Industrial Joining Technologies

Scope / Goals

Develop specifications for Industrial Joining Technologies (IJT), describing various joining technologies used for manufacturing processes such as tightening, riveting, flow drill fastening, gluing, etc.

The scope of these specifications is based on DIN 8580 and shows which joining processes can be classified under Industrial Joining Technologies (IJT).

Technical Overview

IJT Working Group describes information models for variety of tools that can be connected to a robot and/or be used as stand-alone applications.

The companion specification “Joining Systems Base” (OPC 40450) includes the following use cases:

  • Asset Management
  • Condition Monitoring
  • Result Management
  • Event Management.
  • Joining Process Management
  • Joint Management
  • Methods to handle the Control use case.

The companion specification “Tightening Systems” (OPC 40451) defines use cases specific for the tightening domain. The base use cases are inherited from OPC 40450.

Further joining technologies will follow accordingly.

Working Group Type

Joint

Status

Active

Chair(s)

Bernd Heitzmann

Classification(s)

Mechanical Engineering Industry