Layout & communication


Communication
Real-time communication is provided over Profinet. Data from the press and the furnace are registered for every cycle:
- Cycle time
- Time in air
- Cool-down time
- Press force
- Cushion force
- Water temperature and flow
- Furnace temperature
- Remaining time
- O2 and CO2 values
- ...
Data structure and saving
Complete data for every cycle is registered in a SQL Server DB and replicated in the plant server. At production end, a video is generated with all the images of each cycle of that production.