Connected production lines: SPS IPC Drives Italia 2019
Even the industrial automation and digitalisation fair has come to an end, introducing new solutions of IoT and connections devices.The three central pavilions (4, 4.1 and 7) formed the District 4.0, dedicated to new technologies and the digitalization of processes. Digital Plant was present here at the STMicroelectronics stand thanks to the concept of an app for the monitoring system for an integrated unit. The challenge was to monitor the operation of an integrated drive to obtain predictive maintenance data and real-time alarms. The support app is able to show the status of the unit, alerting the user to adnormal behavior, with the possibility of verifying the type of report.Schneider Electric and Siemens stands were relevant, bringing the innovation of IoT platforms to the fair. Schneider Electric, with its EcoStruxure Experience walls and the slogan "Life is ON", has created an ecosystem of digital screens dedicated to intuitively and interactively developing all the concepts of connectivity, industrial applications and analytics. From the app with the Health functionality to monitor the state of the machines in a predictive way (EcoStruxure Machine Advisor) to the virtual reality simulator to support the operators (OTS - Operator Training Simulation), Schneider Electric showed an industrial world connected to 360 °.The Siemens proposal, which dedicated an area and an interactive surface to its MindSphere platform, is different but nevertheless innovative. It is an open, cloud-based and IoT dedicated system to connect the machinery and physical infrastructure to the digital world. Practical examples of its effectiveness were also shown at the fair: ICAM chocolates and the Digital Airplane Factory. ICAM has chosen MindSphere for the development of the Pumpanalyzer app, which analyzes the control of the production process ensuring optimal management, while HMS Networks and EFA Automazione SpA presented a small paper aircraft factory built in Lego, whose production data was sent in real-time to MindSphere, demonstrating how a sensorized and interconnected system can facilitate a production line in terms of costs, timing and simplicity.Panasonic Industry presented two previews in this edition, one European and one worldwide: FP I4C, the new IIoT Gateway that captures and transports data to the upper levels of the company, and MINAS A6 MULTI, the “true modular, Japanese mechatronics” servodrive platform. The latter optimizes the overall dimensions and implements performance in contexts in which power and precision are needed (such as for assembly, metal processing and packaging), and can be managed remotely thanks to the EoE (Ethernet over Ethercat) function.Improving the connection and therefore the efficiency of production was the challenge won by the devices presented in SPS IPC Drives Italia 2019, with different solutions to make the IoT the protagonist of the industry 4.0.
Even the industrial automation and digitalisation fair has come to an end, introducing new solutions of IoT and connections devices.
The three central pavilions (4, 4.1 and 7) formed the District 4.0, dedicated to new technologies and the digitalization of processes. Digital Plant was present here at the STMicroelectronics stand thanks to the concept of an app for the monitoring system for an integrated unit. The challenge was to monitor the operation of an integrated drive to obtain predictive maintenance data and real-time alarms. The support app is able to show the status of the unit, alerting the user to adnormal behavior, with the possibility of verifying the type of report.
Schneider Electric and Siemens stands were relevant, bringing the innovation of IoT platforms to the fair. Schneider Electric, with its EcoStruxure Experience walls and the slogan "Life is ON", has created an ecosystem of digital screens dedicated to intuitively and interactively developing all the concepts of connectivity, industrial applications and analytics. From the app with the Health functionality to monitor the state of the machines in a predictive way (EcoStruxure Machine Advisor) to the virtual reality simulator to support the operators (OTS - Operator Training Simulation), Schneider Electric showed an industrial world connected to 360 °.
The Siemens proposal, which dedicated an area and an interactive surface to its MindSphere platform, is different but nevertheless innovative. It is an open, cloud-based and IoT dedicated system to connect the machinery and physical infrastructure to the digital world. Practical examples of its effectiveness were also shown at the fair: ICAM chocolates and the Digital Airplane Factory. ICAM has chosen MindSphere for the development of the Pumpanalyzer app, which analyzes the control of the production process ensuring optimal management, while HMS Networks and EFA Automazione SpA presented a small paper aircraft factory built in Lego, whose production data was sent in real-time to MindSphere, demonstrating how a sensorized and interconnected system can facilitate a production line in terms of costs, timing and simplicity.
Panasonic Industry presented two previews in this edition, one European and one worldwide: FP I4C, the new IIoT Gateway that captures and transports data to the upper levels of the company, and MINAS A6 MULTI, the “true modular, Japanese mechatronics” servodrive platform. The latter optimizes the overall dimensions and implements performance in contexts in which power and precision are needed (such as for assembly, metal processing and packaging), and can be managed remotely thanks to the EoE (Ethernet over Ethercat) function.
Improving the connection and therefore the efficiency of production was the challenge won by the devices presented in SPS IPC Drives Italia 2019, with different solutions to make the IoT the protagonist of the industry 4.0.