China,29November2018---TheMICA.network,theuserorganisationforallthingsrelatingtoHARTINGsMICAEdgeComputingSystem,hascomeupwithanumberofideastoshowvisitorsatSPSIPCDrives(November27-29,2018)thebenefitsofdigitisingmachinesandsystems.AttheHARTINGstand(Hall10/Booth140),networkpartnersakquinet,Assystem,Infotecs,PCOandPerFactInnovationwillusedemonstratorssuchasMICAdigitaltwins,conditionmonitoring,OEEcalculation,preventativemaintenance,andsecureexternalaccesstomachinerytodrivehomethepointofhowthesecanleadtolong-termsignificantmachineoptimisation.

Whencombinedwithservicemanagementsoftware,theMICAprovidestheperfectfoundationforadigitaltwinofamachineorplant.IncooperationwithMICA.networkmemberPerFactInnovation,thiswillbepresentedliveatSPSIPCDrivesusingHARTING;sSmartFactoryHAII4YOU.Verydifferentsolutionexpertisesarebroughttogetherinthedigitaltwin:theconnectionofmachineswiththemostdiverseinterfacesoverthelastmile,thedefinitionofdatastructures,basicanalysisfunctions,thevisualisationofselectedmachineparameters,aswellassecureoutsideaccesstoamachine-allwiththeoverallgoalofsustainablyoptimisingtheOEE(OverallEquipmentEffectiveness)ofmachinery.

Thisiswhereakquinetcomesin.akquinetprovidesinformationoncustomerapplicationssuchastheprocess-controlleddevelopmentofautospareparts,fleetmanagementandpredictivemaintenanceofindustrialtrucksortheconditionmonitoringofmachines.ForIndustry4.0projectsintheareasofPPS,MESaswellasConditionMonitoringandPredictiveMaintenance,inadditiontotheMICAakquinetreliesinparticularonopensourcetechnologiesfromRedHatandstandardsinM2Mcommunication,frequentlyinconjunctionwithsolutionsfromSAPandMicrosoft.

M2McommunicationwithOPC/UA

Assystemwilluseademonstratortoshowhowdatascienceandmachinelearningcanrealisecostandefficiencybenefitsandeffectivelysupportmachineoperators.Here,machinescommunicatewitheachotherandaccessinternalandexternaldata.Asaresult,Assystemalsodemonstratesitsin-depthexperienceinM2McommunicationwithOPC/UA.TheindividualsolutionsfromAssystemcanbeimplementedintheareaofexistingmachineryinventoriesfromdifferentmanufacturersandcanberetrofittedtoeverysystem.

SimpleintegrationofhardwareandsoftwareinmachinesandITinfrastructure

PCOwillbeholdingalivedemonstrationoftheimplementationofpredictivemaintenanceandOEEanalysisonexistingmachines.AtashowcaseequippedwiththeMICA,sensors,RFIDandMicrosoftAzure,thenetworkpartnerwilldemonstratehowtoolidentification,machineandproductionorderdataarecombined,visualisedandanalysed.ThecentralroleisplayedbythepcointegrationlayerforeasyintegrationofhardwareandsoftwareinthemachineandITinfrastructure.

Securedatatransmissionfordistributedproductionsystems

CyberSecurityandThreatIntelligenceProviderInfotecshasdevelopedasecuritysolutionforsecuredatatransferespeciallyforMICA.Thiscanbeusede.g.forsecureremoteaccessforPredictivePreventiveMaintenanceondistributedproductionfacilitiesworldwideandfore-Chargerinfrastructures.TheMICAplatformwithpre-installedViPNetencryptionsoftwarefromInfotecsactsasasecuritygatewaythatsecurestheauthenticationprocessesanddatatransmissionalongtheentireroutetothebackendsystem,thuspreventingtheinformationfrombeingreadbyunauthorisedentities.

Caption:Assystemusesademonstratortodemonstratehowdatascienceandmachinelearningcanrealizecostandefficiencypotentialandeffectivelysupportmachineoperators.