Software & Engineering
ERP–PLC Automation
We link shop-floor data with ERP both ways: work orders and recipes go down to the PLC automatically, production and quality data return in real time.
In ERP–PLC integration, work orders, recipes and product parameters are transferred from ERP to the line automatically, and produced quantities, scrap, downtime and quality results flow back in real time. Paper-based production tracking is no longer needed.
Our line software communicates with ERP systems such as SAP, and on the shop floor we connect to PLCs and robots over TCP/IP, UDP and PLC protocols. For high-speed PLC–PC communication, our own UDP-based protocol delivers the camera's decision to the PLC within milliseconds.
The image on this page shows a line management interface we developed for a panel radiator line: each radiator's type is identified from its barcode and the product is assigned to the matching robot.
Highlights
- Work order and recipe transfer
- Real-time production feedback
- Integration with ERP systems such as SAP
- High-speed PLC–PC communication
Application areas
- Production planning
- Quality traceability
- Warehouse integration