AS-Interface in the Automotive Industry
Automation of Door Panel Assembly with AS-Interface
at Peugeot
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| Premiere at the lion works: AS Interface is implemented for
the first time in the Peugeot Souchaux works. |
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| AS Interface achieves 25% savings on door assembly line. |
The assembly lines at the Sochaux works were modernized at the end of 1998. In
the course of this project the door panel assembly was also automated and AS
Interface implemented.
Perfect team: PROFIBUS DP & AS Interface
3 SIMATIC S7-300 controllers control the 6 conveyor systems and communicate using
the PLC SIMATIC S7-400 via PROFIBUS DP. The PROFIBUS DP/AS Interface link ensures
the transition to the lower I/O level.
"AS Interface is ideally suited for controlling suspended conveyor
systems and also offers a cost-effective solution for the integration of minor
functions when greater distances need to be overcome."
(Chief automation engineer Claude Iltis)
The advantages of AS Interface for Peugeot at a glance:
Approx. 25% lower costs compared with conventional peer-to-peer
connection
Clear arrangement of control cabinets: Distributed location
– sensor and actuator technology positioned directly next to machinery
1 control cabinet instead of 3:"AS Interface enabled us to group together the automation functions
of the conveyors." (Claude Iltis)
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