Entering A New Era For Networked Weighing Technology Via Opc Ua Using Miopc
Food & Beverages Processing|August 2021
The main aims of Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) are cost-efficient and flexible processes. OPC UA creates the necessary conditions for this and provides a common language base for all equipment and systems. Minebea Intec, the global manufacturer of industrial weighing and inspection technologies, was substantially involved with the definition of the OPC UA Companion Specification for Weighing Technology and is paving the way for the digitalisation of weighing technology with its software miOPC.
Entering A New Era For Networked Weighing Technology Via Opc Ua Using Miopc

The extensive digitalisation of processes within industrial production has been a key goal for some time now in practically all branches of industry. Concepts such as Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) are intended to create the conditions to increase companies’ competitiveness and to equip them better for the future.

From sensors to production control systems, all the components, systems and equipment must speak a common language. The OPC Foundation, established in 1996, set itself the task of creating the foundations for this uninterrupted communication and has defined comprehensive specifications and standards over the past 20 years. For several years now the current iteration, known as the OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA), has been the most important standard for platform-independent data exchange and is already widely used in industry.

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