Totally Integrated Automation is a
strategy in the automation technology developed since 1996. This strategy is
the integration of extensive single components, tool and the services to
achieve an Automation solution. It is an efficient interoperability of all
automation components. The open system architecture spans the entire production
process and this offers maximum interoperability across all automation
components.
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| Source: Siemens |
Open system architecture is possible
by consistent data management, global standards and uniform interfaces for
hardware and software. Integration brings together the virtual and real worlds,
talking a holistic view of the entire product development and production
process which increases efficient production in each process step from product
design to product planning, engineering, and production execution and up to
services.
Productivity and efficiency are
success factors for manufacturing industries. A central role is played by engineering
as it relates to ever more complex machinery and plants. A high level of
efficiency is in high demand and the first step toward better production:
faster, more flexible and more intelligent.
Totally integrated automation means
efficient interoperability of all automation components. The automation allows
for the holistic optimization of the production process which is as follows:-
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Efficient
engineering is possible with tie and cost savings.
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Due
to integrated communication there is higher flexibility in production.
· Seamlessly
integrated safety technology is possible with protection of personnel,
machinery and the environment.
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Due
to integrated communication there is higher flexibility in production.
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Due
to integrate diagnostic functions there is minimizing downtime.
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Due
to data consistency there is improved quality.
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Due
to interoperability of system-tested components there is better performance.
The entire production process is
covered in the open system architecture and is base on the consistent presence
of shared characteristics like consistent data management, global standards and
uniform hardware and software interfaces. These characteristics are shared and
minimize engineering time. The ultimate result of all this is lower costs,
reduced time to market and greater flexibility.
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| Source: Siemens |
Due to relatively small production
volumes and huge varieties of applications, industrial automation makes use of
new technologies developed in other markets. Automation companies customize
products for specific application and requirements. From targeted application,
the innovation comes rather than any hot or new technology.
The new innovations have given
industrial automation new surges of growth since the past few decades. The
Programmable logic controller is now replaced relay-logic and generates growth
in applications where custom logic was difficult to implement and change. This
controller is reliable than relay-contacts and easy to program and reprogram. In
automobile test installation the growth was rapid and had to be re-programmed.
The programmable logic controller has a long and productive life and has now
become a commodity. Through the use of
computers for control systems the programmable controller was developed. In
central control rooms mini-computers replaced large central mainframes.
The coming up of the computers
brought low-cost PC-based hardware and software. This provides functionality
along with significant reduce cost and complexity. These were innovative
extensions of technology developed for mass markets, modified and adapted for
industrial automation requirements.
Thus innovation and technology in general will
reestablish growth in industrial automation. The growth in future will come
only from totally new directions. Totally integrate automation this has
everything needed to turn the benefits of digitalization into genuine added
value. The data is generated from a common base to for the digital twin. With
the increase in new discoveries, the data is fed back again into the automation
level so that there is a continuous optimization of production to maintain the
competitive edge.
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