With the advancement of history, people have experienced the transformation from light industry to heavy industry, and then entered the era of automation brought about by innovation in the field of electronic computer technology and other scientific and technological fields.
The wisdom and potential of human beings are limitless, and today in the 21st century, we are experiencing a new historical stage – the Fourth Industrial Revolution ("Industry 4.0"). Because Germany was the initiator, in Europe, people tacitly named this "industrial revolution" "Industrie 4.0".
Nowadays, there are different interpretations of "Industry 4.0" at home and abroad, and major manufacturers are integrating their understanding of it into the design and marketing of brands, corporate culture and products.
As a specialist in industrial automation safety, Pilz is actively involved in the research and implementation of Industrie 4.0. Pilz is a member of the SmartFactory KL demonstration and research platform and participates in the development of the harmonized standard for Industrie 4.0.
According to Pilz, the ideal state of intelligent production in modern society is to allow machinery and equipment to operate autonomously under safe conditions, so as to achieve full load operation and mass production in a flexible and economical way.
This means that the machine needs to meet the following requirements:
The machine can be flexibly configured according to customer requirements
In today's advocating personalization, customer needs are often changeable, the current stage of production needs, in the next stage may have a change, although not to say that it is a great change, but this to the traditional process of the entire production line, as well as the flexibility of each functional area poses a great challenge. If you can flexibly configure the functions according to the actual situation, then the problem will be solved.
Pilz's smart factory, with its modular and flexible design, simulates several production stations with different functions in the production line. Whether it is to modify the existing functions of the station, adjust the production line sequence process, or expand the production line functions, it can quickly react and adjust.
Automatically recognises and informs the machine of the next production step
When a customer places an order remotely, RevPi collects, stores and processes user data to start the production process. The vehicle with the RFID chip, which contains all the relevant data of the production process, will leave the vehicle access station after receiving the instruction and then obtain the material at the robot station. The vision system of the robot station is used to detect the status of the material, and when the material is about to run out, it will notify the AGV to replenish the production material.
Human-robot collaboration safety
The Robot Collision Measurement System (PRMS) from Pilz enables cobot applications in accordance with ISO/TS 15066 and ensures safe human-robot collaboration.
Industrial information security
When the correct authorization key is inserted, all operations under the IAM access management system are recorded for easy access and traceability, protecting people and machines from misoperation or tampering of the production line, as well as safeguarding the operation of other sensors in the Pilz system.
Safety of personnel and equipment in the production area
If a person mistakenly enters the work area, the safety control system will be triggered. The equipment will be shut down in an emergency to provide safety for the staff. Safety sensors from Pilz offer a flexible and adaptable solution for the safety of people and plants in smart factories. The PMC motion control system and the PSS 4000 automation system are the core of the safety system, helping the smart factory to achieve automated, modular and distributed complete control.
Visualization of industrial processes
The PMI HMI and PASvisu visualisation systems from Pilz are used to operate, monitor and control the entire production process in the smart factory, making it easy to monitor the production status of the smart factory at any time and from anywhere.
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