For years, the Siemens Gerätewerk Amberg manufacturing facility has relied on radio-frequency identification (RFID) in its manufacture of electrical devices. Now RFID also controls the material flow in a new manufacturing facility.
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The Siemens FastConnect system has long been established in the assembly of connections in a control cabinet. Now it also simplifies the assembly of cables in applications without control cabinets and therefore saves assembly time and costs in systems with equipment with a high degree of protection.
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In the past there was a clear distinction between field busses in manufacturing and Ethernet in the IT world. Now, however, networks based on the Ethernet protocol are conquering the furthest reaches of the factory, and the two formerly distinct communication structures are starting to merge. So it is only natural that the CIO (Chief Information Officer), in other words the head of IT, and the COO (Chief Operation Officer), in other words the plant manager, are increasingly able to "talk" on the same network.
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The Profidrive international standardized drive profile creates a uniform interface, which also includes the status model of the drives. This makes for quicker development of machines, improves the maintenance characteristics and increases the investment security – particularly when PI-certified devices are used.
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The Ethernet with its different transmission speeds is increasingly leaving the office and penetrating every last corner of the factory. It is therefore understandable that IT managers and plant managers want to communicate via the same network. But do they understand each other?
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As the functions at all levels of automation technology become more and more complex and the information density increases, the need for communication and networking grows. Most I/O modules are linked in a decentralized manner via fieldbus systems today, and control units communicate with company networks so that production data can be archived.
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Wireless networks are widely used in office environments and are also moving into the field of automation. However, classic WLAN technologies and products do not meet the requirements of industrial environments.
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Time and time again, a wide variety of models, product liability and the constant demand for increasing efficiency pose challenges to manufacturing companies. The flow of materials has to be synchronized and quality data be collected, while simultaneously, the cycle times and the downtime risk have to be lowered.
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Wireless LAN networks are being used increasingly in industrial production. With easy to handle, low-cost tools such as Sinema E, wireless networks can also be planned and set up now without special knowledge.
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Profinet with IRT has already proven its performance capability in many applications. Cycle times of less than 1 ms at a jitter accuracy of less than 1 µs can be reached.
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