Interoperability and Industry 4.0
by EnviroTREC | Sep 15, 2020
Digitalization continues to drive massive levels of change in factories, where automation and computerized control systems abound. Integrating the multitude of legacy – and often proprietary – systems that were not designed to communicate across production lines is a challenge being faced by Industry 4.0. As a result, constraints are found due to the lack of standards.
To make the most of this digital revolution, to harness the full power of Industry 4.0, and to capitalize on the potential savings that automation will bring, companies need to join Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT): platforms and operating systems across multiple production lines and subsystems.
The core idea of interoperability is integration, which is also the key point of IIoT and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). There are three types of integration of Industry 4.0, horizontal integration, end-to-end integration, and vertical integration. These three types of integration represent three dimensions as follows:
https://www.envirotrec.ca/2020/interoperability-and-industry-4-0/
Industry 4.0 Needs Horizontal Integration
By Industrial Automation Asia / Software & Networks
Understanding the proper way of implementing a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) in the context of Industry 4.0 is important to gain the most benefits.
An increasing demand for a state-of-the-art Manufacturing Execution System (MES) for Industry 4.0 clearly manifests itself. The functions and properties an MES system must have are detailed in the VDI guideline 5600.
VDI 5600 Guideline – Relevance For Industry 4.0
The VDI guideline 5600 (VDI = Association of German Engineers), published in 2007, gives an indication that apart from a wide range of functions, basic features like ‘Horizontal Integration’ and ‘Real-time Capability’ must be guaranteed. This also applies to industry 4.0.
https://www.iaasiaonline.com/industry-4-0-needs-horizontal-integration/
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