Modular Communication Data Bridge for Industry 4.0
Pic 1 : Alois Traeger and Wilhelm Schellenberger with their Partners
The deciding factor for our work with CoDaBix® was the modern, data base supported concept with a worldwide standardized communication platform for industry 4.0 – OPC UA. CoDaBix® provides that, along with the REST / JSON interfaces, to install your own applications and easily join external systems. Also, it fulfils the precondition of a bidirectional link of subordinated systems via plug-in concept. In the “heart” of the data bridge, the CoDaBix® Core, the necessary requirements are implemented to enable the OPC UA communication and structure. The Core can be reached via dedicated interfaces for controllers or even devices like e.g. a temperature / pressure sensor. The most likely proprietary tag names of different machines and plants can be pre-prepared already in this stage to match a customer wide standard tagging concept!
The real reason for the development of CoDaBix® was the need to connect different technologies. We have also created tools and frameworks to give developers the opportunity to become active themselves and to enable greater flexibility and adaptability. Regardless if a real machine, an internal variable or a text file is connected, it will appear parameterized from the outside in the way the user has determined. This means, that any system can be easily connected. It is only important to have an interface for this connection, either as a PLC or a simple digital input where also older machines can be connected
Prior solutions offered by other providers are often not as flexible, additionally they have to carry a lot of older pre-industry 4.0 developed relicts and handicaps. Thanks to CoDaBix®, we can offer a modern up to date concept, fully complying with the international standard Industry 4.0 and including the word wide communication standard OPC_UA. Our close and fruitful partnership with Traeger did not only increase our customer recognition but also our commercial success and benefit! Since the beginning of our cooperation with Traeger Industry Components GmbH we were able to convince a lot of our customers in the Asian market to implement a fully integrated automation solution
CoDaBix® is created in a modular way, and therefore can be extended as a system anytime. This makes maintenance and development much easier. If there is a problem within a Plug-in, it can be targeted and repaired, while an extension of individual Plug-ins is possible independently from each other. This way the system can be scaled so that only the required resources are used and the system is not burdened unnecessarily. A user does not have to adopt all features but can limit to those he needs for operating his plant. This makes for cost optimizing planning. If a Plug-in is developed specifically for a user, each user of CoDaBix® profits, because it enters the standard portfolio. This lowers development cost by general access and allows for a quick product maturity through numerous users. This way, the system is constantly maintained and kept up to date according to the user requirements (URS). We constantly extend CoDaBix® and allow the integration of machines under vastly different conditions and structures, according to the clients’ wishes. Even OEM adaptations with individual branding are provided by the communication technology experts
