Codesys
Audi uses virtual control
In future, Audi AG will operate production lines with server-based control systems. Audi intends to use Codesys technology for control virtualization - both for functional and safe controls.
Audi has launched the Edge Cloud 4 Production project to optimize production and the necessary processes for the benefit of automotive customers. One of the most important steps towards this is currently the virtualization of control technology.
Audi has selected the Kempten-based automation specialists as its partner for PLC virtualization. And so project teams from Audi and Codesys have worked their way from feasibility studies and initial practical demos to prototypes and finally to production cells that have already produced real car body parts in the pilot stage.
An important milestone on the way to the partnership is the implementation of the Volkswagen Audi Seat Skoda Standard (VASS) for the project planning of control applications. The realization of this standard with Codesys is currently being implemented. This means that the technology can be selected as a supplier to the Volkswagen Group for future vehicle projects.
Dr. Markus Wunsch, Head of Technology Development Production/Logistics at Audi: "Following successful piloting, we are planning the first production line based on virtual control in the next few years."
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