Processing Field Xpert
Processing Field Xpert and Netilion Library achieve paperless maintenance across the entire life cycle. The Field Xpert industrial tablet, an outright “Swiss army knife” for maintenance and service activities, can be used to configure instruments from various manufacturers via different interfaces, including WiFi or Bluetooth® instrument interfaces – even in ex-zones of course. A digital twin is automatically created by connecting the Field Xpert with the Netilion Library online service. The field instruments monitored in the Netilion system are linked to specific documents such as operations guides or technical information from the manufacturers’ databases. Endress+Hauser furthermore provides the datasets from more than 40 million installed field instruments. By linking the Field Xpert with the Netilion system, it’s possible to seamlessly switch to and from the configuration menu and the instrument documentation. The tablet maintains an overview the maintenance activities and documentation across the entire life cycle of the instruments. Reports and images of the measurement instruments are automatically stored in the Netilion Library. Maintenance activities are recorded in offline mode in a traceable manner even without an Internet connection. Excursus: cyber-physical systems in research and practice Measurement technology in cyberphysical systems (CPS) is making an additional contribution to digitalization. With the support of Endress+Hauser and others, the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Technical University is working on a project involving the operation of a flash pasteurizer for beverages as a cyber-physical system. In the current environment, the heating process is run with a highly idealized control model and high safety margins, which occurs at the expense of resources (time, energy) and product quality. As an approach for optimized flash pasteurizer control, during production the product is characterized before and after heating and the heat retention temperature and duration is individually adapted to the product by means of a cloud-based data to account for potentially harmful microorganisms. This ensures the product has the maximum microbiological safety under the minimum thermal load. Endress+Hauser is supporting this project which is being funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. A practical example of this type of CPS can be found at a dairy in southern Germany for monitoring the process water discharge into the neighboring river. The system monitors the volume and temperature of the discharged water and documents the water level and flow using information from the internet. The reports are automatically sent to the responsible water management office. Data security is the top priority Information security plays a key role in determining the success or failure of digitalization in the food and beverage industry. With this in mind, Endress+Hauser had the Netilion IIoT ecosystem certified in line with the highest possible cloud computing security standards. The Bluetooth® communication employed between the field and mobile instruments also exhibits a significantly higher level of security than Wireless HART or a WiFi router with WPA2, as was confirmed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied and Integrated Security (AISEC). Summary Smart sensors are indispensable for the realization of Industry 4.0 in process automation environments. If we draw a comparison to the previously mentioned development of steam power, then numerous hardware and software innovations have already led to a significant increase in the “efficiency” of field instruments in the area of informatization. While it’s evident that Industry 4.0 is far from being implemented on a wide basis in the food and beverage industry, there are nonetheless many interesting solution approaches in place, pilot projects are being successfully implemented and individual plants have already arrived in terms of Industry 4.0. In the food and beverage sector, the Industry 4.0 project will grow together like a mosaic. Although many individual elements are not new and are already in place, a lot of bright minds and innovation drivers will be required to bring the potential to maturity. For this reason, major training and education efforts, as well as broadening the level of knowledge regarding the requirements and benefits of digital communication in the food and beverage industry, is just as important as technical innovations. fmt Informatization of production systems: Endress+Hauser offers edge devices for automatic monitoring of the installed base. Netilion Services provide online help for the management and maintenance of the instruments. Graphic: Endress+Hauser 30 food Marketing & Technology • April 2022
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