Manufacturing Big Data Use Cases The digital revolution has transformed the manufacturing industry. Manufacturers are now finding new ways to harness all the data they generate to improve operational efficiency, streamline business processes, and uncover valuable insights that will drive profits and growth. Predictive Maintenance Big data can help predict equipment failure. Potential issues can be discovered by analyzing both structured data (equipment year, make, and model) and multistructured data (log entries, sensor data, error messages, engine temperature, and other factors). With this data, manufacturers can maximize parts and equipment uptime and deploy maintenance more cost effectively. This data can be used to predict more than just equipment failure. For many manufacturing processes, it’s also important to predict the remaining optimal life of systems and components to ensure that they perform within specifications. Falling out of tolerance—even if nothing is broken—can be
