and secure remote equipment diagnostics and assistance by the suppliers of current and future operating equipment in CPG manufacturing plants.

“Ensuring a secure remote connection at an acceptable price-point is critical to securing authorization for remote equipment diagnostics for CPGs,” says Rob Dargie of Amway. “This was our primary objective in developing this work product.”

The technologies driving remote access are not new, but when compared to other industries, including finance and healthcare, adoption by CPGs is slow. The distinct and often different needs and goals of the information technology (IT) and operations technology (OT) departments cause most of the hesitancy. Despite this, remote monitoring for predictive maintenance and improved overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) is progressing, but for security reasons, the fear of data breaches and cybersecurity risks means that troubleshooting remotely continues to trail behind.

To help bridge this gap and guide choices about remote equipment access, the OpX Leadership Network’s Remote Equipment Access Solutions Group created a tool: the Remote Equipment Access Best Value Option Analysis.

The document contains descriptions of six of the most predominant industry methodologies enabling remote equipment access:

• Direct VPN

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