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Easily in touch with your machines

know how well they are running," explains B&R's IIoT expert, René Blaschke. Despite overwhelming arguments in favor of a cloud solution, machine manufactures still tend to be skeptical of the matter. One [...] first cloud application, Asset Performance Monitor. Asset Performance Monitor collects machine data around the clock, prepares it and displays it in a clearly organized dashboard. It makes it easy for OEMs [...] can also be used to develop more efficient machines. The cloud application collects machine data around the clock and displays it in a clearly organized dashboard. New business models Well-targeted machine

Safety for mobile machines

easily integrated into the X90 controller. B&R's safety solution forms a protective yellow shell around the machine functionality – only intervening if a parameter strays outside of its defined limits [...] application is future proof. The user can imagine the safety solution as a protective yellow shell around the standard machine application. "As long as all the parameters stay within their limits, everything [...] two standards are internationally recognized and therefore also apply outside the European Economic Area. B&R safety technology products meet the requirements of both standards. Other harmonized standards

Meat changing requirements

diverse requirements, Singer & Sohn relies on a high level of vertical integration and state-of-the-art technology. The machine manufacturer does its own water-jet and laser cutting, pickling and glass bead [...] Sohn's position as a leading supplier to the meat processing industry. The two new solutions have aroused great interest among users. Among the numerous orders that have already come in, many have included

Test bay of the future

comprises all the equipment and features that could possibly be included in the line. From that you can arrange any conceivable combination of machine modules. This approach substantially reduces maintenance costs

"OPC UA over TSN needs to be ready for 20 years of evolving performance requirements."

IEEE and the OPC Foundation. At automation specialist B&R, Bruckner is responsible for R&D in the area of real-time communication. When you talk about performance, what do you mean exactly? Bruckner: It's [...] can't simply compensate for their limitations by scaling them up to 1 or 10 Gbit/s. The rigid arbitration methods of a conventional bus system with a central master and fixed cycle distribution don't allow

More productive pick-and-place

series of robots to maximize output. In addition to delta robots, it's also possible to use articulated arm or SCARA robots. The choice is up to the user "There are a variety of possible logistical strategies [...] programmed many different software modules, which get linked together automatically in the background to arrive at the desired result." The interface between them, known as a mapp Link, also connects them to any [...] might be moving along a conveyor belt, or the products might be placed into the box in a specific arrangement. "Even in more advanced cases like those, the same principle applies: the person creating the

A jarring performance boost

efficiency." Nordfish-Foodmark is able to use its Orange Box to calculate real-time KPIs , generate and archive statistical reports, log information about production stoppages and audit changes to settings and [...] Planning is also underway for a master Orange Box, which will act as a master system for data archiving, forwarding to ERP systems, generating reports and managing Orange Box versions. In conclusion,

"The focus is on the customer and their needs"

between classic ABB robotics and what B&R is offering? Kumm: That's easy. If the whole process centers around the robot – like Stefan's welding example – then you're dealing with a classic robotics application

"Remote maintenance needn't be complex or costly"

cybersecurity guidelines. We employ state-of-the-art encryption and security mechanisms like those used for online banking. All access is logged in detail and archived for later traceability. And there's no need [...] however, can be a daunting challenge. To avoid flying service technicians and engineers halfway around the world, OEMs are increasingly relying on remote maintenance. We sat down with René Blaschke, B&R's [...] by country, customer or machine. And when they get the hardware? Blaschke : When the SiteManger arrives, it just needs to be connected to the structure they've already set up. If they're deploying in a

Cutting costly copper waste

system is able to trace the copper from the time it arrives at the supplier and throughout production, storage and delivery," says Netto Software Architect Filip Šrámek. Specially developed B&R software solution [...] delivered a new unit to the Hessen-Center shopping mall in Frankfurt. Monitor copper consumption Copper arrives at Leel on a large spool, where it is immediately weighed to confirm the exact amount. From then [...] crucial for us to get that under control. What used to be eight tons of copper waste per month is now around five. Our long-term goal is to get that down below four tons," says Hovořáková. Leel is now planning

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