Case Study: Industrial IoT

Tea Factory Management System

Modernizing centuries-old tea production with real-time analytics and autonomous IoT infrastructure.

precision_manufacturingPothotuwa Tea Company

The Challenge

Navigating the fog of manual inventory

Pothotuwa Tea Company faced critical operational bottlenecks that limited their global export potential. Legacy systems relied heavily on manual data entry, leading to significant human error and operational opacity.

errorManual inventory tracking causing 12% stock discrepancy.
errorLack of real-time moisture and temperature data during withering stages.
errorDelayed production reporting preventing dynamic supply chain adjustments.

12%

Data Loss

24h

Reporting Lag

Low

Quality Control

High

Manual Effort

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Real-time Sensor Integration

Custom IoT hardware nodes deployed across the withering troughs and drying chambers, streaming temperature, humidity, and airflow data via MQTT.

Centralized Command Center

A sophisticated React-based dashboard providing factory managers with a 360-degree view of the production floor, plus AI-driven predictive alerts for batch anomalies.

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Cloud Infrastructure

Resilient AWS-hosted backend ensuring 99.9% uptime and encrypted global access.

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Automated Inventory

Seamless scanning and digital weighing integration for zero-loss warehouse management.

The Results

Measurable efficiency, undeniable growth

Within six months of implementation, Pothotuwa Tea Company saw a radical shift in their operational performance metrics and bottom-line stability.

+32%

Efficiency Gain

Data Loss

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Think Tank Technologies didn't just build a software platform; they understood the soul of our production. The IoT integration has given us eyes where we were once blind, allowing us to maintain premium quality across every batch.

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Managing Director

Pothotuwa Tea Company

Technical Stack

Engineered for resilience

Built on Modern Standards

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Industrial IoT

ESP32 & MQTT Protocol

javascript

React.js

Frontend Interface

cloud

AWS Cloud

Elastic Infrastructure

database

PostgreSQL

Structured Data Management