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title: "From 350 to 650 Tons: Doubling Output Without New Machines"
description: "Learn how a leading cable manufacturer increased production by 85% and reduced scrap by 40% using Niotek's HORUS Insight."
url: "https://niotek.net/en/case-study/cable-manufacturing-enhanced-production"
language: "en"
---

CABLES & WIRES • BROWNFIELD MODERNIZATION # From 350 to 650 Tons: Doubling Output Without New Machines.

A leading Egyptian cable manufacturer transformed its 20-year-old extrusion lines into a fully data-driven production environment, unlocking 85% more production capacity in just 4 months.

+85%

Production Increase

4 Months

Time-to-Value

ZERO

New Machines

-40%

Scrap Reduction

## A Factory Running Blind

Despite strong market demand, this manufacturer was constrained at a production ceiling of 350 tons per month. Critical production data was locked inside 20+ year-old legacy PLCs and fragmented SCADA systems—turning daily operations into a “black box.”

- #### Zero Real-Time Visibility

No live monitoring of extrusion speed, tension, or die pressure across the production lines.
- #### Manual Reporting Chaos

Handwritten logbooks made it impossible to trace bottlenecks or stabilize cycle times.
- #### Reactive Maintenance

Motors and pullers degraded silently until sudden, costly line stoppages occurred.

ERROR\_LOG.TXT

PRODUCTION LOG - LINE 2 MANUAL ENTRY

"09:00 - Started extrusion. Speed approx 40m/min."

"11:30 - Stopped. Motor hot. Waiting for maintenance."

"14:00 - Restarted. Scrap generated due to uneven cooling."

\[ SYSTEM NOTE: DATA UNAVAILABLE FOR SHIFT ANALYSIS \]

THE SOLUTION## Non-Invasive Industrial Intelligence

### Connecting Legacy PLCs

Integrated analog sensors and legacy PLCs without stopping production. Normalized fragmented data points (speed, torque, temperature) into a unified model.

// Device Integration

### Real-Time Control

Replaced manual logs with live dashboards tracking cycle time stability and wire diameter deviation. Decision-making shifted to real-time.

// Real-time Analytics

### Bottleneck Detection

Automatically detected hidden constraints, such as synchronization delays between pullers and cutters, enabling immediate correction.

// Quality Control

## Before vs. After Niotek

Metric Before Niotek After Niotek Impact Monthly Production 350 tons 650 tons +85% Increase Material Scrap Baseline 40% Reduction Less Waste Cycle Stability Variable Stable Higher Consistency OEE Limited Audit-ready Actionable Insight

// Technical Specifications

## Technical Spotlight

#### Legacy Integration

Seamless ingestion from 20-year-old industrial controllers without production downtime.

#### High-Frequency Analytics

Real-time monitoring of extrusion parameters (temp, tension) enables immediate detection of micro-stoppages.

#### Future-Ready Architecture

Prepared for Digital Twin simulation and predictive maintenance expansion without re-architecting.

CTA\_PROMPT.SYS

"WE DIDN'T NEED NEW MACHINES. WE JUST NEEDED TO LISTEN TO THEM."

## Unlock Your Factory’s Hidden Capacity.

Nearly double your output through software and process intelligence alone.