Industry 4.0 machine predictive maintenance improves pharmaceutical productivity. For manufacturing tablets using automated presses and punch tools, data collected using passive UHF RFID “on metal” transponders is used to retrofit existing tablet press machines.

Emerging Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) standards can be applied to EtherNet/IP networks to provide improved determinism and performance. It has always relied upon standard, commercially available Ethernet technologies to deliver deterministic performance and is well-positioned to leverage emerging standards.

KraussMaffei Technologies has implemented uaGate SI Gateway technology and the open, platform-independent OPC UA standard for its injection molding and reaction/extrusion systems. Automated machine condition monitoring has helped to boost production volume and avoid machinery downtime.