Dominion Electronics’ Digi technology for networking industrial devices and electronic displays
Digi technology for networking industrial devices and electronic displays
Every factory needs to manage production goals as well as identify and address potential capacity issues as early in the process as possible.
A beverage producer wanted to track and improve its production output by displaying up-to-the-minute production information on the factory floor.
This capability was required in order to make the information accessible to production managers and workers, and to track actual performance against goals.
The data from all stages of production needed to be collected and displayed on electronic displays throughout the factory.
Digi technology from Dominion Electronics connected the electronic equipment in the production cells and the electronic displays to the factory’s local network.
An OPC server system processed the relevant production data from the equipment and sent it to the individual signs on the factory floor. With a switch-selectable RS-232/422/485 interface and support for DIN rail mounting, the Digi technology provided reliable and seamless network connectivity for the various displays and PLC (Programmable Logic Controllers) equipment.
It also supports multi-master/multi-protocol, which adds flexibility by allowing serial devices to be managed from more than one host machine, regardless of the serial protocol native to the device. Digi technology empowered the beverage producer to standardise on one digi equipment and actively manage production performance and goals.
1-Jul-2008