iTAC.smart.Devices open the doors to the "internet of things and services"

iTAC uses innovative hardware components to simplify system and manufacturing-level process integration

iTAC Software AG offers “smart” Plug & Play components for the holistic integration of the MES. The “iTAC.smart ReceivingDevice” now enables consistent process integration, beginning in the incoming goods area, by clearly marking and capturing the raw material batch information. Another device, the “iTAC.smart.MESDevice”, supports the fast and optimised integration of different work and manufacturing processes into the iTAC MES. These range from the manual workstation with interactive HMI to the control of machine interfaces (SMEMA etc.). This is the first time iTAC has combined its own innovative hardware components with the tried-and-tested iTAC.MES.Suite.

"Intelligent integration of web-enabled hardware components into the MES."

With its intelligent “Smart Devices” and the iTAC.MES.Suite, iTAC is already ahead of its time as a solutions provider for production plants aiming to become the Smart Factories of tomorrow’s Industry 4.0.

The “iTAC.smart.MESDevice” acts as a Plug & Play solution for the fast and optimised integration of work and manufacturing processes. This embedded PC (micro PC) with a LINUX operating system now enables the easy integration of system-level barcode readers, RFID scanners, conveyors etc., as well as online process interlocking via the SMEMA Mechanical Equipment Interface Standard. The iTAC.smart.MESDevice can also be used as a cost-effective hardware platform with a touchscreen for system-level HMI applications (HMI apps). The result is a simplified and standardised integration of machines and processes into the iTAC.MES.Suite. Previous integration and development efforts by plant manufacturers and system providers are significantly reduced by this innovative hardware/software solution.

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The “iTAC.smart.ReceivingDevice” is the ideal solution for the clear marking of material containers for seamless material batch acquisition and backtracing and is at the heart of the iTAC.MES.Suite's practical incoming goods solution. This solution allows the automatic recording of manufacturer's materials information from the manufacturer- or supplier-specific material label in a split second. This considerably simplifies the time-consuming manual capture of manufacturer data when receiving goods as the first step in a logistical process chain and as the basis for consistent material logistics, quality assurance and traceability processes.

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