Industry 4.0
What is Industry 4.0?
The term "Industry 4.0" describes the fourth industrial revolution. In practice it is more of an evolution than a revolution. Business and value creation processes are becoming ever more closely linked and increasingly automated. Industry 4.0 resolves the dichotomy between customized products and mass production. For this to happen, commercial, logistics, and production processes have to be closely interlinked.
Industry 4.0 Overview – click to enlarge –
Although Industry 4.0 is often portrayed as a blueprint for factories of the future, intelligent applications which allow for customizable, highly flexible production have long since been a reality.
Turck will support you on the path to Industry 4.0 with innovative solutions to acquire, condition and transfer relevant production data.
Key Technology
Whether RFID, IO-link, OPC-UA or Ethernet – as a specialist in the key technologies of industry 4.0 Turck paves the way to the intelligent future factory for you.
RFID
With the RFID system BL ident Turck has implemented solutions for flexible control of production processes, but also for the spare parts/service business, piracy protection or serialization. Together with the IP67 I/O PLC modules from Turck you have available robust solutions with distributed intelligence for data processing or for control tasks.
IO-Link
Turck offers one of the most comprehensive portfolios of IO-Link solutions - ranging from numerous sensors and connection technology to fieldbus and Ethernet I/O systems with IO-Link masters in the protection classes IP20 and IP67. How to benefit from intelligent data acquisition and communication solutions from a single source.
Ethernet
Ethernet is the standard for communication, not only in the IT world, but also in the industrial environment. Turck offers especially user-friendly solutions such as the multiprotocol technology that supports the automatic use of I/O systems in the Ethernet protocols PROFINET, Modbus TCP or EtherNet/IP.
OPC-UA
OPC-UA is the world's next standard for integrative communication across all levels of the automation pyramid. In close cooperation with science and industry, Turck participated in the development of the standard and has already implemented it in the first products.
Further Information
- Flyer – Industry 4.0 – Data and Communication Solutions
- Flyer: System Solutions for Condition Monitoring
- Flyer – TBEN-L-RFID: Compact RFID Module with OPC UA Server
- Flyer – Compact RFID Modules with I/Os
- Brochure – IO-Link All-in-One Solutions – Enabler for Industry 4.0
- Video – Compact IP67 RFID modules with OPC UA server
- Video – IO-Link is opening the door to Industrial Internet of Things
Increased availability of machines and plants
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Condition Monitoring allows preventive maintenance without unplanned outages, required spare parts can be planned and ordered in time
Better quality assurance up to the end user
- Automated quality assurance processes reduce incorrect deliveries
- Data acquisition and processing guarantee at any time traceability or optimized production processes
More efficient production in small quantities
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Faster changeover times for new product versions, realized by sensors that receive their new identity/function through a main control
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Increased efficiency through interdisciplinary communication, if e.g. information on capabilities is directly transferred to production planning.
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Energy efficiency through better utilization and fewer rejects thanks to optimized production
Industry 4.0 Products
Follow these links to find your Industry 4.0 product in our product database
TX500 – HMI with CODESYS 3 PL
User benefits: Distributed intelligence with simple integration for control tasks directly on the machine or plant
TBEN-PLC – Block I/Os with CODESYS 3 PLC
User benefits: Distributed intelligence with simple integration for control tasks directly on the machine or plant
TBEN-DCC – RFID module with integrated middleware
User benefits: Direct communication with higher-level ERP or MES systems via Ethernet TCP/IP
ARGEE – PLC functionality for multiprotocol I/O modules
User benefits: Programming of basic functions without any knowledge of a programming language made simple
TBEN – Multiprotocol Ethernet I/O solutions in IP67
User benefits: Easy integration into systems and diagnostic functions via integrated web servers also on smartphones
IM(X)12-CCM – Condition monitoring for control cabinets
User benefits: Recognizes potential sources of error for preventive maintenance, thus avoiding unplanned shutdowns
IO-Link Products
User benefits: Fast device replacement, flexible and reliable application through comprehensive configuration and diagnostic options
Cloud-based Remote Machine Maintenance
Special machine manufacturer Velco uses a remote monitoring solution based on Turck Cloud Solutions for locating error sources and monitoring production parameters
Cloud-based level monitoring
Battery-powered ultrasonic sensors wirelessly transmit data on lubricant levels to the Cloud
Modular Conveyor System
e-Carts from Krups Fördersysteme optimize the assembly and testing track in the battery pack production of a German car manufacturer; Turck's IP67 PLCs provide the decentralized operation control
Fast Tag Detection at Warehouse Gates
Multiplex operation with external antennas on RFID UHF read/write head Q300
Tool Identification with RFID
Turck's BL ident RFID system reduces the reading time for the tool turret of a CNC machine from 130 to 10 seconds
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Challenge tool changer
Many applications require that parts of a machine are changed to accommodate different phases in the production cycle.
Recording the Swivel Movement of a Core Shooter
Short cycle times are particularly important when manufacturing sand cores for metal casting using core shooters. The swivel movement of the core carrier, which is recorded by the contactless IO-Link encoder QR24-IOL from Turck, has a major influence on the clock rate of the machine.
RFID Identifies Pharmaceuticals
Together with other partners, Turck Korea has implemented a complete serialization and identification system for pharmaceutical products – from the production plant to the dispatch warehouse
Exact Height Positioning
In its Flying Fish roundabout ride, Zierer Karussell- und Spezialmaschinenbau GmbH previously measured the horizontal position of the gondola arms using individual proximity switches.
Preventive Maintenance on Conveyor Belts
Ultrasound reflection measurements offer an error-free and efficient solution for detecting the presence of objects on conveyor systems. The RU IP67 ultrasound sensor from Turck reliably detects objects.
