Industrial

Supplier of Electronic Systems

Data retrieval from shop-floor controllers and transfer to the proprietary Manufacturing Execution System (MES) via OPC UA

 

Situation

Background

  • Family-owned automotive supplier with 60 manufacturing sites worldwide.
  • Production of electronic systems, interiors and battery systems for vehicles.
  • Own proprietary MES system developed using OPC UA Client SDK from Softing.

Business need

  • OPC UA servers required for the shop-floor production assets to connect with the MES system.
  • Same OPC software and configuration required across the board to facilitate deployment and integration. Client SDK from Softing.

Technical Requirements

  • Evaluated alternative gateway solutions did not fulfill the requirements for harsh environments in the production sites.
  • Leakage currents and surge voltages generated by the devices.
Data retrieval from shop-floor controllers and transfer to the proprietary Manufacturing Execution System (MES) via OPC UA
 

Solution

  • uaGateSI deployed on S7-300/400/1200/1500 PLCs to expose data over OPC UA.
  • Requirement for the suppliers to equip customer’s machines with uaGateSI gateways by default.
  • Over 300 uaGateSI gateways deployed per year.
 

Benefits

  • Robust and ruggedized hardware solutions, designed for harsh environments.
  • Siemens data blocks running in optimized mode.
  • Plug & Play with fast and easy configuration, suitable for OT users.