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on the press line

An automotive supplier plant. Vibration and bearing data from the press line are read live from the machine’s own control unit.

0No PLC program changes
EncryptedOPC UA connection
Single blockjob, operator, speed and sensor
4bearing measurement points on the same screen as production data
Problem

The challenges facing the organization

  1. The maintenance team looked at the vibration chart, while the production team looked at the job, operator and speed on separate screens.
  2. To understand under which production conditions a deviation occurred, the two teams had to bring their records together.
  3. Touching the machine program was not acceptable to the automation team.
Solution

How it was solved with Butterfly

Vibration and bearing data from the press line are read live from the machine’s own control unit over an encrypted OPC UA connection with read-only access. The team monitors these signals on the same screen as the job reference, operator and production speed. Threshold alarms are fed by signals already available in the control unit.

  • 4 bearing measurement points: vibration, imbalance and bearing indicators
  • Encrypted OPC UA connection, certificate-based session
  • Read-only access; the PLC program was not touched
  • Job reference, operator, speed and sensor values in a single block
Outcome

From the field, measured.

4bearing measurement points monitored live
0No PLC program changes
Single blockmachine and production data read together

The customer name is not shared for confidentiality reasons. Figures are taken from the organization’s records.

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