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The digital transformation is gradually affecting different production areas and operations. The challenge here is the holistic integration of the various, integrated production plants and systems. This is where the solutions from Laserline step in. Users of Laserline laser systems can take advantage of a high level of transparency regarding conditions and events due to the networking and integration of lasers into the IT architectures. This is particularly helpful when operating many different laser systems all at once, as statuses can be viewed at any time and from any location. This future-oriented approach has helped Laserline strengthen its own market position.
What concrete benefits resulted?
The data obtained through the OPC UA interface can basically be used by the user for various analyses. The benefits are immediately tangible, e.g. in laser maintenance. Here, data access allows for a significantly increased transparency, which enables more effective maintenance strategies. In the past, maintenance was performed periodically, and usually based on the system’s age or operating hours. Now, condition-based maintenance can be implemented based on real-time data and status messages along with the help of suitable algorithms. A higher order condition monitoring system provides location-independent access to the current status of all existing lasers. For example, the shift supervisor can see at a glance how the lasers have been performing in the last eight hours.
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"The special feature of the application is that we can provide the user with maximum transparency on the current status of each laser. As a result, the user can run analyses and generate added value for production, while we ourselves are able to meet the required integration into modern production networks." (Dr. Alexander Arndt, Manager Digitalization and Process Design at Laserline GmbH)
How can the Industry 4.0 approach be described?
The basis is communication via the Industry 4.0-compliant standard OPC UA. In this way, laser data is read out, visualized and analyzed in various systems. The monitoring system can access any number of lasers in the network and is available via the browser regardless of the end device. Users often use their own solutions, such as cloud applications or on-site solutions, to visualize and analyze the laser data.
How can the Industry 4.0 approach be described?
The basis is communication via the Industry 4.0-compliant standard OPC UA. In this way, laser data is read out, visualized and analyzed in various systems. The monitoring system can access any number of lasers in the network and is available via the browser regardless of the end device. Users often use their own solutions, such as cloud applications or on-site solutions, to visualize and analyze the laser data.
What measures were used to achieve the solutions?
The solutions were developed and implemented through internal projects at Laserline.
What can others learn from this?
A key success factor was the organizational anchoring of topics and tasks within the context of Industry 4.0 and in the form of a staff unit. The interdisciplinary cooperation made it possible to pool together all the company’s essential expertise. Furthermore, a joint experimentation with pilot customers has also brought the first basic technologies for Industry 4.0 to market maturity.
