DIGITALES ZWILLINGSMODELL IN DER STEUERUNGSAUTOMATISIERUNG MIT DER SIMULATIONSSOFTWARE AUTOMATION STUDIO™ Luigi Mazza (*), Dario Lizzio (**) (*) Fakultät für Maschinenbau und Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik, Politecnico di Torino, TURIN, Italien (**) Abschlussarbeit im Masterstudiengang Mechatronik, Politecnico di Torino, TURIN, Italien (Ursprünglich auf Englisch veröffentlicht. Dies ist eine freie Übersetzung.) 1. EINFÜHRUNG Im industriellen Bereich gewinnen die Digitalisierung und Simulation automatisierter Systeme aufgrund des wachsenden Bedarfs an komplexeren und effizienteren Systemen zunehmend an Bedeutung. In diesem Zusammenhang hat das Konzept des Digitalen Zwillings in den Bereichen industrielle Automatisierung und Prozessdigitalisierung erheblich an Relevanz gewonnen. Ein Digitaler Zwilling wird allgemein als dynamische, virtuelle Darstellung eines physischen Systems definiert, die die Überwachung, Analyse und Vorhersage des Systemverhaltens durch Simulationswerkzeuge ermöglicht. Diese Technologie ist eine Säule der Industrie 4.0 und bietet neue Möglichkeiten für die Prozessoptimierung, vorausschauende Wartung und den Entwurf komplexer automatisierter Systeme.
Automation Studio™ - From Engineering Your Systems to Effective Machine-Based Training (Las Vegas, NV, USA) – Originally published in Mining Industry News With tough times persisting in the mining industry, manufacturers and OEMs need to bring effective changes in their work process in order to increase productivity and reduce unnecessary costs. To achieve this goal, Famic Technologies recommends the implementation of tools that will optimize all aspects of a product/project’s lifecycle: system design, simulation, documentation, training, troubleshooting, etc.
New Block Diagram Module Widens the Simulation Scope of Automation Studio™ (Montreal, Quebec) Famic Technologies Inc. adds features in their Machine Knowledge Management software Automation StudioTM in response to customers’ needs. One of the main goals for version 6.2 was to expand the simulation capabilities by developing a block diagram module.
Exceeding Automation Training Requirements with Real-World Simulation (Montreal, Quebec) We are seeing an increase in demand for qualified technicians particularly within mechatronics and industrial automation. Schools who offer programs in these fields need to invest in large amounts of resources to train their students on the latest technologies used in these industries. Even with dedicated investment, students have difficulties understanding systems’ behaviours as they lack experimentation.
Enhance the Performance of Your Production Lines (Montreal, Quebec) Keep your Operations under Control To maximize their performance, manufacturers need to implement on an ongoing basis continuous improvement processes (CIP), and find ways to reduce waste. Several approaches may be considered. Lean management has been offering for several years an effective approach to optimize the planning of the logistic flow by reviewing the sequencing and time management of activities.
Centralize the Alarms (Montreal, Quebec) Managing efficiently Critical Situations From energy performance, service maintenance, flexibility on changes to finding comforting solutions for occupants, these are just a few of the growing requirements of management activities for industrial and commercial buildings. As a result, needs in building automation have increased, leading to a significant transformation of these activities by creating a centralized control for all buildings, aptly called the Building Management System platform (BMS). Even so, the various groups of equipment are controlled by different software applications specific to each manufacturer and to each technology. These software applications are generally not compatible with each other, even though the mechanical and electrical infrastructures are increasingly interdependent.
New Software Generation for Greener Energy Efficient Mechatronic System Design & Analysis (Montreal, Quebec) - White Paper published for the KSFC (Korean Society for Fluid Power and Construction Equipment) In the world of simulation software, many different approaches are used to obtain accurate hydraulic circuit simulation. Most of these tools model components as a set of mathematical equations parameterized with mechanical and geometric data for each component. They are able to simulate in depth specific functions of a circuit, however it becomes progressively a more demanding task to simulate more complex and complete systems.