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of the entire chain of industrial operations and to develop insights based on digital data. New technological capabilities are also helping manufacturers gain more value from expenditure on factory automation equipment. A proliferation of miniature, high performance semiconductor sensors alongside pervasive connectedness are creating a deluge of data on machine and process performance. There is now more potential than ever for rich, new applications of data analytics, such as machine health monitoring and preventive maintenance. At the same time, the increasing use of programmable hardware and software-defined electronics functions enable rapid reconfigurations of factory processes and tools. This means that the factory of tomorrow will be: • More productive and automated • More agile and responsive to demand • Safer
• More secure
Analog Devices will support these developments by providing technologies in domains such as sensing, high speed connectivity, software-defined I/O, data security, and safety systems, and help its customers integrate them into complete system solutions.
WHICH IS THE NEW INTELLIGENCE THAT COULD BE BROUGHT TO THE LEVEL OF INDUSTRIAL ETHERNET NETWORK? The proliferation of sensors throughout factories and process plants is generating vast flows of real-time data. Legacy communication protocols between sensor nodes and programmable logic controllers (PLCs), such as 4 mA to 20 mA control loops, are giving way to ultrafast industrial variants of the Ethernet protocol, enabling increasing integration of operational technology (OT) infrastructure in the factory with information technology (IT) in the enterprise.
In responding to this new demand for high speed data transfer in the factory, OEMs need to future-proof their system implementations, so that they support not only industrial Ethernet protocols in use today, such as PROFINET® and EtherCAT, but also the emerging time-sensitive networking (TSN) variant of Ethernet.
We expect the future backbone of connectivity in factories to be TSN. While a mix of Industrial Ethernet protocols are in use today, there are huge industry benefits in standardizing on the TSN Ethernet protocol. Manufacturers should be specifying TSN-ready solutions with a roadmap of other enhancements if they are to ensure their network investments are part of a longer-term plan. To support the transition to Industrial Ethernet—and ultimately to TSN— Analog Devices provides an Ethernet platform which enables systems to swap from one Ethernet protocol to another without the need for hardware redesign, giving industrial equipment manufacturers flexibility to meet the requirements of different customers with a single-platform product. On top of this, Analog Devices products already include TSN features and
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are regularly upgraded to support new provisions in the draft TSN standard as they are introduced.
Industrial companies should also think carefully about data security alongside any introduction of Ethernet networking in the factory. The vulnerability of an Industrial Ethernet network is very different from that of legacy 4 mA to 20 mA systems: an attack on a 4 mA to 20 mA node only exposes the device immediately connected to that node. By contrast, an attack on an Ethernet node potentially exposes the entire factory network to the threat of malware or intrusion. Robust data security technologies can ensure that factories gain the benefits of high speed connectivity without any increased risk to business continuity or integrity.
Optimizing security requires a system-level approach instead of thinking about the requirements of any particular device or end point. Security can be delivered in a variety of ways throughout the system—within edge devices, controllers, gateways, or further up the stack. Before focusing on the how at any given point in the network, systems specifiers should focus on questions of where and how much.
This should both consider the threat level at each point, as well as the cost of countering the threat, with a view to adding effective security with the fewest trade-offs in power, performance, and latency. A layered approach will result in a superior overall security posture.
Manufacturers would be wise to invest time and resources, either organically or by choosing a partner such as Analog Devices, in a system- level approach that expands security expertise beyond the machine level.
CONDITION-BASED MONITORING: WHAT TECHNOLOGY CAN BE USED TO ENSURE NONSTOP OPERATION?
The goal of CbM should in fact not just be nonstop operation—it should be to achieve nonstop operation continuously at maximum efficiency. To achieve this, MEMS sensor technology is of crucial importance: it is enabling the development of new sensor types that are small, robust, and able to precisely measure vibration and motion. For instance, low noise, wide bandwidth accelerometers offer the high precision and accuracy required to identify subtle changes in the vibration signature of a machine. Coupled with sensor analytics software, these devices enable equipment operators to pinpoint the source of a potential failure long before it occurs, and to apply preventive maintenance measures in good time.
Machine health monitoring is not confined to conventional factory settings. Mobile or remote industrial equipment may use a wireless connection to report diagnostic information and operating status to a central controller. Running on battery power or intermittent power sources such as solar energy requires a very low power sensing solution—technology which Analog Devices can provide.
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WE EXPECT THE FUTURE BACKBONE OF CONNECTIVITY IN FACTORIES TO BE TSN. WHILE A MIX OF INDUSTRIAL ETHERNET PROTOCOLS ARE IN USE TODAY, THERE ARE HUGE INDUSTRY BENEFITS IN STANDARDIZING ON THE TSN ETHERNET PROTOCOL. MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE SPECIFYING TSN-READY SOLUTIONS WITH A ROADMAP OF OTHER ENHANCEMENTS IF THEY ARE TO ENSURE THEIR NETWORK INVESTMENTS ARE PART OF A LONGER-TERM PLAN.
” FACTORY&HANDLINGSOLUTIONS | FEBRUARY 2020 47
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