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2025-04-25 BY
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Install a T9110 Processor Module

• Before inserting a new processor module, examine it for damage.

• The identification labels on the sides of the module will be hidden after the module is installed. Therefore before installation make a record of the location of the module and the details shown on the label.

. If you are installing more than one processor module make sure they all have the same firmware build.

Installation

1. Examine the coding pegs on the T9100 processor base unit and make sure they complement the sockets on the rear of the processor module:

2. Place the processor module on to the coding pegs. Make sure the slot on the head of the module locking screw is vertical and then push the module home until the connectors are fully mated.Trusted AB T9110 ICS Triplex Control Module

3. Using a broad (9mm) flat blade screwdriver turn the module locking screw clockwise to lock.

Replace a Faulty Processor Back-up Battery

Use the following official Rockwell Automation battery or one of an equivalent specification.

Part No and Description

T9905: Polycarbon monofluoride Lithium Coin Battery, BR2032 (recommended type), 20 mm dia; Nominal voltage 3 V; Nominal capacity (mAh.) 190; Continuous standard load (mA.) 0.03; Operating temperature -30 °C to +80°C, supplied by Panasonic.

The battery has a design life of 10 years when the processor module is continually powered; for processor modules that are un-powered, the design life is up to 6 months.

Procedure

To replace a faulty battery, do the following:

1. Use a small cross head screwdriver to release and remove the battery cover

2. Remove the battery by pulling on the blue ribbon.

3. Insert a new battery, orientate it the positive (+) terminal to the right. Trap the ribbon behind the new battery so it can be removed in the future and then push the battery into the holder.

4. Put the cover back and secure it with the cross head screw.

5. Push the Fault Reset button on the processor module. The processor Healthy LED will go green (applies if the module is part of a running system).

If the battery is replaced when more than one processor module is installed then the processor clock will be updated automatically through synchronization.

If you have previously set up SNTP when you set up your processor module then the clock will be reset to the current time automatically. If you have not set up SNTP it is recommended that you do so, as this will not only reset the processor clock but will also keep the time accurately during operation. Refer to the applicable software publication for SNTP set up instructions:

• AADvance Controller Configuration Guide Workbench 1.x, publication ICSTT-RM405

• AADvance Controller Configuration Guide Workbench 2.x, publication ICSTT-RM458

• AADvance®-Trusted® SIS Workstation software User Guide, publication ICSTT-UM002

The following applies:

• If the battery is replaced when only one processor module is installed and the processor module is not powered up and SNTP has not been set up, you must set the clock to the current time as soon as practicable.

• The battery does not do any function while the processor module is powered and the application is running. The Processor’s Real Time Clock provides Date and Time data for SOE functions and also forthe Processor diagnostic log entries.

The specific functions that the battery maintains on complete loss of power are the following:

• Real Time Clock – The battery provides power to the RTC chip itself.

• Retained Variables – Data forretained variables is stored at the end of each application scan in a portion of RAM, backed by the battery. On restoration of power, the retained data is loaded back into the variables assigned as retained variables for use by the application scan.

• Diagnostic logs – The processors diagnostic logs are stored in the portion of RAM backed by the battery.

Set the Real Time Clock Manually

If the system has only one controller and does not have a different time server, you have to set the processorreal-time clock manually using RTC variables. The following procedure assists in setting the clock:

Set up the following variables in the Dictionary

RTC Control Rack Variables (all BOOLEAN Outputs)

• RTC Control: RTC_Read

• RTC Control: RTC_Write

• RTC Control: Year

• RTC Control: Month

• RTC Control: Day of Month

• RTC Control: Hours

• RTC Control: Minutes

• RTC Control: Seconds

• RTC Control: Milliseconds

RTC Status Variables (All Word Inputs)

• RTC Status: Year

• RTC Status: Month

• RTC Status: Day of Month

• RTC Status: Hours

• RTC Status: Minutes

• RTC Status: Seconds

• RTC Status: Milliseconds

RTC Program Rack Variables

• RTC Program: Year

• RTC Program: Month

• RTC Program: Day of Month

• RTC Program: Hours

• RTC Program: Minutes

• RTC Program: Seconds

• RTC Program: Milliseconds

Procedure to Check the Current Date and Time

1. Wire the processor variables. Refer to the topic “Wire Processor Variables”.

2. Build and download the program or perform an on-line update.

3. Check the current date and time settings:

• Enter Debug mode

• Request IXL Restricted Access

• Force the RTC Read Boolean and all the time fields in the RTC Control Rack Variables to TRUE

• The RTC Status Variables will show the current date and time in the processor

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2025-03-26 BY
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Enhanced Diagnostic Monitor version 2.11

Enhancing maintenance productivity

The Triconex Enhanced Diagnostic Monitor software program monitors the hardware, communication, and application health and status of Triconex controllers. It provides easy diagnostics for status and fault analysis. Information is automatically available in the diagnostic monitor for quick and easy analysis — no special training is required.

New features of the latest Enhanced Diagnostic Monitor include:

New updated GUI supporting the use of NAMUR 107 symbology to provide greater detail and visual awareness

Addition of new reports to view node status.

Support for Tricon system version 11.2.

Improved event collection performance.

Support for periodic data collection.

Ability to view events offline without connecting to a node.

Improved, easier-to-use interface for viewing and sorting events.TRICONEX 3721C High-Reliability I/O Module

Sequence Of Event (SOE) Recorder version 4.5

SOE retrieval and analysis

The Triconex Sequence of Event Recorder software application retrieves the detailed SOE data from the Triconex controllers for display and analysis.

New features of the latest SOE application include:

Support for Tricon system version 11.2.

Support for an increased number of tagnames with a corresponding increase in bin sizes in Tricon 11.2 and later systems with only TCMs installed.

The maximum number of tagnames is now approximately 29,000 (previous versions supported a maximum of approximately 13,000 tagnames).

Triconex Report Generator version 4.14

Reporting made easy

The Triconex report generator allows you to quickly and easily generate reports for one or more Triconex controllers based on the configuration information contained in input files opened in the report generator

Information from multiple controllers can be combined into a single report. Default reports are available as standard for peer-to-peer function block usage, peer-to-peer configuration, and tagnames cross reference. Custom reports can be created for any data available in the report generator database.

New features of the latest report generator include:

Addition of a new report that lists duplicate send and receive identifiers used in the peer-to-peer function blocks in a TriStation 1131 project file (.pt2).

Ability to automatically create the test project (.tsvproj) and configuration (.tscfg) files required by Triconex Safety Validator

Ability to open TriStation 1131 and Triconex Safety Validator project files directly from Report Generator.

Removed the ability to import project information from XML files.

SafetyView version 1.1

Manage priority alarms with confidence

SafetyView 1.1 puts priority alarms front and foremost to the plant operators, enhancing their efficiency and effectiveness in responding to critical situations. Certified by TÜV for use in safetyrelated applications, SafetyView provides a superior alternative to traditional hard-wired annunciator panels. It provides operators with increased situational awareness and prevents critical alarms going unnoticed or left in bypass inadvertently

New features of the latest SafetyView include:

New flexible human-machine interface (HMI) designer for constructing safety-related HMI elements.

New HMI functions: Alarm Process Values, Bypass Area, Multiview faceplates, Global Acknowledge, ESD capabilities.

Status for Health/Alarm block for link health.

TSAA Protocol Configuration.

Evergreen Risk Assessment

aeFacilitator is a tool for process risk management that enables users to facilitate and effectively execute HAZOP and LOPA studies.

aeFacilitator centralizes process safety information, consolidates the numbers of tools used throughout the life cycle, and optimizes data accessibility across the organization.

Compliance with safety standards can be time consuming and costly when you do not have the right system in place. aeFacilitator minimizes the time, cost, and effort required to be compliance with standards while providing you with quick and easy access to information across various units, plants, and facilities

Features of the aeFacilitator include:

• Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)

• Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA)

• Allocation of risk to protection layers

• Simple Management Of Change of hazardous scenarios

• Standards and library data sets for consistent use across the enterprise

• Database-driven reporting

• Web-based and desktop application

• Gap closure tracking

Enterprise safety lifecycle management

aeShield Safety Life Cycle Management System is a comprehensive platform for executing a sustainable risk management program through automation of the process safety life cycle. The system provides a complete solution by maintaining relationships among the risk reduction targets, design verification calculations, inspection and test plans for integrity management, and actual historical data. aeShield tracks and analyzes PSI, providing alerts and reports on process safety health in real time, facilitating compliance with ISA84.00.01/IEC 61511 and the related requirements of OSHA 1910.119

Features of the aeShield include:

• SIS design and SIL engine

• Safety Requirement Specification

• Cause and Effect diagrams

• Proof tests plans

• Functional Test procedures

• Management Of Change

• Cause and demand tracking

• Bypass analysis

• Failure data collection

• Key performance indicators and monitoring

• Management Of Change and status reporting

About aeSolutions

aeSolutions is a process safety consulting, engineering, and automation company that provides process safety life cycle solutions and tools.

Formed in 1998, aeSolutions have facilities in Greenville, South Carolina (head office), Anchorage, Alaska, and Houston, Texas.

By combining the core competencies of each company — Schneider Electric Triconex safety instrumented systems and global delivery resources and aeSolutions’ process safety engineering services and safety life cycle software, aeShield and aeFacilitator — the alliance will deliver solutions and expertise to customers who seek safe, continuous operations for the life of their plants and strive to achieve operational excellence anywhere in the world.

Customers will benefit by having an automating infrastructure that can close the loop on the safety life cycle, bridging the gaps between design integrity and operational integrity of their plants.
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Trump imposes 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, challenging global auto industry

DETROIT — The Trump administration’s announcement Saturday of 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico and 10% tariffs on products from China are expected to have far-reaching effects on the global auto industry.

For months, automakers have taken a “wait-and-see” approach to the Trump administration’s tariff threats. That waiting period is coming to an end, and automakers may need to implement advance contingency plans to try to offset the additional costs in the weeks and months ahead.

Tariffs on Mexico could have the biggest impact on the auto industry, followed by Canada and then China, depending on the automaker.

“Any tariff action must be preceded by a renegotiation of the (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement) and a comprehensive review of the corporate trade system that has devastated the American and global working class,” UAW President Sean Fein said in a statement.

GM and other major automakers did not immediately respond to comments about the tariffs Saturday evening. Other companies, such as Ford, declined to comment, while Honda issued a broad statement: “North American auto trade is key to Honda’s global success, and we look forward to a swift resolution of this matter that will bring clarity and stability to the entire region.”

Most large automakers have plants in the United States, but they still rely heavily on imports from other countries, such as Mexico, to meet the needs of American consumers.

Almost every large automaker operating in the United States has at least one plant in Mexico, including the six largest automakers, which together account for more than 70% of total U.S. sales in 2024.

Tariffs are taxes on imports, or foreign goods entering the United States. Companies that import goods pay the tariffs, and some worry the companies will pass on any additional costs to consumers – raising the cost of vehicles and potentially reducing demand.

The formal statement provides some clarity for companies, but could cost automakers billions of dollars, many of which have been producing vehicles in Canada and Mexico tariff-free for decades.

Trade uncertainty took its toll on General Motors on Tuesday, with its shares suffering their worst day in years despite guidance for 2025 and fourth-quarter revenue and profit that beat Wall Street expectations.

“The key takeaway from GM’s fourth-quarter earnings results is that while the opportunity for GM is compelling, it must currently navigate U.S. policy uncertainty,” Barclays analyst Dan Levy said in an investor note Wednesday.

GM did not factor in potential tariffs in its guidance, with Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson saying the automaker was taking a “cautious” approach given tariffs have yet to be imposed on North American goods.

Both Jacobson and GM CEO Mary Barra said the company had contingency plans in place for any action, but that was not enough to calm anxious investors.

“The volatility is just too great,” Jacobson told investors Tuesday, citing issues and events such as the inauguration and the California wildfires. “With so much volatility in January, we would remain cautious until market data settles down a bit.”

‘Big impact’

The tariffs could have a big impact on the global auto industry and could reduce earnings for companies like GM that have a large manufacturing presence in North America.

“Whenever these blanket tariffs are imposed, they will have a big impact on the auto industry,” S&P Global Liquidity said in a report this week. “Almost no [automaker] or supplier operating in North America” would be immune, the report said.

Almost every major automaker operating in the U.S. has at least one plant in Mexico, including the six largest automakers that together account for more than 70% of U.S. sales in 2024.

The U.S. and Mexico have a high degree of auto industry integration, with Mexico importing 49.4% of auto parts from the U.S., while Mexico exports 86.9% of its auto parts to the U.S., according to the U.S. International Trade Administration.

Wells Fargo estimates that a 25% tariff on Mexican and Canadian imports would cost the legacy Detroit automaker billions of dollars a year. The firm estimates that tariffs of 5%, 10% and 25% would cost GM, Ford, and Chrysler parent Stellantis $13 billion, $25 billion and $56 billion, respectively.

S&P Global Mobility (formerly IHS Markit) estimates that a 25% tariff on a $25,000 car from Canada or Mexico would increase its cost by $6,250, some, if not all, of which would likely be passed on to consumers.

Automakers most at risk

Factories in Canada and Mexico produce about 5.3 million vehicles, of which about 70% (nearly 4 million) are sold to the U.S., the S&P Global Mobility report said.

Mexico accounts for the majority of those vehicles, as five automakers — Ford, GM, Stellantis, Toyota Motor and others — produce just 1.3 million light vehicles in Canada through 2024, mostly for the U.S. market, according to the Canadian Manufacturing nonprofit research group.

Some of those automakers also rely heavily on production in Mexico, but not all will face the same disruptions. German automaker Volkswagen is most at risk from tariffs in Mexico by percentage of sales, while Nissan Motor and Stellantis, according to the S&P Global Mobility report, are most at risk from tariffs.

“Obviously, we’re looking at a variety of options,” Antonio Filosa, head of Stellantis’ North American operations, said on Jan. 10. “But yes, we need to wait for his decision, and we will act accordingly after Mr. Trump and his administration make the decision.”

Based on the percentage of U.S. sales that are produced south of the border, the following automakers are most vulnerable to tariffs on Mexican imports:

Volkswagen: 43%

Nissan: 27%

Stellaris: 23%

GM: 22%

Ford: 15%

Honda: 13%

Toyota: 8%

Hyundai: 8%
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Southwest Airlines to cut 15% of company jobs in ‘unprecedented’ cost-cutting move

Southwest Airlines announced Monday that it will cut about 15% of its corporate jobs, or about 1,750 people, in a move its CEO called “unprecedented” as the company works to cut costs.

The company said it expects to save $210 million this year and about $300 million in 2026 from the layoffs. The layoffs will be mostly completed by the end of the second quarter and will include some senior leadership positions, CEO Bob Jordan said in a staff note seen by CNBC.

“This decision is unprecedented in our 53-year history and change requires us to make difficult decisions,” Jordan said in a press release. “We are at a critical juncture as we transform Southwest into a leaner, faster and more agile organization.”

The decision to cut jobs at Southwest comes months after it reached a settlement with activist investor Elliott Investment Management, which won five seats on Southwest’s board but no control. Elliott also pushed unsuccessfully to replace Jordan as CEO.

Other recent cost-cutting measures by Southwest include a hiring freeze, suspension of internship programs and cancellation of team-building “rallies” that have been in place since 1985, CNBC previously reported. The company has also slashed unprofitable routes.

Last year, Southwest presented a plan to improve profits that included abandoning its more than 50-year-old open seating model in favor of designated seats and an area with extra legroom. The company also recently launched night flights for the first time.

“We must ensure we fund the right work, reduce duplication, and build a lean organizational structure that increases clarity, speed and urgency,” Jordan said in a memo on Monday.

The layoffs will take effect at the end of April, Jordan said, adding that most of the affected employees will not be able to work but will still receive wages, benefits and bonuses until then.
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Avoiding unnecessary machine downtime: signal lights and the Sensor Integration Gateway in carton pallet production

Cardboard is replacing plastic as a megatrend. To ensure that carton pallets can be supplied quickly and efficiently in industry, the French team of experts MATEK can help with its machines. The specialist for end-of-line machines relies on sensor solutions from SICK: The intelligent use of SLT signal lights, Dx35 mid-range distance sensors and the Sensor Integration Gateway SIG200 increases productivity and supports and relieves the burden on machine operators.

Since 2015, MATEK has been specializing in the trade of end-of-line machines and industrial equipment and offers a range of services: from spare parts supply to installation, troubleshooting and improvement of machine parks to maintenance. MATEK also supports the design of certain parts of the machines, especially in the packaging industry. A few years ago, the company also acquired a machine for folding carton pallets to meet the growing demand for this type of packaging. The main reason for this is that the new EU directive stipulates that plastic packaging should be reduced.

Optimizing machine productivity through ergonomics

The machine in question is a carton pallet forming machine: At its front, the machine takes the pre-cut cardboard from the loading container, prepares it for folding, applies adhesive and completes the forming process, thus producing a folded pallet. The operator needs to fill the material rack at the front and release the stack at the end of the machine. The two workstations are four meters apart. When the operator is at the end of the machine, he cannot see the filling container. If the filling container is empty, the machine stops and reports a fault, which significantly reduces productivity.

From this side of the machine, the operator cannot see the cardboard filling container.

To avoid this problem, Mathieu Hartmann, General Manager of MATEK, first considered a distance sensor that could trigger a machine stop at a certain threshold distance. SICK’s Dx35 mid-range distance sensor was perfectly suited to this task. However, since the theme of innovation is firmly rooted in MATEK’s DNA, as confirmed in a conversation with Emmanuel Renaud, Regional Sales Account Manager for France at SICK, the application could be further improved. Why not use a signal light or even a sound to warn the operator and avoid unnecessary machine stops?

Setup in just three minutes

The SLT signal light was thus integrated into the project. With 21 colored LEDs, it is now possible to transmit many different information via the same device and warn the operator when different thresholds are reached. The signal light is also equipped with IO-Link, as is the Dx35 mid-range distance sensor. Emmanuel Renaud therefore suggested connecting the sensor to the Sensor Integration Gateway SIG200 for easy configuration. The result was remarkable: Setting up the sensor took just three minutes. “Detection, safety blind zone, all parameters of the sensor connected to the gateway are accessible. It’s amazing how easy it is”, says Mathieu Hartmann from MATEK. After connecting the signal light, it took another ten minutes to parameterize the color change of the column.

How does it work exactly?

The Dx35 mid-range distance sensor is mounted on the top and detects the cardboard stacks in the loading tray at the front of the machine. The SLT signal light then returns information to the operator about the stack height:

Flashing blue: rack full / overflowing

Lights up green: rack at 100%

Change in color fraction, gradually switching to yellow between 100% and 50%

Yellow: rack at 50%

Change in color fraction, gradually switching to red between 50% and 20%

Adding an acoustic signal (using the buzzer module Smart Light Buzzer SLB) to red: between 20% and 18%

Flashes faster and faster between 18% and 1%

Below 1%, the machine stops cardboard pickup, but does not stop (no unnecessary machine restarts)

When this level is reached, simply fill the rack and restart the machine at the push of a button.

But the goal is of course to never reach the 1% level, so that productivity is not impaired.

5% increase in machine productivity

The power of the SIG200 allows this level of granularity in the machine parameter setting. Since the controller is also connected to the Sensor Integration Gateway, it is also possible to set conditions for stopping the machine. “The results exceeded my expectations”, explains Mathieu Hartmann. With this holistic solution, the production cycle is guaranteed and Hartmann estimates that the machine’s productivity has increased by 5%. The operator has better control over the filling and can anticipate what needs to be done. The comfort and ergonomics motivate the operator. Incidentally, the operator is actively involved in the parameter setting of the colors and therefore has confidence in the machine.

A good relationship of trust

The key to the success of this project was the good relationship of trust between Mathieu Hartmann and Emmanuel Renaud. This trust led to an open exchange of ideas and a mutual understanding of the respective requirements. During the demonstration, the simplicity and power of the SICK solution played a supporting role.
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Kaimu 3DCAPP has another good news, signing a contract with a high-end equipment manufacturing company of Aviation Industry Corporation of China

Recently, Kaimu 3DCAPP 3D process software has once again made good news, and has joined hands with a research institute of China Aviation Industry Corporation to open a new era of 3D intelligent process. The golden signboard of “Choose Kaimu for process” has once again been highly recognized by China’s high-end equipment manufacturing companies.

A research institute of China Aviation Industry Corporation is a scientific and technological leading research institute integrating avionics equipment technology research, product development, production, testing and services. It has undertaken a series of aviation product development tasks and has successively obtained more than 300 national, provincial and ministerial scientific and technological achievements. It is currently undertaking nearly 100 national cutting-edge technology research, model development and product delivery tasks.

In 2016, Kaimu Software implemented a digital process management system for the institute, built an integrated R&D process collaborative management platform, realized lean and structured process management, opened up the data flow and information flow of enterprise design, process and manufacturing, solved the problem of information islands, and improved the innovation ability of process management.

In order to further improve the 3D machining process design capabilities and complete process review more intuitively, accurately and efficiently, and shorten the product development cycle, the institute decided to work with Kaimu again to start the project cooperation of 3D machining process design and simulation system 3DMPS and 3D model manufacturability review system 3DDFM.

Kaimu 3DMPS will help the institute automatically identify part processing features, intelligently infer process and process parameters, automatically generate process models, simulate and optimize process and process parameters, and improve the quality and efficiency of the institute’s 3D process design.

Kaimu 3DDFM will assist enterprise design, process, and manufacturing engineers in the product design stage to automatically conduct manufacturability review according to the established process review rules, reduce design defect rate, shorten R&D cycle, and accelerate product launch.

Kaimu 3DCAPP will comprehensively improve the visualization, knowledge and intelligence of 3D process design and review of complex products of a certain institute of China Aviation Industry Corporation, improve process innovation capabilities, and shorten product development cycle. The Kaimu software project team will also make every effort to promote the timely, high-quality and efficient delivery of the project, and create more benchmarks for the digital transformation of China’s high-end manufacturing enterprises.
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CC-Link Association China Affairs Director: TSN will accelerate the digital transformation of manufacturing

In the manufacturing sector, time-sensitive networking (TSN) has gone from being a developing technology to an essential technology for manufacturing and production systems in just a few years. Its deterministic and microsecond-level interactive characteristics have attracted continuous attention in the field of industrial control with high real-time requirements.

On the other hand, the capabilities of TSN are more evident than ever, thanks to the active role played by future-oriented organizations such as the CC-Link Association, which has strongly supported the development and deployment of TSN in the industrial field from the beginning.

In the view of Zheng Hang, Director of CC-Link Association China Affairs, digital transformation has become an important trend in the development of the world’s manufacturing industry today. To promote the digitalization of the manufacturing industry, it is necessary to collect big data through manufacturing equipment and industrial equipment such as PLC, servos, robots, sensors, etc. used in manufacturing equipment. The role of industrial networks has become increasingly important, and TSN technology can ensure real-time communication between different devices, provide efficient and reliable communication and data exchange capabilities, help improve production efficiency, reduce costs, and lay a solid foundation for accelerating digital transformation and upgrading.

“At the critical moment when CC-Link IE TSN is vigorously promoting the rapid development of intelligent manufacturing, I feel a great responsibility to be responsible for the work of CC-Link Association China,” said Zheng Hang. In September 2022, he officially assumed the position of Director of CC-Link Association China Affairs, comprehensively coordinating the development of CC-Link Association’s various affairs in China.

Zheng Hang, who has a technical background, has extensive industry experience. In his early years, he led the software development of Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC-Q series PLC at Mitsubishi Electric’s headquarters in Japan, and made great contributions to the birth of this classic model. After returning to China, he was responsible for sales in multiple industries and witnessed the development of the domestic industrial network market.

Looking to the future, TSN shows unlimited potential

In the past, factories often needed to build independent multi-layer network architectures on their own to ensure the optimization of efficiency of workstations, production lines, control centers and even the entire enterprise level, and to ensure the smooth operation of various applications and functions. But to build a truly digital factory, we must first break the traditional multi-layer network architecture, effectively solve the problems caused by the integration of IT information technology and OT operation technology, and eliminate the barriers of automated information islands, so as to realize the future outlined by Industry 4.0.

By promoting network convergence while ensuring determinism, an obvious benefit of TSN is that it can simplify the architecture and reduce the number of networks required to support different types of data sharing and communication. In addition to supporting a leaner infrastructure, TSN-enabled convergence also helps improve visibility, transparency, and accessibility. These features can greatly improve operations, increase responsiveness, productivity, and efficiency, and simplify maintenance. More importantly, the convergence of IT and OT makes decisions based on better access to process data more reasonable.

Adhering to the tradition of innovation, the CC-Link Association took the lead in adding TSN capabilities to Industrial Ethernet and launched the CC-Link IE TSN protocol in 2018. CC-Link IE TSN brings together time sensitivity and multi-protocol coexistence to achieve better integration of IT and OT, enabling machine manufacturers and end users to create future-oriented intelligent solutions, improve productivity and efficiency, and ultimately improve competitiveness.

“CC-Link IE TSN network technology is a time-sensitive network technology based on industrial Ethernet. It not only solves the problem of factory IT and OT integration, but also meets the needs of high-response and high-precision real-time control at the field level through the support of gigabit communication speed.” Zheng Hang introduced that TSN technology is becoming a consideration for more and more industrial users to reduce costs and increase efficiency. In the global and Chinese markets, CC-Link IE TSN networks have been widely used in lithium batteries, photovoltaics, automobiles, semiconductors and other industries.

Zheng Hang pointed out that at present in the domestic market, the production systems of these industries are becoming more and more complex, and more axes and more equipment need to be added to cope with them. CC-Link IE TSN is not only compatible with the upper system, but also can be transmitted with multiple lower protocols at the same time, especially in the integration with the current 5G. Therefore, it is very suitable for application scenarios such as remote control, wireless control, and big data parallelism. It conforms to the development trend of future equipment and is a leading solution to help the implementation of Industry 4.0 applications.

Make every effort to build a wider industrial network system

Thanks to CC-Link IE TSN and its leading features, with the support of various automation suppliers, through more and more CC-Link IE TSN compatible products, manufacturing companies are accelerating their journey towards digital transformation.

Zheng Hang revealed that as a global leading industrial network organization with more than 4,000 members, the CC-Link Association fully supports the development of third-party CC-Link IE TSN protocol products. Currently, there are more than 130 compatible products, involving PLC, servo, inverter, touch screen, sensor, remote module, robot, machine vision, etc. “With more diverse development methods, there will be more compatible products in the future to meet customers’ flexible choices.” He said.

At the same time, in order to help member companies launch CC-Link IE TSN compatible products faster, the CC-Link Association is vigorously promoting the construction of CC-Link IE TSN development and evaluation environment, exploring the segmented application market where big data transmission and high response and high precision control coexist, establishing WeChat product platform and promoting CC-Link IE TSN network application solutions, and holding CC-Link IE TSN special technical exchanges to help member companies grasp market demand faster and develop CC-Link IE TSN compatible products.

Not only that, in order to achieve further openness and improve interoperability with other TSN-based industrial networks, the CC-Link Association, together with Avnu Alliance, ODVA, PI International, and OPC Foundation, jointly launched the “TSN Industrial Automation Consistency Cooperation” plan to formulate specifications based on IEC/IEEE 60802 standards to ensure the interoperability and consistency of TSN products. All organizations involved in formulating specifications will use this result as the basis for their respective tests in the future, thereby building a broader industrial network ecosystem.

Zheng Hang said that China’s manufacturing industry has developed rapidly and has accounted for 30% of the world’s total, and digital and intelligent transformation is imperative. The CC-Link Association has been in China for more than 20 years, and has developed together with Made in China. In the future, the CC-Link Association will not only actively promote the CC-Link family network technology to its member companies, but also invest a lot of resources in standard conversion and compatible product promotion; on the other hand, the CC-Link Association will also conduct in-depth research on industry application solutions from the perspective of industry applications to help industry customers achieve the transformation and upgrade of digital factories and intelligent manufacturing.
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Understanding “Huo” Smart Manufacturing Digitally Building a New Model of Safety Production Management

In the petrochemical production process, unsafe human behavior, unsafe state of objects, and unsafe environmental conditions are the main factors for accidents. How to effectively prevent and control accidents has always been the top priority in the safety management of the petrochemical industry.

However, the traditional safety production management model can no longer meet the requirements of factory safety production management at this stage. In order to further ensure industrial safety, the Ministry of Emergency Management issued the “Industrial Internet + Hazardous Chemical Safety Production” Pilot Construction Plan, requiring enterprises to use digital means to build a new model of safety production management.

Shandong Hengtong Chemical Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Hengtong”) actively responded to regulatory requirements and worked with Honeywell to build a safety production management information platform. Through digital and intelligent means, it fully utilized the risk control and hidden danger investigation and management capabilities of the industrial Internet platform to continuously improve the level of safety risk prevention and control.

End-to-end real-time data presentation

Problems faced: lack of interoperability of data

In the past, Hengtong’s enterprise data platform and government supervision platform were data islands, lacked information sharing, and required more cumbersome manual entry. According to the new regulatory requirements, enterprise data needs to be synchronously entered into the local government platform, and Hengtong’s existing functional modules cannot meet the data operation requirements.

Safettice solution: meet government regulatory requirements

The safety production management information platform with Honeywell Safettice solution as the core covers the production areas of Hengtong’s new and old factories, covering an area of ​​about 1.7 million square meters. Through different permissions and role definitions, it meets the requirements of independent management and collaborative operation; it automatically reports major hazard source data, risk points and hidden danger investigation and management information, and real-time video signals to relevant departments on demand, breaking through the “data island”.

At the same time, the platform also has a safety and production management data panel, providing enterprises with digital management of all factors of safety production, occupational health, environmental protection and production information management, as well as all-round data analysis, 3D GIS comprehensive information presentation of the whole factory and data panel display, improving users’ decision-making efficiency and management level.

Point-to-point data dynamic perception

Problems: Frequent false alarms

The chemical production process is complex and diverse, and the materials involved are flammable, explosive, toxic and harmful. Hengtong attaches great importance to the safety risk control of hazardous chemicals. However, due to the large number of toxic and combustible gas monitoring points and frequent alarms in the factory area, once a false alarm occurs, it is urgent to repeatedly check and require a lot of manual maintenance, and the work efficiency is low.

Safettice solution: improve the level of safe operation

The safe production management information platform realizes the detection and alarm information of combustible and toxic gases and the monitoring and early warning of major hazardous sources through Safettice. Based on the Internet of Things technology, the video and operation parameters of hazardous chemical process safety parameters, combustible and toxic gases, key production equipment and storage of hazardous chemicals are monitored, analyzed and evaluated in real time, and dynamic perception of combustible and toxic gases and major hazardous sources is realized, and abnormal information is warned.

At the same time, the platform also introduces the real-time positioning function of personnel and vehicles. Combined with GIS maps, biometrics, intelligent access control and real-time positioning technologies, it can effectively perform intelligent video recognition of unsafe behaviors and improve the level of personnel supervision.

Reference value

Honeywell has created the Safettice safety management solution in response to the production and safety management characteristics of petroleum and chemical companies, combined with government regulatory requirements, to build a new model of digital production safety management.

Establish a unified data interconnection and collaboration platform to achieve information sharing, create a one-stop digital solution, and break through the “information island”.

Realize the collection and analysis of real-time industrial data, conduct all-round safety management monitoring and full-process tracking, monitor and warn major hazardous sources, and improve operational efficiency and safety management level.

Digitalization has become the key to achieving innovative development, transformation and upgrading in the petroleum refining industry, and is an important support for the high-quality development of enterprises.

By using the Honeywell Safettice safety production management information platform, a unified data center for enterprises and local government platforms will be created, which will help petrochemical enterprises achieve cross-system data interconnection, help enterprises close the loop of safety risk control, respond faster and better to unsafe factors, and help the chemical industry move towards the fast track of high-quality development.

In the field of safety, Honeywell Safettice has strong technical strength and rich professional knowledge. Of course, this is just the tip of the iceberg of Safettice’s capabilities. Honeywell will reveal more of its capabilities to you one by one in the future! Please stay tuned and look forward to it!
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