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INDUSTRIAL DEVICE INTEGRATION AND VIRTUALIZATION FOR SMART FACTORIES
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Abstract(s)
Given the constant industry growth and modernization, several technologies have
been introduced in the shop floor, in particular regarding industrial devices. Each
device brand and model usually requires different interfaces and communication
protocols, a technological diversity which renders the automatic interconnection with
production management software extremely challenging. However, combining key
technologies such as machine monitoring, digital twin and virtual commissioning,
along with a complete communication protocol like OPC UA, it is possible to
contribute towards industrial device integration on a Smart Factory environment.
To achieve this goal, several methodologies and a set of tools were defined. This
set of tools, as well as facilitating the integration tasks, should also be part of
a virtual engineering environment, sharing the same virtual model, the digital
twin, through the complete lifecycle of the industrial device, namely the project,
simulation, implementation and execution/monitoring/supervision and, eventually,
decommissioning phases.
A key result of this work is the development of a set of virtual engineering
tools and methodologies based on OPC UA communication, with the digital twin
implemented using RobotStudio, in order to accomplish the complete lifecycle
support of an industrial device, from the project and simulation phases, to monitoring
and supervision, suitable for integration in Industry 4.0 factories. To evaluate the
operation of the developed set of tools, experiments were performed for a test
scenario with different devices.
Other relevant result is related with the integration of a specific industrial
device – CNC machining equipment. Given the variety of monitoring systems and
communication protocols, an approach where various solutions available on the
market are combined on a single system is followed. These kinds of all-in-one
solutions would give production managers access to the information necessary for a
continuous monitoring and improvement of the entire production process.
Description
The work presented in this report was developed within the context of the project Tooling4G - Advanced Tools for Smart Manufacturing, supported by Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização (POCI), Portugal 2020 and Fundo Europeu de Desenvolvimento Regional (FEDER). Last but not least, a special thanks to these funding bodies which made this project possible.
Keywords
Industry 4.0 Virtualization Digital Twin Virtual Commissioning Machine Monitoring OPC UA