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OPC 40079 describes the interface between injection moulding machines (IMM) and robots for data exchange.
The first version covers these functionalities:
– Machine is OPC UA client and can optionally be an OPC UA server
– Robot is OPC UA server and can optionally be an OPC UA client
– Realtime exchange of signals via PubSub to prevent mechanical collisions
– Position signals from the IMM: 1 mould, 2 ejectors, 10 cores and 1 additional axis
– Enabling signals from the robot to the IMM to enable/disable movements of the IMM depending on the robot position
– Multiple pub sub connections are possible
– Part tracking
– Signals from the IMM representing the availability of parts in each mould
– Signals from the robot on inserting and removing of parts
– Exchange of production datasets between machine and robot
– Exchange of basic part quality data from IMM to the Robot
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