Industrial Internet of Things

Abstract

The application of the Internet of Things to manufacturing is the driving force of thenew industrial revolution (Industrie 4.0). In fact, most activities in the manufacturingindustry can benefit from the data collected in the context of the industrial process. TheIndustrial Internet of Things (IIoT), whose pillars are the usage of IP communicationbetween the devices and making the devices accessible through the Internet, can maximize the benefits of the information by the integration between multiple data sources,and by the ubiquitous fruition of the information itself.It is common belief that IIoT will transform companies and countries, opening up anew era of economic growth and competitiveness, since it has great potential for improving quality control, sustainable and green practices, supply chain traceability, andmaintenance of the user in the loop. Anyway, a number of challenges arise in this context, related for example to adaptability and scalability, real-time communication andQoS, and system deployment and management. A communication middleware can support the IIoT vision by coping with these issues.This talk introduces the IIoT, discusses its benefits and challenges, and presentscommunication middleware developed in different sub-areas of IIoT (service-orientedindustrial informatics The application of the Internet of Things to manufacturing is the driving force of the new industrial revolution (Industrie 4.0). In fact, most activities in the manufacturing industry can benefit from the data collected in the context of the industrial process. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), whose pillars are the usage of IP communication between the devices and making the devices accessible through the Internet, can maximize the benefits of the information by the integration between multiple data sources, and by the ubiquitous fruition of the information itself.It is common belief that IIoT will transform companies and countries, opening up a new era of economic growth and competitiveness, since it has great potential for improving quality control, sustainable and green practices, supply chain traceability, and maintenance of the user in the loop. Anyway, a number of challenges arise in this context, related for example to adaptability and scalability, real-time communication and QoS, and system deployment and management. A communication middleware can support the IIoT vision by coping with these issues.This talk introduces the IIoT, discusses its benefits and challenges, and presents communication middleware developed in different sub-areas of IIoT (service-oriented industrial informatics [1], smart grids [2], maintenance of industrial machines [3]) that enable the IIoT vision.

Energy efficiency in discrete-manufacturing systems: Insights, trends, and control strategies

“…), and communication protocols (IPv6, OPC UA, etc.) are required to the successful integration of CPMS and IoT into manufacturing systems [118]. Based on these approaches, systems can be transformed into smart entities with a defined identity, sensing capabilities of physical processes, actuation mechanisms, data processing ability and connectivity through network interfaces.…”

“…Afterward, the collected data need to be processed, analyzed, and integrated to make decisions by using suitable communications platforms and protocols. In this regard, IoT is widely used to describe embedded systems through Internet connectivity in order to allow the interaction with other systems, human, or services, on a global scale [122,118]. According to Mukhopadhyay [122], IoT can increase reliability, sustainability, and efficiency by improved access to information.…”

“…Following these critical voices, some researches have focused on analyzing the real value of IoT integration in terms of time, flexibility, reliability, cost, and quality. In [118], different contributions regarding these issues are presented. The ROI is defined in a general way as the ratio of the net gain to the costs of investment, but regarding IoT investment the hidden benefices may provide critical evidence in favor of IoT.…”

Informative and formal description of structure dynamics control task of cyber-physical systems

“…The Internet of Things is used in a wide range of applied areas: from organizing a person's daily life in a "smart home", to medical and transportation systems. One of the distinctive types of the Internet of Things is Industrial Internet of Things (or Industrial Internet), which is a multi-level system that includes sensors and controllers installed in the nodes and units of an industrial object, data transmission, remote control and control in automatic mode [3].Automated process control systems (APCS) can be considered as a precursor of Industrial Internet of Things. The main development directions are replacement of industry pro-tocols for devices interaction with Internet protocols and provision not only to the key nodes of the technological process by computers, but practically all the involved enterprise resources.…”

IO-Link Wireless enhanced factory automation communication for Industry 4.0 applications

“…With the introduction of CMS and IIoT in factory automation, this highly structured communication architecture will gradually be modified and improved with highly decentralized networked services (VDI/VDE, 2013;Jeschke et al, 2017). In this context IO-Link and IO-Link Wireless are seen as enabling technologies for such services, offering full networking capability vertically down to the sensors and actuators on the shop floor and up to the enterprise resource planning (ERP) tool via the SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) / HMI (Human-machine interface) level and the MES (manufacturing execution systems) layer and horizontally across the various fieldbus platforms (PLC, programmable logic controller) on the basis of an already internationally established communication standard (Fig.…”