Simple Connect – Overview of your entire Equipment – device-independent and scalable
With more than 20 years of experience in the area of industrial interfaces and machine connections, iMes Solutions offers a central and scalable software solution for the connection and visualization of your entire equipment (Siemens S7, Siemens Sinumerik, Beckhoff, B&R, CNC milling machines, impellers, weighing units etc. )
Quick & Easy
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Central connection of decentralized equipments
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Connection of different manufacturers
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Fast and easy networking of equipments
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Visualization of equipments, processes, production halls etc.
Overview of your Equipment
- All machine data available - centrally and in real-time
- Networked display of decentralized machine and production units
- Central visualization of KPIs
- Abstract presentation of machine data (e.g. traffic light function for machine quality, performance or consumption)
Scalable & Configurable
- Adding of any kind of new PCS/SPS machine components
- Web functionality
- No programming effort necessary - customer reuqirements will be realized via configuration
- Memory capacity is expandable at any time
- Extensions without any downtimes
Simple Connect - Your decentralized equipment at a central glance
Interfaces/Protocols - flexible, scalable & manufacturer-independent
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SQL/ODBC
Use of ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) for an access to different relational databases in local and remote networks. Access via ODBC standard interface.
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OPC UA
Manufacturer- independent communication protocol for industrial automation applications.
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OPC DA
Connection, especially for the machine level to SPS, PLC, but also ERP/MES for data exchange in real-time.
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OPC AE
Connection to any system for the recording and processing of alarms and events.
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Sinumerik
Connection to the Siemens Sinumerik CNC control.
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Patlite
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Balluff
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I/O-Link
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TwinCat I/O
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M-Bus to TCP/IP
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Modbus connection e.g. via RS485, Modbus to TCP/IP)
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4-20 mA or 0-20 V to TCP/IP
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ASCII/File
Sending and receiving data by reading or writing ASCII files. Automatic evaluation of data in the network possible (file share). Very high flexibility of the data exchange and application-specific solutions for external systems.
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XML
Presentation and exchange of hierarchically structured data via text file, readable by machines and by humans.
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JSON
Data exchange, especially for web application and mobile apps in relation with JavaScript, Ajax or WebSockets
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SAP Netweaver SOAP
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SAP PI
Our USPs - Unique Selling Points
For 20 years specializing in the connection and networking of technical equipments, process control and ERP systems:
- Status analysis / specification/ conceptioning/ budgeting
- Agile product/application development according to Scrum
- Customer training and workshops, e.g digital shopfloor management systems (OEE, smart factory in a few steps), alarm management according to ISA 18.2
- Innovation provider for KI solutions
- Support and maintenance (24/7 possible)
Benefits Industry 4.0
Digitization - Paperless Working
- Digitization, paperless working, error-free to the highest possible extent
- Digital recording of production lists (control sheets, checklists, control charts etc. )
- Digital recording of shift events in digital shift books
- Connection to external systems
- Connection to SPS/PCS systems for data recording
- Connection to ERP systems like Mobile Client for SAP® ERP
- Connection to Plant Historian to the internal production data acquisition system
- Connection of analysis and measuring devices
Quality Management
- Reduced preparation time for audits
- Due to the automatic and digital acquisition of values, all relevant information is immediately available
- Basis for the coninuous improvement process (CIP), exploitation of optimization potential
- Transparent presentation of process data and key figures (KPIs) in tables and charts
- Automatic reporting of the required KPIs (downtimes, disturbances, quantities etc.) to different recipients
Efficient communication
- Improved communication: smooth and effective exchange of information among the shifts, departments, auditors, providers and customers
- Interdepartmental discussion based on facts and figures
- Early information for maintenance
- Support for customer audits (minimized time effort)
- Information at the touch of a button
- High resource commitment of persons in higher positions is no longer necessary
Towards the Fourth Age of Industrial Revolution - accompanied by the iMes Solutions GmbH
The digitization of manufacturing processes - Industry 4.0 - places new demands on man - machine - environment.
A modern and digital production requires:
- an intelligent information network
- information that is available at any time - correct, without any ambiguity and needs-based
- networking among man - machine - object - system
There are a variety of Industry 4.0 options in the production area:
- digitization (paperless working)
- predictive maintenance
- prospective production
- AI - artificial intelligence: machine learning, pattern recognition
- transparency of plants and production due to OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness)
The way to Digital Production - Smart Factory
Recording, digitizing, collecting
Transparent availability of data (Big Data)
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Information on demand
retrieved from data
(e.g. pattern recognition, data mining)
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Network information exchange
between human - machine
(Smart Factory, artificial intelligence)
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Continuous optimization process of the entire value chain
