Machines integration is realized with a NET@PRO module called FDI (Fiel Data Integrator) that allows to gather informations directly from machines to provide inventory and production data to the MES system, to monitor operations, to maintain Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), to plan the maintenance etc. Following the guidelines of the digital revolution called Industry 4.0, NET@PRO's communication with machines is bidirectional: not only collects data from machines but also sends signals to automate processes.
FDI (FIELD DATA INTEGRATOR), the simple solution to connect machines and plants
Integration with machines is becoming more and more a necessity because there is a growing awareness that a major part of production information is present in the machineries.
The FDI module allows NET@PRO to communicate with the different production devices to:
Collect count information (from PLC)
Monitor the machine status
Configure devices (setup)
Retrieve tracking information
The advantage of using this technology is of unlinking the different types of communication protocols to different machines and devices by bringing everything to the standard language of the TAGs. Where each TAG is the true and only atomic container of possible information deriving from the field.
BENEFITS OF INTEGRATION WITH MACHINES:
Updated real-time status in terms of advancement, timing and costs, materials taken and used, actual position of material and wip
Precise and reliable data without the risk of error
Possibility to acquire process data automatically
Interconnection with machines according to Industry 4.0 principle
Multiplier Management (Quantities Produced in the Machine Loop)
Physical acquisition of interfaced plants
Enrichment of the updated real-time synoptic of:
Deviation between the theoretical amount and the actual quantity produced (compared to the sampling configurable periods), updated graphically and displayed in real time
Time-Out logic state (Pre-alarm, out of cycle)
Physical state (ON, OFF) displayed graphically
Critical Generation of the “Process” (Intercepted by the workflow module and / or event / action engine):
Delta “actual machine cycle compared to theoretical” higher than a set threshold
Criteria of Machine in Pre-Alarm (Timeout)
Detection from micro and macro stops with configurable threshold management
Automatic stop display
Integration with the Field Devices (PLC, scales, industrial printers, markers, mixers, RFID devices)
Check the correct production of the production line (FDI does not allow the start of the production in the event of the errors in the layout of the line)
Monitoring the production lines throughout the production process
Automated management of production progress (the task will no longer be done by the operator, resulting in time savings and zero error reduction)
Management of production events (es: Push button, machine state change, auto-tuning)
Tag RFID (Radiofrequency Identification) through an identification code it is able to automatically define the type of work to be done on the object
Calculate the production cycle time and display IT on Andon (are obvious delays in the production)
If machines are not equipped with control devices, we can provide a solution for installing sensors on the production devices (for example, counts pieces).
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