Machine Tools - Monitoring and Job Management

OPC 40501-1 Machine Tools - Monitoring and Job Management

Description

The OPC 40501 series defines standardized interfaces for machine tools, enabling seamless integration across different technologies, manufacturers, and model series. The first part establishes a common foundation for machine monitoring and job overview, independent of specific technologies. It facilitates data exchange between machine tools and software systems such as MES, SCADA, ERP, and data analytics platforms.

Recent updates incorporate use cases from OPC UA for Machinery, particularly machine state monitoring, forming the basis for KPI evaluations based on ISO 22400 standards. Developed by a joint working group of VDW and the OPC Foundation, involving over 90 companies worldwide, OPC 40501-1 ensures interoperability and enhanced production transparency in industrial environments.

More Information

Presentation — Gain insights into how this specification series achieves harmonized interoperability for the machine tool domain.

Working Group Machine Tools and Manufacturing Systems
Document Type Specification
License Specifications
Issue Tracking Mantis Project - OPC 40501-1
Access Level Registered
Namespace http://opcfoundation.org/UA/MachineTool/
Version Status Date
Release 2024-09-14
Topics: Added MachineryOperationCounterType to MachineOperationMonitoringType, deprecated PowerOnDuration defined by Machine Tools
Added OPC 40001-3 JobManagement to Machine Tools
Added FileSystem to MachineToolType
Added deprecation information
Release 2022-07-05
Topics: Errata: - Change the references of the transisitions of ProductionJobStateMachineType, ProductionProgramStateMachineType, ProductionPartStateMachineType - Change the references of the transitions of MachineOperationModeStateMachineType - Deleted unused DataType MaintenanceMode from NodeSet
Release 2020-09-25
Version Status Date
Deprecated 2022-05-31