Unternehmen & Trends - Ausgabe 1/2018

systems from various suppliers. As a re- sult, systems are equipped with differ-ent controls, communication protocols and/or fieldbus systems. There is no plug-and-play with automatic configuration procedures as in consumer products or PCs with USB con- nections. The link between the PLC and the superordinate IT system is largely rigid and plant-specific in its configuration, with initial start-ups and any fur-ther adaptations in- volving high costs. At best, such systems are adaptive (in the sense of Industry 4.0) on the mechanical side, but not on the software side. The difficulty for SMEs supplying machin- ery lies in the fact that they are increasing- ly required to adapt to the MES specifica- tions of their clients. For this reason, it only makes sense to standardise designations for MES-related signals where the MES can draw on a ‘speaking’ data repository, i.e. where the meaning of individual data points is generally comprehensible and described in a machine-readable manner. Where machinery and plant manufacturers use planning systems that generate data dur- ing the engineering process – data required for the purpose of planning production-re- lated IT systems –, this data will be part of the self-description (or that of the machine driver). Such technologies considerably simplify applications such as the upgrade or modification of production machinery and the inclusion of new MES functionality. These description formats also embrace fun- damental aspects of IT security given that se- curity-by-design is an indispensable element of Industry 4.0. Tools and standards Today it is possible to read machine con- figuration data and control symbol tables, convert them to a standardised format and derive all information relevant to the au-to- matic configuration of MES or IIoT platforms. Technologies that support this in-clude Au- tomationML™ and OPC-UA, both open IEC standards. Proposed solution for interoperability SCADA, MES and HMI using loT-Platforms, loT Gateways or IPCs • Common communication level: transferring language into OPC UA protocol Common language level: PWG AND woRK an enormous database for translating proprietary system languages nacrx11µoöu TpOXKEVµOöUA TEµnEpa-rup reCTXllffitvötyKEl't t§•ll}o □ n ♦ $0Drtp □ n ♦e * lll o □ m. ♦□ �m. •Y}>&drrt.�• Abc_23-x y _Vors. Bbc_24-x y _ Tist 00J®®@raO 181®®®@raO® 18libo0® @lbo®®ibo@G> WELD CHAMPION YASKAWA Europe GmbH · Robotics Division · robotics@yaskawa.eu.com · Phone +49- 81 66-90-0 · www.yaskawa.eu.com MOTOMAN MA series robots have made YASKAWA the world champion in arc welding. Try it – for better welding. Hall 17, Booth B24 23.04. to 27.04.2018 Hannover