Salzburg/Austria, October 11, 2016
COPA-DATA at SPS IPC Drives 2016:
Step by step to the Smart Factory
COPA-DATA is fully consistent on the subject of the Smart Factory at the SPS IPC Drives
trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany from November 22 to 24. At booth 590, hall 7, the
company and its partners are presenting how customers can gradually achieve sustainable
networking of their production with zenon. This year, focus is on Paper on Glass technology,
Predictive Analytics, Energy Management and scalable solutions in the Cloud.
In order to gain the full potential of the Smart Factory, flexible systems that can openly
communicate with one another are needed – whether horizontally between machines on the
production level, or vertically from sensor to the Cloud. The key to success is the possibility
to network heterogeneous production environments regardless of the manufacturer. Because
only open, standardized interfaces and programming standards can enable sustainable
development. Only this way can decentralized production sites become the Smart Factory of
tomorrow, exemplifying sustainable, energy-efficient and environmentally friendly production.
Error-free production processes
How far the vision of fully networked, self-organizing production systems lies in the future can
be seen when paper checklists are still being hand-written in many production sites. Modern
Paper on Glass technology offers a wide range of advantages here: zenon Smart Checklist
not only eases production employees’ work and reduces error-rates. Data can also be
immediately processed and used for reports and figures – an important step towards the
Smart Factory.
Future-proof manufacturing
Only when data is available in digital format can it be analyzed and interpreted as well as
patterns identified and probability developments calculated. This way, the production can
learn from previous processes and its own procedures and also avoid machine downtimes.
With resolto informatik GmbH, COPA-DATA shows how hidden knowledge can be made
useful and developments can be noticed early on in order to take the correct measures, at
the right time.
Transparent and legally compliant
The zenon Energy Data Management System measures, records, collects and analyzes in
real time. Display of different types of data is possible according to requirements – from
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Energy Performance Indicators, to alarm lists, right up to complex graphic reports. All
operational energy and consumption data can be displayed, archived and further distributed
via open interfaces. COPA-DATA’s solution package also adheres to the requirements of the
“Certified Energy Data Management” from TÜV SÜD and thus meets important criteria of the
international ISO 50001 energy standard.
Cross-site data analysis
The more data that is available for the analysis, the better the results. If entire data from
individual production systems and locations is collated together in the cloud, important topics
such as energy management can also be viewed cross-site or globally. With its zenon Cloud
solution, based on Microsoft Azure, COPA-DATA offers interesting possibilities to gather
data and analyze it – scalable, cost-efficient and ergonomic.
Successful together: Partners at the SPS IPC Drives 2016
This year the following Partners will be exhibiting at the COPA-DATA booth: Microsoft
(www.microsoft.com), CaderaDesign GmbH (www.caderadesign.de), KÖHL Maschinenbau
AG (www.koehl.eu), neogramm GmbH & Co. KG (www.neogramm.de), the software alliance
isv-4-industry (www.isv4industry.com), and KROPF Solutions (www.kropf-solutions.de). Visit
COPA-DATA and Partners at the SPS IPC Drives at booth 590, hall 7.
Captions:
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Clearly displayed and mobile: The zenon Smart Checklist on a tablet.
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Success factors of the Smart Factory: Networking, data storage in the Cloud, mobile solutions and
maximum security.
On COPA-DATA
COPA-DATA is the technological leader for ergonomic and highly dynamic process solutions. The
company, founded in 1987, develops the software zenon for HMI/SCADA, Dynamic Production
Reporting and integrated PLC systems at its headquarters in Austria. zenon is sold through its own
offices in Europe, North America and Asia, as well as partners and distributors throughout the world.
Customers benefit from local contact persons and local support thanks to a decentralized corporate
structure. As an independent company, COPA-DATA can act quickly and flexibly, continues to set new
standards in functionality and ease of use and leads the market trends. Over 100,000 installed
systems in more than 90 countries provide companies in the Food & Beverage, Energy &
Infrastructure, Automotive and Pharmaceutical sectors with new scope for efficient automation.
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On zenon
zenon is COPA-DATA`s highly versatile product family for industry-specific ergonomic process
solutions: from sensors through to ERP. It consists of zenon Analyzer, zenon Supervisor, zenon
Operator and zenon Logic. zenon Analyzer provides templates to create tailor-made reports (e.g. on
consumption, downtimes, KPIs) based on data from IT and automation. zenon Supervisor, an
independent SCADA system, allows comprehensive process monitoring and control of redundant
systems, even in complex networks and with secure remote access. zenon Operator guarantees, as
an HMI system, safe control of machines and simple, intuitive operation – including Multi-Touch.
zenon Logic, which is an integrated IEC 61131-3-based PLC system, allows optimum process control
and logical data processing. As a platform-independent portfolio for process solutions, the zenon
Product Family integrates smoothly into existing automation and IT environments and provides set-up
wizards and templates to enable easy configuration and simple migration from other systems. The
principle of "setting parameters instead of programming" is a characteristic feature of the zenon
Product Family.
www.copadata.com
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