Congress "OT meets IT"
Implementing industrial identification correctly
How can industrial identification systems from production be connected to IT? Which interfaces are required? What role do they play in tool and workpiece management? Balluff will provide answers to these questions at the "OT meets IT" congress.
Balluff has been involved with Industry 4.0 and automation for years. In his presentation "Industrial identification - technology at the interface between OT and IT", Martin Kurz from Balluff describes typical applications of industrial identification at plant level and gives an outlook on how connections to information technology could be realized.
The lecture
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) has been used in the industrial sector since around 1990. Initially for tool identification in machine tools and the transfer of path correction data to the CNC control system (ISO 6983). Over time, the field of application of RFID was expanded. The field of industrial engineering recognized the advantages of RFID for tool life recording and monitoring and introduced this industrial identification technology in more and more production plants.
With the help of RFID on the tool presetter and on the machine tool, the operating time of tools and the frequency of reworking (regrinding, replacement of indexable inserts, etc.) can be coordinated.
Path correction data and tool life data are traditionally used in operational technology. More and more information about tools is now also being used for logistical aspects. This then takes place in IT.
MES and ERP systems are used to control the (often external) reworking of tools or the procurement of new tools. For companies with a large demand for tools, the automation of these logistical processes offers great potential for savings.
In addition to identification systems based on RFID technology, optical identification systems are also increasingly being used for workpiece tracking. Data matrix codes are then often used as an optical solution, as data redundancy means they can also be used in harsher applications (up to certain application limits).
To simplify the connection of industrial identification systems to IT, more and more interfaces from the IT world such as Ethernet TCP/IP and USB are becoming established alongside fieldbus-based interfaces.
The next few years will certainly also enable standardization of platform-independent, service-oriented software architectures.
The congress
The "OT meets IT" congress will take place in Darmstadt on May 28 and 29. Here, experts from production, process and operating technology will meet specialists from the IT and software sector. Application-oriented presentations will provide examples and instructions on how to make your production fit for the future and which aspects of digital transformation are relevant for you. Meet potential business and development partners by registering now: www.ot-meets-it.de
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