Plastics and Rubber Machinery

Develop specifications for plastics and rubber machines in a production line and between the machines/devices and systems outside of the production cell (e.g MES or ERP software systems).

Several Companion Specifications describe the communication between plastics and rubber machinery in a production line and between the machines/devices and systems outside of the production cell (e.g. MES or ERP software systems). A first Companion Specification (OPC 40083) includes the definition of commonly used types. Other Companion Specification include descriptions of different machines and devices for the processing of plastics or rubber, relevant process parameters for monitoring and interaction between different devices in the production line/cell, management of jobs and the production datasets. In the scope are core machines like injection moulding machines, extruders, blow moulding machines as well as peripheral devices like handling systems, temperature control systems, material supply.