# Optimizing machine performance and power consumption with OptiPeople Data Platform at Steel Products

> Steel Products links stop causes, items and power data on each machine, so it can see idle time and how much energy goes into every produced item.

URL: https://optipeople.com/blog/optimizing-machine-performance-and-power-consumption-with-opticloud-at-steel-products

OptiPeople Team, 2024-11-28

## At a glance

Steel Products uses OptiPeople Data Platform to improve visibility into machine performance while also tracking power consumption per produced item.

## How OptiPeople Data Platform is used

Operators play an important role in the setup by logging downtime reasons on multiple machines and helping maintain data accuracy.

Operators also select the item being produced, which links machine data to the specific production task being run.

That makes it possible to analyze:

- idle time
- trends in production data tied to specific items
- energy usage per produced item

Power consumption data is collected from connected machines, creating a more detailed view of operational and energy performance over time.

## The result

The setup gives Steel Products a stronger basis for:

- monitoring machine performance
- improving data quality
- understanding item-level production behavior
- tracking energy usage in relation to output

Jacob Schrøder Nørgaard  
Project Engineer, Steel Products