FACTORY MANAGEMENT | INDUSTRY 4.0
Right: Piovan continues to add features to its Winfactory supervisory software system
even generate proactive signals in case of certain thresholds being exceeded.” KDS is preparing a White Paper on
Poly.ERP, which discusses machine connectivity initiatives at a client’s plastics compounding operation. Some highlights are presented in the follow-on story on the next page. Among ancillary suppliers, Piovan
Group says it continues to extend the range of
solution developed specifically for compounding operations. KDS says that with its integrated database and its consistent processes through all compounding business areas,
Poly.ERP provides the fundamentals of an industry 4.0 architecture. Introduced around 10 years ago, it is now used by more than 20 compounders around the world.
Streamlining systems KDS says
Poly.ERP is designed for the individual ERP and MES (Manufacturing Execution System) processes of compounders, recyclers and masterbatchers.
Poly.MES is the dedicated MES for companies that already have a corporate ERP system in place, but are still seeking to streamline their compounding production and operations specific processes at a plant level. It fully integrates with the corporate ERP to allow for seamless end-to-end processes and reporting. Oliver McKenzie, CEO at KDS, says a central
target of Industry 4.0 is the integration and optimisation of production and quality processes. “But how is it possible to easily and flexibly manage the large heterogeneity of machines, interfaces, and data, if the relevant data must be retrieved and integrated from numerous source systems?” Answering his own question, he says the first necessary step is the consolidation of data. “Poly. ERP offers functionality to manage all relevant machine data in a structured way and supplies that data just in time. With production release, the material formulation, mixture settings and machine parameters are handed over to the control level. With the start of production, the data gets activated on the several machines. If changes of parameters are performed during production, the changes are reported to
Poly.ERP and therefore available for analyses and future knowledge on parameterisation. “Furthermore, the Poly.MIS Management
Information System offers the possibility to consolidate the process data and to link them to testing results of the quality assurance module or
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features offered by its Winfactory 4.0 supervision software for the digital factory. This software also includes a module for monitoring energy efficiency and a module to monitor cooling solutions developed by the company’s Aquatech business.
Material tracking Starting with the premise that data context integration and digital interconnection throughout the process are the guidelines of Industry 4.0, Piovan says it has developed a new material tracking system (MTS). This consists of a terminal capable of reading barcodes for the identification of users and materials and an associated raw material management app. The system enables optimisation of storage of materials and identifi- cation of the flow of different batches from the initial phase to the finished product. Piovan says that typical Winfactory 4.0 supervi- sion functions can now also be combined with a wide array of new ones to create tailor-made systems. These new characteristics include in- creased control of the production process via the material traceability system; interactive manuals of every machine available on-line; flexible and secure access control; state-of-the-art analysis tools; integrated management; communication and data exchange with WebService for on-line data exchange with the customer’s MES, ERP or supervision systems; and energy use optimisation tools. The last of these is provided through Piovan’s Winenergy module, which can be applied to all the customer’s electrical loads, monitoring and analysing energy consumption and capturing data related to electricity used, thermal energy, flow rate of fluids and gases, and temperature.
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