IoT plant monitoring for rotomoulding

A clear view of every arm, cycle, reject and kg of gas.

Built for real roto-moulding operations: connect the machine, arm, mould, material, temperature and quality record in one production view.

RotoSight monitoring hardware
RotoSight monitoring hardware
The problem

Roto moulding runs on guesswork

Most rotomoulders still rely on the operator's eye, a stopwatch and a paper log. The cost shows up later as warped, under-cured or over-cooked parts, and gas you didn't need to burn.

Oven time: fixed ? Air temp inside: ?
01

Cure is a guess

Oven time is fixed, but the air temperature inside the mould is never measured part by part.

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02

Arms run unbalanced

Moulds are loaded by habit, overloading one arm and wasting oven capacity on another.

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03

Scrap found too late

Problems show up at demoulding or at the customer, with no record of what happened in the cycle.

Average used for pricing Real cost: ? Cost per mould
04

No real cost per part

Gas, power and cycle time per mould are unknown, so pricing is based on averages.

RotoSight turns each of these into a number you can see.

What RotoSight does

Every arm, stage and kilo, in one view

Live roto dashboard: every arm and stage with actual vs standard time (sample data).

  1. Process and material recordsConnect the mould, material batch, operator and cycle history for reliable traceability.
  2. Temperature evidenceUse PiatIQ oven and cooling curves beside the machine cycle and quality result.
  3. Live roto dashboardEvery arm and stage (load, heat, cool, unload) with actual vs standard time.
  4. RotoArm weight balancingPlan mould loading so every arm carries a balanced weight before the oven cycle is released.
  5. RotoAuto cut-offsMonitor arm environment temperature, stop oven heating and control cooling fan speed.
  6. RotoPour WeighShow the active mould and master material weight, then stop the pour at the target.
  7. Gas, energy & cost per partGas and power per arm and cycle, turned into a real cost for every mould.
  8. Quality & rejectsDefects per mould and cycle, Pareto of causes, rework tracking.
  9. Andon & alertsDelays and stoppages pushed to the right person by e-mail and chat.
  10. Daily roto reportCycles, output, delays and rejects per machine and shift, every morning.
RotoArm Weight Balancing · case study

Balance the arm before releasing the cycle.

Compare the failed and safe loading examples, then use the measured weight gap and centre-of-mass position to make the run decision.

Rebalance the arm before releaseDo not run
SIDE A SIDE B
Side A
395.0 kg
Side B
263.2 kg

131.8 kg gap · Do not runLimit: 5 kg

Worst balance: do not run

FAIL

Arm 2 carried 395 kg on Side A and 263.2 kg on Side B. The 131.8 kg gap was far above the 5 kg allowed limit.

Side A
395 kg
Side B
263.2 kg
Disc A
60.2 mm
Disc B
3.7 mm
Weight gap
131.8 kg

Uneven loading shifts the centre of mass, increases mechanical stress and makes the cycle unsafe to release.

Good balance: safe to run

PASS

Arm 4 carried 349.3 kg on Side A and 349.7 kg on Side B. The 0.4 kg gap stayed inside the 5 kg limit.

Side A
349.3 kg
Side B
349.7 kg
Disc A
5.5 mm
Disc B
0.7 mm
Weight gap
0.4 kg

Balanced placement keeps both sides close to the pivot, protecting the machine and using the oven capacity properly.

RotoAuto Cutoffs · case study

Cut heat at the right point. Control cooling by temperature.

RotoAuto hardware mounts on each machine arm and monitors the surrounding environment temperature. It signals oven cut-off when the configured temperature and safety conditions are met, then adjusts fan speed during cooling.

RotoAuto on the arm Mould Arm temperatureTime Cut-off target OVEN CUT-OFF Oven ONOven OFF Fan PWM
Illustration: arm-mounted RotoAuto (sample curve)
  1. 01
    Monitor at the armRead the environment temperature from hardware mounted on each arm, without placing the RotoAuto controller inside the mould.
  2. 02
    Cut off the ovenWhen the configured temperature target and safety checks pass, send the oven cut-off signal automatically.
  3. 03
    Manage cooling airflowDuring the cooling stage, adjust PWM fan speed using the measured temperature to keep the cooling profile controlled and repeatable.
RotoPour Weigh · case study

Pour the correct weight into the correct mould.

RotoSight identifies the active arm and mould, shows the approved master weight to the operator, and allows only that amount of raw material. Once the target is reached, the pour stops.

  1. 1
    IdentifySelect the arm and mould currently running.
  2. 2
    WeighCompare the live pour against the approved master weight.
  3. 3
    ControlStop at the limit so over-pouring is not allowed.
01
Recipe ManagerCooking
Weight0.00kg
Target23.00 kg
Tolerance±0.23 kg
Add 20.98 kg moreConfirm material
Master weight shownThe operator sees the target weight for the selected mould before pouring.
02
Recipe ManagerCooking
Weight0.00kg
Target1.45 kg
Tolerance±0.10 kg
PouringConfirm material
Pour within the limitLive weight is monitored while the material is added to the correct mould.
03
Recipe ManagerCooking
Weight0.00kg
Target1.45 kg
Tolerance±0.10 kg
PouringConfirm material
Stop at the correct weightThe system blocks further pouring when the approved limit is reached or exceeded.
How it works

Running in days, not months

1 Machine + PiatIQ RotoSight gateway Dashboards No changes to the machine program

Connect

The RotoSight gateway connects to your machine and simple sensors; PiatIQ loggers go on the arms. No changes to the machine program.

2 LIVE · Arms and cycles Shop floor Office Phone

See

Live dashboards on the shop floor, in the office and on your phone from the first shift: arms, cycles, gas and in-mould temperature.

3 Grey: before · Green: now (sample) Cycle timeGas per partRejects Arms balanced

Improve

Daily reports, alerts and Smart Buddy guidance turn the data into shorter cycles, balanced arms, less gas and fewer rejects.

Pairs withPiatIQ: capture golden oven and cooling samplesUse the golden sample as the temperature and quality reference for every arm, mould and cycle.

RotoSight

See every arm, every cycle, every kilo of gas.