Open AccessCONNECTING A VIRTUAL PRODUCTION AND A PLC
Author(s) -
Jan Kubr,
Константин Новиков,
Petr Hořejší,
Jana Kleinová,
David Krakora
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
mm science journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.195
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 1805-0476
pISSN - 1803-1269
DOI - 10.17973/mmsj.2021_6_2021007
Subject(s) - scrap , automotive industry , production (economics) , manufacturing engineering , production cycle , computer science , programmable logic controller , modernization theory , controller (irrigation) , production system (computer science) , engineering management , operations management , engineering , operating system , mechanical engineering , agronomy , process (computing) , biology , economic growth , economics , macroeconomics , aerospace engineering
This article deals with the implementation of virtual manuals for mass production workplaces in the automotive industry. The aim is to conduct a pilot study as a source for future research and the possibility of connecting virtual instruction manuals to production systems. A system was designed that uses its own software solution for creating instructions, which was connected to a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) in a manufacturing company. The whole system is connected to the company’s production cycle. This solution has been validated. Three months after the introduction of the innovation, it can be stated that during the application of the system, the scrap rate was reduced from an initial 12 pieces to a final state of 3 pieces, and the length of time for training newly arrived operators was shortened. The analysis focused mainly on the evaluation of scrap, the aspect of time in this case did not need to be stated due to the high workplace cycle. The proposed solution thus contributed to the streamlining and modernization of production and will be an important input for the creation of a general IoT methodology.