mapp technology simplifies packaging automation
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The document discusses the stagnation of automation software in industrial productivity despite advancements in computer science. It highlights the skills gap in automation, driven by the retirement of experienced workers and the lack of new talent, emphasizing the need for user-friendly technologies like B&R's mapp technology. The mapp technology aims to revolutionize automation programming by simplifying application development and maintenance, thus addressing the demands of modern manufacturing and distribution environments.
mapp technology simplifies packaging automation
- 1. Industrial productivity demands ease of use for automation softwarestrategies Sponsored by The software running industrial machinery hasn't changed much over the past two decades. In the same timeframe, there has been a revolution in computer science and a corresponding boom in computer science graduates. Despite the constant distribution in consumer electronics, it's been largely status quo in the factories and distribution centers that use computers known as programmable logic and automation controllers. The same can even be said for the icons of automation: industrial robots. B&R’s modular application (mapp) technology sets the bar high for automation programming N E X T A R T I C L E Theautomationskillsgap rootsinthe1950s,1970sand1980s. Advancedautomationtechnologieswillbebasedonanewgenerationofsoftware. mappTECHNOLOGY
- 2. Industrial productivity demands ease of use for automation softwarestrategies Sponsored by new career opportunities in system design, integration, operation and maintenance. Yet – at a time when many of the most knowledgeable workers face retirement and relatively few with the needed skills are entering the work force. – these positions are One reason for this trend could be widening gap in technical skills between that stundents are being encouraged to the aging baby boomers and the ambitions follow more glamorous career paths. millennials. Or perhaps it's that programmable control technology is being so rigidly lacks the necessary sophistication. by the U.S. Department of Labor and organizations such as the AMT and the PMMI. Still, it must be recognized that the shrinking N E X T A R T I C L E It’stimetode-skill operation&maintenance Indesperatedemand:highlyskilled,highpaid automationworkers Initiatives aimed at developing the mappTECHNOLOGY
- 3. Industrial productivity demands ease of use for automation softwarestrategies Sponsored by i successful tech companies have de- veloped software so sophisticated that users don’t require special skills or training. The same revolution needs to reach the plant level. But it hasn‘t so far ist due to issues such as job security, lack of capital investment, resistance to change. Itisalsoabout economiesofscale. Theindustrialcontrolmarket representsjust10%ofthe commercial computing market, so there‘s less incentiveformakersofproprietary industrialcontrols toreinvestinnew proprietarytechnology.Industrialcontrols- alsotendtohavemuchlongerservice thancommercialdevices-onthe orderofthento fteenyearsoremore. It’s time to de-skill operation & maintenance N E X T A R T I C L E 3keystobridgetheskillsgap Industrialautomationneedstocatchupwithconsumerelectronics. mappTECHNOLOGY
- 4. Industrial productivity demands ease of use for automation softwarestrategies Sponsored by Developing a new generation of easy-to-use machinery will hinge on 3 catalysts: 1. A move toward higher volume, higher performance and lower cost commercial computing technologies subject to Moore’s Law and away from dedicated, proprietary industrial platforms resources, but also with suf- investiment in software development 3. Ackhowledgement on the part of manufacturing and distribution enterprise that the status quo is unsustainable over the next decade, and the time to embrace change is now 3 keys to overcoming the skills gap N E X T A R T I C L E Byfar,Engineeringisn’ttheonly stakeholder Keystoovercomingtheskillsgap: buildonMoore’sLaw,investlongterminsoftwareforthelongterm,andresolvetoembracechange mappTECHNOLOGY
- 5. Industrial productivity demands ease of use for automation softwarestrategies Sponsored by At face value, the skills gap appears to be an engineering to engineering management. In reality, however, there are stakeholders in all corners of the enterprise - each facing their own set of challenges and requirements: • Human resources struggles to recruit, train and retain highly skilled automation workers • Operations and procurement can’t achieve double-digit increases in productivity with status quo technology • succsess, time to market, sustainability, time to pr ty demands Engineering by far not the only stakeholder N E X T A R T I C L E Entertherighttechnologyprovider, withtherightroadmap mappTECHNOLOGY
- 6. NEXT sdnamedytivitcudorplairtsudnI ease of use for automation softwarestrategies Sponsored by Theprivatelyheldcompanyhasover 2,600employeesoperatingaroundtheworld. The skills gap has not gone unnoticed by B&R, a privately held automation tech- nology provider trending toward $1 billion in sales worldwide, double-digit annual sales as its unwavering commitment to R&D investment. Around 2010, B&R recognized a paradigm shift in its technology base, with more R&D activity now going into software than hardware. At the time, the company made a conscious decision to focus on user experience - to simplify how machine software is developed, make it simpler to maintain, more modular and reusable, and more graphical. ,redivorpygolonhcetthgirehtretnE with the right roadmap(p) N E X T A R T I C L E B&RhasseenthescalesofitsownR&Dactivitiestipfromhardwareandsoftware s growth has been aided by Moore‘s Law as well For the machine builder, this means increased protection of hard-earned intellectural property and a welcome reduction in engineering costs and lead times. software objects rather than tediosly rewriting complex code and risking unintended consequences. mappTECHNOLOGY
- 7. Industrial productivity demands ease of use for automation softwarestrategies Sponsored by Theresult,aftermanyman-yearsofdevelopment, is mappTechnology.Shortformodularapplication, mapprepresents thegapbetweentraditional,sequentialsoftwaredesignand intuitiveinterfacesoverlaying advancedsoftwareconcepts. mapp embeds powerful software functionality inside readily c red software objects, called mapp links which are based on the IEC 61131-3 standard. Thesecomponentscommunicateviamapplinksusing aclient- servermodel. Eachmappcomponent providesdatathat canbe queriedasneeded.Thisletsyoudothingslikesetup anentire energymanagement systemwithafewmouseclicks.When you N E X T A R T I C L E ThePLCcodecomfortzone addthe mappenergycomponent toanapplication, itautomatically retrievesthe energydataitneedsfromallthe axesviamapp links. Addanewaxis,andmappenergyincorporatesitsenergydata automatically. Thismakesitunbelievablyeasytoworkwithmachine variantsandoptions. Thebottomline?Vastlyreducedprogramming- replacedbysimplecon nofthorougly tested,high-performancesoftwareblocks. Softwaredevelopment timeisreducedbyanaverage needtochangecodeinordertotroubleshoot or modifyrecipes. B&R‘s strategic investment in its own future viability. It bridges of two-thirds, and plant-level personell don‘t mappTECHNOLOGY
- 8. Industrial productivity demands ease of use for automation softwarestrategies Sponsored by For the past three decades, ladderlogic has been the PLC programming comfort zone of North American technicians and controls engineers. The common approach to plant r troubleshooting has been to go into the machine code and make changes until the problem goes away. More progressive automation managers ask why, if the machine was working yesterday, would the problem be in the control code? The software didn’t change overnight. Something went wrong out on the machine, and changing a dwell time or increasing tor root cause of the problem. So why do plant maintenance person- nel almost invariably begin by accessing the source code of PLC or PAC equipped machinery? Perhaps because - until now - there hasn’t been a better way. The PLC code comfort zone N E X T A R T I C L E Apainfultransition Withmapp’spowerfuldiagnostictools,there’snoneedtoaccessmachinecode. mappTECHNOLOGY
- 9. Industrial productivity demands ease of use for automation softwarestrategies Sponsored by As the generation raised on PLC ladder logic is begins to retir have mastered neither ladder nor computer science. The stage has been set for a painful transition from old school to no school on the plan r. At the same time, manufacturers increased machine functionalities are required for manufacturers competing in a global marketplace are demanding new and increased A painful transition N E X T A R T I C L E mappTechnologyeasesthetransition mapptechnologyappealstoagenerationraisedonwidgetsandapps. machine functionalities. mappTECHNOLOGY
- 10. Industrial productivity demands ease of use for automation softwarestrategies Sponsored by These are two of the real-world challenges mapptechnology was created to solve. cont how easy mapp makes it to develop applications, change parameters and troubleshoot machinery. more and program less. A notion that holds true for machine builders and end users alike. With mapp, labyrinth of PLC code. Diagnostics can be handled remotely with simple connectivity tools like onboard web servers andVNC connections. mapp Technology smoothes the transition N E X T A R T I C L E Itstartswithmotion:mappmechatronic mapptechnologysimpl everyaspectofmachinecontrol,fromdevelopmenttodiagnostics. Frontline experience of there‘s mappTECHNOLOGY
- 11. Industrial productivity demands ease of use for automation softwarestrategies Sponsored by for motion control. Still, executing a typical synchronized multi-axis blocks. mapp technology reduces that to one component for single-axis functions are covered by a single mapp component. The machine tip of the iceberg when it comes to mapp technology. As much as possible the e or that is normally duplicated over and over with each new machine. It starts with motion: mapp mechatronic components N E X T A R T I C L E mappaxis WithmappTechnology,asinglemappcomponentreplaces adozenmotioncontrolfunctionblocks. It‘s This is a sea change in motion programming, but it‘s still only the mappTECHNOLOGY
- 12. Industrial productivity demands ease of use for automation softwarestrategies Sponsored by The mapp axis component provides single-axis or multi-axis synchronized motion through single components instead of the dozen or more user- mappaxishas25built-infunctions,includinggearing,camming, mapp mechatronic components, continued N E X T A R T I C L E mapprobotics mapp axis mappTECHNOLOGY
- 13. Industrial productivity demands ease of use for automation softwarestrategies Sponsored by a simple interface to control all types of robot kinematics. robot types in a matter of minutes. mapp mechatronic components, continued N E X T A R T I C L E mappCNC mapp robotics mapp components, complex communication with external robotic systems and additional external hardware are now obsolete. B&R‘s mappTECHNOLOGY
- 14. Industrial productivity demands ease of use for automation softwarestrategies Sponsored by ThemappCNCcomponentprovidesaready-to-useinterfacetocontrol yourCNCmachineusingstandardGcode.Funcitionalitiesincludesingle- step,interrupt,continueandrestarttheprogram mapp mechatronic components, continued N E X T A R T I C L E Enteranewcomfortzone, mappinfrastructure mapp CNC mappTECHNOLOGY
- 15. Industrial productivity demands ease of use for automation softwarestrategies Sponsored by Controls engineers face many tedious, repeti- tive programming tasksthat are essential to machine operation but do not add value or Recipe handling, user management and audit trails are time hogs in the development of every new machine. via a web browser - allowing you to access and diagnose machine control down to the function block level without dedicated software, special training or access to the source code. Enter a new comfort zone, mapp infrastructure component N E X T A R T I C L E mappalarmhandling B&R‘s mapp components provide diagnostic information mappTECHNOLOGY
- 16. Industrial productivity demands ease of use for automation softwarestrategies Sponsored by Each mapp component comes with preset alarms, Allalarms aredescribedin plain Englishand are automatically mappedforviewing from theHMI. mapp infrastructure components, continued N E X T A R T I C L E mapp alarm handling mappTECHNOLOGY
- 17. Industrial productivity demands ease of use for automation softwarestrategies Sponsored by simple, for example, to download a new machine mapp infrastructure components, continued N E X T A R T I C L E mappdatamappTECHNOLOGY
- 18. Industrial productivity demands ease of use for automation softwarestrategies Sponsored by With the mapp data component, motor positions might be recorded and the data mapped to a spreadsheet and plotted to a chart. Data can be sampled in intervals ranging from milliseconds to days- ideal for condition monitoring. mapp infrastructure components, continued N E X T A R T I C L E mappuser mapp data mappTECHNOLOGY
- 19. Industrial productivity demands ease of use for automation softwarestrategies Sponsored by Login, logout, user rights, user groups, password handling – handling all of these advanced functionalities. mapp infrastructure components, continued N E X T A R T I C L E mappaudit mapp user mappTECHNOLOGY
- 20. Industrial productivity demands ease of use for automation softwarestrategies Sponsored by mapp audit is an advanced mappcomponent originally designed for implementing CFR 21 Part 11, but equally well suited to any kind of event logging requirement. mapp audit N E X T A R T I C L E mappindustry:PackMLmadeeasy mappTECHNOLOGY
- 21. Industrial productivity demands ease of use for automation softwarestrategies Sponsored by mapp industry components provide a fast, easy way to implement the ISATR88.00.02 standard (also known as and tag naming conventions. ThemappPackMLcomponentmakesiteasierto- implemtent,startingwiththeready-to-usePackML screenandsimplyremovingunneededstates. A single component c res the entire state machine, including multiple instances, ideal for integrating elements of any production line. can be viewed from any web browser. mapp industry component: PackML made easy N E X T A R T I C L E Thefutureofautomation softwareisheretoday What‘s mappTECHNOLOGY
- 22. Industrial productivity demands ease of use for automation softwarestrategies Sponsored by Never before has a technology provider taken such a comprehensive approach to automation software. Never before has automation software been so powerful and easy to use. Of the three catalysts described on page 4 of this resources and determination to invest in a better The third catalyst is up to to the readers of this white paper. Those who embrace a strategy of change - away from the unsustainable legacy systems toward a new generation of automation t now and long into the future. To learn more about B&R’s mappTechnology, visit www.br-automation.com/mapp The future of automation software is here today Asthislightheartedvideodepicts,mapptechnologyrewards thosewhoarewillingtoembracechangewithsign cant increasesinproductivity. approach to automation. a control platform driven by Moore‘s Law and the mappTECHNOLOGY