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BehrTech and MAJiK Systems Devise a Brownfield, IIoT Solution for Legacy PLCs

October 11, 2019by加里·埃林诺夫(Gary Elinoff)

Legacy systems can now reap the benefits of the Industrial Internet of Things without PLC reprogramming.

BehrTechTM and MAJiK Systems have joined forces to bring wireless connectivity to legacy PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers). Their new PLC solution combines elements of BehrTech’s我的东西Majik的PLC数据监视和分析软件套件的无线连接平台可为复杂的工业环境提供大规模可扩展的连接。

Most importantly, the solution does not require PLC reprogramming.

Wolfgang Thieme, Chief Product Officer at BehrTech, described, “This PLC integration solution enables you to tap into valuable production data that was previously inaccessible in isolated, closed-loop systems.”

Majik直接从已经运行的PLC收集数据。然后,神话收发器将此数据传输到远程基础站。然后将此信息本地用于MES(制造执行系统)或ERP(企业资源计划)解决方案。或者,可以将信息传输到可以存储并进行分析的企业云平台。

格林菲尔德和布朗菲尔德

A greenfield environment is one that has no constraints from any prior infrastructure—for instance, a completely new IoT device. A brownfield environment is an established, working system that may need upgrading. A prime example of a brownfield environment may include the “data silos” created by legacy PLC-based systems that aren’t designed to connect beyond the local network. Yes, it works, but management is deprived of the benefits of the IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things), which entails that the plant can be monitored or controlled from remote locations.

But, if the existing system is functional, why tear it down when it can be effectively improved and brought up to date? As Jared Evans, COO at MAJiK Systems puts it, “Our PLC integration solution enables companies to transform their brownfield plants into digital factories without absorbing the costs and complexities of building an entirely new greenfield plant or reprogramming legacy PLCs.”

The MAJiK Integration Platform

Majik还推出了一个集成平台,该平台直接从Legacy(Brownfield)PLC收集数据。该平台支持现有设备,同时消除了重新编程PLC的需求。

我的东西

我的东西is a hardware-agnostic wireless connectivity platform for IIoT (industrial internet of things) networks.神话对于工业应用特别有用(与其他协议相反)because the massively scalable platform can be deployed on cross-vendor devices and integrated into an application system of choice. To ensure security, MYTHINGS also includes a AES 128 encryption.

At the heart of MYTHINGS isMioty, a LPWAN (low power wide area network) protocol that reaches over nine miles. MIOTY was specifically designed to withstand the heavy interference inherent to operating in the congested, license-free radio spectrum. Messages carry through any hostile environment as well as through metal obstructions. MIOTY can even collect data from sensors mounted in fast-moving vehicles.

我的东西networks employ a star topology with one or more base stations aggregating data from many remote sensors. Network management is scalable, either through SaaS or on the customer’s premises.

我的东西network architecture

神话网络体系结构。图像BehrTech

The partnership’s first deployment was at a remote Canadian mining site, where management wanted more viability into its processes. The extremely harsh environment of the mine rendered the use of Ethernet cabling infeasible. Through the use of BehrTech and MAJiK’s PLC integration solution, the company was able to gather and transmit PLC data from an out-of-the-loop lime silo around a 300-foot heap leach. The company can now monitor the silo in real-time, heading off any potential problems and garnering the opportunity to improve performance.

Behrtech和Majik系统带来什么?

Behrtech和Majik Systems合作伙伴共同致力于促进制造环境。

BehrTech提供针对大规模IIOT网络的无线连接软件平台。Behrtech凭借其对互操作性的承诺,使最终用户可以轻松地将其神话平台改造为任何环境。

MAJiK Systemsenables enterprises to monitor, analyze, and optimize industrial processes in real-time. MAJiK's IIoT software interfaces directly to capital equipment and facilitates the retrieval and normalization of data from any PLC, CNC, HMI, or SCADA system. The company is active in sectors including consumer packaged goods, automotive, industrial supply, farming, process engineering, and mining.

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