Smart Factory

Machine automation technology encompasses a wide range of applications and plays a vital role in the global manufacturing industry. Automated production lines significantly help manufacturers to remain competitive in a dynamic market and meet specific customer requirements. Motion control technology forms a key element of machine automation. ICP-DAS also supports increased accuracy and speed through the use of control systems and collaborative robots.

ICP DAS offers a wide range of solutions for machine automation systems, including industrial PC-based solutions, embedded PAC solutions, or remote access solutions with distributed motion control products using Ethernet, serial communication, Motionnet, EtherCAT or CANopen.

Compliance with and control of occupational safety is intended to prevent injuries to persons and damage to property, accidents caused by improper use of equipment, etc. Smart devices such as:

• Smart safety systems for monitoring electricity in switchgear, which are able to prevent fires caused by short circuits or melting wires,

• detection of toxic gases, fall of persons, their location and more, can help

When an emergency occurs, communication technology and warning devices are essential. In such a case, the speed and accuracy of the information sent to the remote support platform is crucial to managing the crisis situation and therefore protecting property and human health, which significantly increases the safety of any workplace.

Since the field of environmental monitoring is quite broad, it is easiest for smart factories to implement an environmental monitoring system that is applicable in all industrial sectors without distinction and serves to centrally prevent potential environmental accidents and the emergence of hazards for employees: this not only increases the comfort of the workplace, but above all reduces the risk of damage to property or health. Such systems include:

• emergency button and lighting systems

• monitoring of parameters such as temperature and humidity, air quality, air conditioning, ventilation, warning of leakage of liquids and gases in production lines, etc.

• intelligent systems for monitoring access to industrial plants and their surroundings

Sustainability, reliability and safety are some of the most important factors that must be taken into account in the manufacture of machinery, which is mainly due to the longer ramp-up phase that is required for test equipment, as well as the application phase. ICP DAS not only stands out by providing one of the most comprehensive ranges of I/O modules for motion control compared to its competitors in the same industry, but also offers ODM (original design manufacturer) solutions based on our customers’ needs, which helps to perfectly integrate our solutions into existing production environments.

ICP DAS has years of experience, which is reflected in comprehensive product lines that allow the integration of condition monitoring of various devices with data visualization capabilities. Machines and various devices can then use the so-called three-color stack light, i.e. a light indication of their current status based on the three colors of a traffic light.