Page 66
www.us-
tech.com
September, 2016
Implementing the Internet of Manufacturing: A New Paradigm
By Michael Ford, Senior Marketing Development Manager, Mentor Graphics Corp.
must. A majority of those who are purchasing these systems have started or are about to start projects related to Industry 4.0 and require the level playing field of interconnectivity that the smart factory can provide. Machine vendors of SMT and related equip-
F
ment now have an opportunity to support the Internet of Manufacturing and all the key driv- ers for this technology are in place to take the next step.
Communication Breakthrough The technology to support Industry 4.0 is
based on computer-based decision-making process- es in manufacturing. Existing self-contained auto- mated processes, such as those found in SMT machines, have certainly progressed since being introduced in the 1960s, but have been designed for mass production with little variation. Automated processes must be able to work togeth- er in an environment that is controlled quickly and dynamically by software, and at the same time, maintain efficiency.
Automated processes must be able
to work together in an environment that is controlled quickly and
dynamically by software, and at the same time, maintain efficiency.
Until now, the top-level manufacturing deci-
sions have been made by people — skilled and experienced production managers and engineers
or electronics manufacturing machine ven- dors, the ability to meet Industry 4.0 and smart factory needs is quickly becoming a
who meet and talk regularly to analyze opportu- nities for operational improvement. When ques- tions or grey areas arise, e-mails are sent out,
area of weakness for companies in the electronics manufacturing industry.
Speaking the Same Language Not only is it difficult to get data from produc-
tion machines, but when a connection is made, the differences in the data format and the meaning of the data from each machine make it challenging to derive real value. No existing communication stan- dard exists that is able to define both the way in which data should flow and the data content. This is a critical technological requirement to making many disparate machines work together in a sin- gle environment. Unless the content of what is being communi-
cated is also defined within the standard, data that has little value is simply moved from one place to another. Consider the collection of raw data from SMT
Valor IoT manufacturing hardware for the implementation of OML.
telephone calls are made, and intelligence is gathered to understand the situation and make the best decision. In the Industry 4.0 world these decisions are
made purely by computers, with no need for man- ual investigation or discussion. However, the deci- sions still need to be made quickly and accurately. Industry 4.0 therefore depends on the capabilities and quality of data collection from the entire oper- ation, including all automated and manual processes, supply chain, quality control, and prod- uct flow management. And, as feedback from a recent market survey shows, this is an unfortunate
machines on the shop floor that is collected into a cloud database. More than 80 percent of that data may be useless because no amount of standard analysis is able to determine the context of the data. This is one of the main reasons why older standards such as SECS-GEM and CAM-X have not been successful as they cannot represent the details of actual events that occur in today’s man- ufacturing. As machine processes have developed, the
complexity of events has also increased. Compare the SMT placement machines of today with the models of 20 years ago when these standards were being created. Today we see multi-lane, multi- modular, multi-head technologies in common oper- ation, where there is no simple definition even for whether the machine is running or stopped. The
Continued on next page Tailored To Fit
Huge Savings On Microscope and Video Inspection Systems!
Video Inspection Systems starting at $595
Microscope Systems starting at $350
While
Supplies Last
Take A Closer Look @ email:
sales@aventools.com aventools.com See at SMTAI, Booth 1012 and MD&M Minneapolis, Booth 725 phone: 734-973-0099
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112 |
Page 113 |
Page 114 |
Page 115 |
Page 116