Event Details
OPC Day Europe – Where IT Meets Automation
Date:
Location:
Festo AG
73734 Esslingen
Germany
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Overview
OPC Day Europe 2014 will be held May 14 – 15 at Festo in Esslingen, Germany.
Hear from the experts about OPC technical updates, information modeling and certification. Learn how to increase your market share for products using OPC technology.
This event is open to OPC Foundation members and non-members.
Benefits of Attending:
- Attendees will hear from experts about OPC technical updates, information modeling and certification.
- Attendees will learn how they can increase market share for their products using OPC technology.
- See demonstrations of OPC UA from controller to MES/ERP IT Enterprise.
- Learn about OPC UA at the sensor level and possible applications to domains, including building automation.
- Success is measured by the level of adoption: hear business uses from a number of end-users that have deployed OPC UA technology.
- Get an overview of collaborations in other industries like Oil & Gas, Building Automation (MDIS, FDI, PLCOpen / MES, BACnet).
- Network with potential customers, vendors and sponsors.
Technology:
- Scalability: OPC UA at the sensor level for energy measurement
- Identification: Standardization in RFID readers
- Integration: PLCopen-OPC UA client in a PLC controller
- Vertical: From production line to SAP/ERP
- Vertical: UMCM plus OPC UA – the new “USB connector” for MES systems
- Human-Machine-Interface: OPC UA on browser based mobile devices
Domains:
- Water Treatment: M2M and the Internet of Things
- Smart Metering: Measurement information from sensor to billing systems
- Cloud: Secured connection from sensor to cloud
- Demonstrations of OPC UA: From controller to MES/ERP IT Enterprise
Registration fee is $195 USD for members, $250 USD for non-members, and includes lectures, conference documents, catering and drinks. Prices do not include VAT.
Agenda
Pre-Conference
May 14, 10:30 – 13:30 | Jump Start – Learn the basics of OPC UA technology
Speakers:
Peter Seeberg, Softing
Yvonne Neumann, MatrikonOPC
Uwe Steinkraus, Unified Automation
Main Conference
May 14, 14:00 | Registration, Conference Opening
May 14, 18:30 – 21:00 | Welcome, Exhibition
May 15, 09:00 – 14:00 | Conference Sessions
Keynote: Industrie 4.0 – The New Production Paradigm Based on Standards
Professor Detlef Zühlke
Industrie 4.0 describes a new production paradigm which is seen as the 4th industrial revolution. In the future, production systems will be built from smart elements called cyber physical systems which are interconnected in an Ethernet/IP based network. For a safe and reliable operation, future automation systems must rely on standards, which offer a very high level of security. The presentation will give insights on Industrie 4.0 and discuss the challenges for system design.
OPC UA Technical Update
Matthias Damm, Ascolab
Semantic Interoperability for Plug-and-Work-Functions in Industrie 4.0 – The Combination of OPC UA and AutomationML as Industrial Standards for Interoperability
Dr. Sauer, Fraunhofer Institut IOSB
One issue addressed in Industrie 4.0 is the automatic recognition, management and implementation of changes to the factory. Smart components ‘know’ their capabilities and ‘know’ the equipment to which they can be added. They may even change the configurational settings on their own in order to adapt to the manufacturing task or the production equipment to which they have been added. The preconditions for this kind of adaptivity include:
- Security
- Standardized communication (e.g. via OPC UA)
- Standardized self-description of the capabilities of equipment (e.g. using AutomationML)
Festo – We Multiply OPC UA!
Dr. Michael Hoffmeister, Festo
Festo is about to foster OPC UA in various product applications as well as in different segments of business areas. Research projects are the front end in testing future use cases for industrial communication with OPC UA. Didactic projects will bring the knowledge about OPC UA to universities and schools via implementations in modular production systems. The new factory of Festo in Scharnhausen will be equipped with industrial communication with OPC UA. Festo motion control systems will be able to communicate with integrated OPC UA server and client technology.
M2M and Internet of Things Heavily Reduced Costs in Water Treatment
Silvio Merz, ZWAV
End user solution reports on making use of PLCopen OPC UA Functionsblocks to let devices communicate autonomously, in an intelligent system with each other. This presentation will describe the benefits for end users and will provide a deeper insight into the advantages of using OPC UA:
- easy engineering
- reliable technology
- secure connection
- cost effectiveness up to 90% initial software expenditures
IT Meets Automation – What Does this Mean for SAP? Today’s Capabilities and Future Direction
Rüdiger Fritz, SAP
The fact that SAP relies on OPC UA as an enabler for the complete vertical integration between PLC and ERP is already well known. We have proven our capability to go way beyond pure data collection and we are ready to automate production based on bi-directional communication between PLC and MES down to the level of material and operation specific PLC parameters. In the future, we intend to expedite the automation point of view to the level of engineering so that IT meets Automation from Idea to Delivery.
OPC UA to Connect Automation Systems with the Cloud
Dr. Johannes Schmitt, ABB
- New architecture and protocols for OPC UA to connect to cloud systems
- Analyze handling and performance
- OPC UA proxy server in the cloud to enable cloud apps to connect to distributed parts in the plant
Execution of End-to-End Data Availability with Embedded OPC UA
Alexandre Felt, AREVA
Strong demand for improved access to shop-floor data is driving control automation vendors to make their devices as easy to integrate as possible. Embedded OPC UA presents tremendous opportunities for device vendors to make their products stand out with native open data connectivity that is more secure, easier to integrate in multi-vendor environments, and opens doors to new markets due to the widespread use of OPC. An example of this is AREVA, which has already included embedded OPC UA in their devices.
Applications and Mapping of RFID to OPC UA
Dr. Jan Regtmeier, Harting
In the context of integrated industry or Industrie 4.0 the interoperability and the communication between machines and objects is a fundamental requirement. RFID in combination with OPC UA provides an excellent solution. RFID allows communication with any object, regardless if it is a molding tool in a big machine, a train or a container. And with OPC UA, you get the data into your PLC, database or SAP system. Latest applications are shown and first steps of defining a mapping of RFID commands into the OPC UA world are discussed based on the proposals defined by the AIM working group.
OPC-UA – Status of Adoption and Collaboration with Other Organizations in the World
Thomas Burke, President of the OPC Foundation
OPC UA is a success story being adopted in all areas: from the smallest sensor, field devices, PLCs, HMI, MES and cloud systems. This presentation gives an overview on OPC activities all over the world.
SOA enabled PLC – Remote Service Execution into the IEC61131-3 Controller
Stefan Hoppe, BECKHOFF / President of OPC Foundation Europe
In collaboration with the OPC Foundation, the PLCopen (association of IEC6-1131-3-based controller manufacturers) has defined corresponding OPC UA client function blocks. In this way, the controller can play the active, leading role, in addition or as an alternative to the usual distribution of roles. The PLC can thus horizontally exchange complex data structures with other controllers or vertically call up methods in an OPC UA server in an MES/ERP system (e.g. to retrieve new production orders or write data to the cloud). This enables the production line to become active autonomously. In combination with integrated OPC UA security, this is a key step towards Industrie 4.0.
OPC UA on Browser Based Mobile Devices – Mobile Applications Using JavaScript Based OPC UA Implementation
Matthias Freund, TU Dresden
Smart Metering – Measurement Information from Sensor to Billing Systems
Carsten Lorenz, Elster
UMCM Plus OPC UA – The New “USB Connector” for MES systems
Angelo Bindi, Conti Teves
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