Putting Industry 4.0 into practice With smart connections from sensor to cloud Let s connect. Digitalisation and Automation

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1 Putting Industry 4.0 into practice With smart connections from sensor to cloud Let s connect. Digitalisation and Automation

2 Future-proof Industry 4.0 solutions With a combination of automation and digitalisation In the Smart Factory of the future, centralised control mechanisms are replaced by intelligent networks. The consolidation of automation and digitalisation enables machines to organise, monitor and control processes independently. For manufacturing companies, this harbours many opportunities to use smart analysis methods to generate added value from machine and production data and to build new data-based business models. Weidmüller already offers concrete solutions that can be used to prepare new systems for these requirements or extend existing systems through retrofitting measures. The key to our practice-oriented Industry 4.0 solutions lies in the intelligent connection of all levels: from communication-capable components through to high-performance automation technology and smart digitalisation. Communication-capable components such as the PROtop power supply ensure the quick provision of process data and enable location-independent analysis, either directly on the machine, on a local company server or in a cloud. This means that data can be evaluated from anywhere and can be actively used for predictive maintenance, remote maintenance, condition monitoring and energy management. u-mation offers maximum freedom for individual automation solutions. Our open, platform-independent automation solution toolkit combines high-end hardware with innovative engineering and visualisation tools. The kit includes the high-performance controller family u-control, the u-create engineering tool that is integrated on the hardware and the u-view multi-touch panels for optimal visualisation. Our remote I/O family u-remote completes the kit and creates the ideal conditions for continuous handling of signals and data. Weidmüller thus offers a comprehensive portfolio that provides access to key condition data at all times. Cloud services with the highest security standards support the analysis of this data and the derivation of meaningful recommendations for action. Companies can take advantage of this when implementing analytics solutions for the detection of anomalies and predictive maintenance. Weidmüllers approach: Networked, intelligent, transparent continuously from the sensor to the cloud. Weidmüller s solution portfolio for future-proof Industry 4.0 solutions connects three levels: communication-capable components to collect and process process data, the open, platform-independent automation solution toolbox u-mation and tailored digitalisation solutions to optimise production output. 2 3

3 Communication-capable components The basis for fully networked production facilities Energy monitoring Our energy monitoring devices can do far more than just measure the consumption of electrical energy. They also determine the electrical parameters of your machines, for example, and allow for a differentiated analysis of the individual currents in the connectors. This provides you with a quick overview of the state of the electrical energy in your production facility with regard to efficient use as well as network quality, stability and availability. Direct communication between different machines as well as between machines and IT systems is essential for exploiting the potential of Industry 4.0. The basis for this are communication-capable components that can record product and status data as well as machineinternal measured values and energy parameters. Feeding this data into the cloud allows it to be analysed and the resulting conclusions shared with all relevant network participants. This enables system operators to set up new services to optimise and diagnose their production processes or for energy management. Communication-capable signal converter ACT20C Our ACT20C signal converter not only monitors signal conversion, but also communicates accurate information on device status, signals and data directly to connected computer and control systems. The Ethernet interface allows the event-driven transfer of diagnostics information, which for example supports rapid elimination of faults in plant operation. Communication-capable power supply PROtop With the objective of integrating all devices as quickly as possible and transferring data very simply to the cloud, we have upgraded our PROtop high-end power supply to meet tomorrow s requirements. By retrofitting the communication module, you can conveniently create an interface to transfer process data to the higher-level control system and thereby lay the foundation for process optimisation through condition monitoring and remote control. Find out more: 4 5

4 More Performance. Simplified. With u-mation, the automation solution toolbox Safety-related networking You can use our industrial security routers and IoT gateways to ensure secure channels of communication within the factory and in the cloud. With u-link, the web-based remote maintenance solution, you can design your individual cloud services via a secure VPN connection, thus increasing machine availability. Advancing digital transformation independently of the platform this is the goal we are pursuing with u-mation, the open, individually scalable automation solution toolbox that combines high-end hardware with innovative engineering and visualisation tools. The connection to cloud systems is just as much an integral part as the possibilities of real-time communication and data analysis, all the way from the data gathering sensor to the cloud. With our open and platformindependent solution, we are offering a comprehensive toolbox for Industry 4.0 that can easily be adapted for different applications. It will enable you to master and to implement advanced technologies quickly and securely. Maximum flexibility Our high-performance controller u-control 2000 is at the core of the u-mation family. The web-based engineering tool u-create web is pre-installed on the high-end-hardware. The modular I/O system u-remote with fieldbus couplers acts as the interface between u-control and the field level for the most commonly used bus and communication systems. With safety modules, it provides a discrete solution without expensive safety controls. u-view multi-touch panels complete the automation solution tool kit. Find out more: Web-based engineering u-create web, the engineering tool integrated into u-control 2000, allows machines to be accessed from anywhere, using any device, irrespective of the operating system. The key to this new level of independence lies in moving the software from the PC to the controller and the use of open web technologies. With HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript, all facilities can be monitored and programmed irrespective of operating systems. The only requirement is an HTML5-compliant browser. Platform-independent system programming u-create web uses the globally applicable programming standard IEC , so structures and commands are known and can be applied directly. This means the browser simultaneously becomes a development platform. Expanding functionality with industrial software apps enables you to download individual requirements for example visualisation as an additional software per app to the IoT controller. 6 7

5 Tapping new, data-based business models Tailored services thanks to Industrial Analytics We are already the strategic partner of a multitude of companies when it comes to comprehensive analytics solutions. Combining our application know-how and our analytics expertise we offer platform-independent solutions, geared to the very specific requirements of our customers. We generate added value, for example, by deriving conclusions from integrating data analyses into the context of concrete applications. Based on learned machine behaviour, we are able to recognise potential faults in the process and prevent them from occurring. In this way, unplanned downtime can be significantly reduced resulting in an increase in machine productivity. Location- and device-independent access Web-based software services enable intelligent information processing from virtually anywhere in the world. By using open web technologies such as HTML5, CSS3 or JavaScript, access to the machines is completely flexible: with any device and independently of the operating system. Added value from machinery and production data We support you with the realisation of data-based services such as recognition of anomalies, classification of anomalies, predictive maintenance and predictive quality. This means that in the future, your top sellers will no longer be certain types of machines, but instead the availability of the machines or a guaranteed number of parts produced therewith. Find out more: Automation Support We offer a unique combination of hardware, software, engineering and consultancy for your uncomplicated access to Industry 4.0 solutions. Our specialists are available in more than 25 countries to support you with your automation issues. They will help you personally and quickly with any questions and communicate with you in your national language. 8 9

6 Smart connections From sensor to cloud We are currently going through an exciting time of change, the so-called digital transformation. The options that digitalisation opens up are set to give us some new answers. In our daily business, however, a lot of questions are still unanswered. As your partner for Industrial Connectivity, we help you find the right answers for your company and lead you to a prosperous future. Digitalisation opens up completely new possibilities and opportunities for organising, monitoring and controlling manufacturing processes. At the same time, Industry 4.0 is coming up with completely new requirements that have to be addressed. The engineering industry for example, has recognised that digitalisation solutions are playing an ever more central role in a company s success. This impacts on the expansion of individual services as much as on the design of data-based business models or predictive maintenance systems. It is our stated aim to relieve you of these insecurities and, working as partners, accompany you on your individual journey towards the Smart Factory. To complement the amalgamation of automation and digitalisation, the distinguishing aspect of our proposition is the unique combination of hardware, software, engineering and consultancy. Use the opportunities of the current technological leap and work with us to develop your solutions for the future. Shaping progress now Putting Industry 4.0 into practice Arrange a meeting and receive an individual consultation from our experts about automation and digitalisation solutions

7 Weidmüller Your Partner in Industrial Connectivity As experienced experts we support our customers and partners around the world with products, solutions and services in the industrial environment of power, signal and data. We are at home in their industries and markets and know the technological challenges of tomorrow. We are therefore continuously developing innovative, sustainable and useful solutions for their individual needs. Together we set standards in Industrial Connectivity. Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG Klingenbergstraße Detmold, Germany T F For personal support connect with us online at: Made in Germany Order number: /05/2018/SMB