FACTORY MANAGEMENT | INDUSTRY 4.0
EasyTrace from KraussMaffei collects all relevant production data and transmits it to customer- specific systems for evaluation
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the Smart Machine Features’ maintenance function, wherein the operator or maintenance manager gets an overview of the maintenance status of the extrusion system,” says Schmudde. “This supports spare parts ordering and maintenance planning to avoid unnecessary downtimes.” Development of Coperion’s Industry 4.0
platform C-Beyond also continues at full speed, says Schmudde, adding that first applications of the new product portfolio will be announced soon. “It will give customers much deeper insight into their data and provides visualisations for data- based decision-making,” he says.
Open platforms Coperion’s new control systems are equipped with OPC 40084 interfaces. These are uniform standard interfaces based on OPC UA (Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture) for extruder communication with higher ranking manufacturing execution systems. OPC UA is a platform-inde- pendent interoperability standard, providing secure and reliable data exchange in the field of industrial automation. The OPC 40084 specification was jointly established by the European plastics
Below: Coperion’s latest extruder control includes smart support programs with intelligent diagnosis and monitoring functions that contribute to increased productivity and machine availability
and rubber machinery industry association Euromap, the German mechanical engineering industry association VDMA, and leading machinery manufacturers. Leistritz says its control systems have been
linked up for a wide range of applications since the beginning of its work on Industry 4.0. For example, process data is recorded both locally and globally, compounders have the option to connect the system directly with their infrastructure, and remote access to the system control is available via Smart Monitoring. OPC UA will forge a link between the IP-based IT world and a compounder’s extrusion line, says the company. “Interfaces, gateways and the accompa- nying loss of information will soon be a thing of the past, as all the data of the production process will be transferred via a single protocol – whether inside a machine, between machines, or between a machine and a database in the cloud,” the company says. Leistritz is a member of the VDMA working group and is involved in defining the standard for extruder-specific interfaces.
Creating transparency KraussMaffei has developed easyTrace, a cross- platform system that gathers all relevant produc- tion data in plastics processing and transfers it to the specific customer systems for evaluation, whether from the extruder, injection moulding machine, automation, or peripherals. “EasyTrace acts as a central data hub between the individual levels of production, creates more transparency over the entire value chain and supports quality assurance,” claims the company. “Making all data available together for
evaluation—for example by an MES system—is essential, particularly in the age of Industry 4.0,”
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