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In the present day, industry has been brought closer to the Industry 4.0 paradigm due to its needs of reaching better industrial communications and improving the control process. According to the IIoT concepts, Cyber Physical Production Systems (CPPS) are normally connected to each other, and also connected to the virtual world of global digital networks. By introducing the IEC-61499 standard, CPPS...
Open digital network that connects all intelligent devices to build advanced control systems that involves “Industrial Internet of Things” (IIOT) is expected for Industry 4.0. Physical layer using Ethernet for process automation which enables data communication infrastructure from system levels down to the field devices will bring this vision to process industries.
The digital revolution in manufacturing process demand a communication standard which meets the requirements of the manufacturing floor. Additional sensing technology for predictive maintenance add new quality of service requirements to the industrial network. Managing different communication requirements for motion control, programmable logic control and predictive maintenance is the key challenge...
The fourth industrial revolution is shaping the development of companies in the automation domain, encompassing several trends such as Cyber-Physical Systems and the Internet of Things. Even though promising new technologies have arisen in the last years, there are still many challenges to overcome, particularly that of generalized acceptance. In this paper, the latest trends related to requirements...
The dawn of the fourth industrial revolution, Industry4.0 has created great enthusiasm among companies andresearchers by giving them an opportunity to pave the pathtowards the vision of a connected smart factory ecosystem. However, in context of automotive industry there is an evident gapbetween the requirements supported by the current automotivemanufacturing execution systems (MES) and the requirementsproposed...
The topics of "smart manufacturing" and related technologies such as the Internet of Things have gained a lot of attention in a wide variety of industries over the past couple of years, and semiconductor manufacturing is no exception. In fact, because of its long-standing emphasis on equipment/process data collection and automation, our industry is exceptionally well positioned to serve...
Plant engineering workflow consists of different phases and engineering disciplines. Dynamic process simulation can be utilized to mitigate risks and improve quality of design in the engineering workflow. Earlier and more extensive utilization of simulation is proposed in this paper using an integrated simulation-assisted engineering workflow. In this paper, basic automation design and tests are conducted...
This work presents a failure recovery approach for foreseen failures of automated production systems to minimize the downtime of a system due to stoppages. In contrast to the common practice of implementing field control software, we suggest the use of operation states with pre- and postconditions. A set of operation states forms an operation state machine, whereby several operation state machines...
Deviations are known as unexpected situations that could arise during Software Process (SP) enactment. They are the difference between what is expected and what is carried out in real world. Experience has shown that the appearance of such situations is unescapable, especially within large software development projects. Moreover, their occurrence often leads to software development failure if they...
The emergence and deployment of connected devices in many domains of application (e.g. industrial production, buildings and facilities, urban environment, etc.) have resulted in the need to achieve integration of multiple and more complex systems. This new environment is stressing the intrinsic limits imposed by monolithic standards, data models and integration methods that focus on specific domains...
Modern process plants are becoming more and more complex, with high demands placed on design, engineering and operation. Throughout the lifecycle of process plants, there is always the typical conflict involving costs, time and quality. One way of resolving this conflict is to consider simulation technology as it can be used to answer questions relating to engineering and operation earlier and with...
Information technology (IT) is one of the most important drivers of innovation in production and automation. In Germany, the term Industrie 4.0 summarizes various activities and developments involved in the evolution of industrial processes in production, logistics, automation, etc. Many research and development projects work on different aspects of these developments. In the view of politics, industry,...
The current product development environment for mechatronic systems is characterized by tight budgets, reduced development times and immense complexity across the industries — aerospace, automotive, commercial vehicles, etc. A huge emphasis is being given to increase the efficiency in product testing and to make the process more productive in increasing quality, while being cost effective. Companies...
Many implementations of the OPC-UA are increasingly available. Until now, use of technologies like the OPC-UA was limited to embedded systems with a sufficient amount of memory resources. OPC-UA offers a scalable feature set that could be tailored according to application demands. We believe that a key to successfully enable Internet of Things for the industrial automation applications lies in bringing...
Nowadays, energy is one of the most misused resources on Earth. This phenomenon is caused because of the continuing technological expansion in different areas such as building automation, oil & power, industry in general, and much more areas where energy consumption is extremely high. In this paper, the State-of-the-Art for Energy Management (EM) is based on the new technological advances which...
The objective of this paper is to present a roadmap that has been used for guiding the development of Smart Grid architecture in electricity distribution companies, considering KEMA's experiences around the world and, in particular, Brazil. Initially, we review technologies typically involved in a smart grid with a special focus on smart meters and electrical network automation, as well as the necessary...
The purpose of this paper is to educate operators, facility and design engineers about Fieldbus technology and Fieldbus communication in industrial and Petro-Chemical facilities. Fieldbus technology is a rapid growing infrastructure for automation and field control in North America and around the world. The technology is governed by standards that allow the freedom to choose and power to integrate...
At the beginning of 2009, SICE started a new committee on international standardization in cooperation with industrial associations including MSTC (Manufacturing Science and Technology Center), JEMIMA (Japan Electric Measuring Instruments Manufacturers' Association), and JARA (Japan Robot Association). Being an academic society, SICE is international and has a tight relation with industry. Possible...
For the purpose of contribution to the development of industries, the guideline of future standardization activities by SICE in the field of industrial automation system is discussed. Possible standardization activities by SICE can roughly be categorized in (1) educational campaign to academic societies and industries, (2) support for international standardization bodies and their members, and (3)...
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