Machine-to-machine communication
VDMA Robotics relies on OPC UA
As part of the VDMA Info Day 'Industry 4.0 Standards in Application', the VDMA Robotics Department and the OPC Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop an OPC UA Robotics Companion Specification.
The VDMA 's decision was preceded by intensive opinion-forming within the robotics industry and the realization that the machine-to-machine (M2M) communication required for the implementation of Industry 4.0 could ideally be designed on the basis of OPC UA, an industrial M2M communication framework.
Initial discussions have already been held on which information, data, functions and services should be integrated into a production network and mapped in OPC UA. A working group for the development of the Companion Specification will be formed on February 13, 2017 with a kick-off event at the VDMA in Frankfurt am Main.
VDMA guideline on OPC UA
More and more areas within the VDMA are looking at OPC Unified Architecture. A VDMA guideline "Industry 4.0 communication with OPC UA" is currently in preparation. It is intended to support the mechanical and plant engineering industry with the introduction and provide recommendations for action. "Our aim with the guideline is to make a clear commitment to OPC UA in Industry 4.0 communication. This will lead to a reduction in the barriers faced by small and medium-sized companies when setting up and expanding I4.0 communication," said Dr. Christian Mosch from the VDMA Industry 4.0 Forum.
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