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Field
• Communication-
capable components
such as PROtop for
the quick provision
of process data for
intelligent networking
of machines and IT
systems
www.weidmueller.com/protop
The combination of automation and digitization
Future-proof Industry 4.0 solutions from Weidmüller
The benets of the PROtop communication module
• Simple integration of process data into the higher-
level control system for improved condition
monitoring
• New solutions such as voltage tracking or load cut-
off thanks to remote control capability
• Simpler commissioning thanks to automatic
parameterisation via machine control and minimal
maintenance work
Communication-capable components form the basis of networked production
and can be used to exploit the potential of Industry 4.0. They can record product
and status-oriented data, as well as machine-internal measured values and energy
parameters, and store them in a cloud. Based on the evaluated data, new services
can be established for the optimisation and diagnosis of production processes or
for energy management. All devices should therefore be networked as quickly as
possible and connected to a cloud.
Communication-capable with retrot solution
PROtop can be retrotted with a communication module for the requirements
of tomorrow. This retrot solution is simply connected to the PROtop power
supply and allows for the transmission of process data to the higher-level control
system. This networks the power supply to other components within the system.
The solution is remote-controllable and is integrated into a system’s condition
monitoring system.
Process optimisation with condition monitoring
Condition monitoring allows for comprehensive process optimisation, such as
reduced power consumption or the systematic planning of maintenance work.
This considerably increases the functional reliability and efciency of an extremely
wide range of systems – in food and packaging systems with high hygiene
requirements or in hard-to-access wind power installations in offshore wind parks.
Reliable, powerful, efcient and communication-capable
PROtop: the future-proof high-end power supply
Automation
• Open, platform-independent
automation toolbox u-mation
• Optimally tailored components
u-control, u-create, u-remote and
u-view for customised automation
solutions
www.u-mation.com
Digitalisation
• Combination of automation and
digitalisation in order to optimise
production output
• Leading edge thanks to data-based
business models such as
applicationspecic Analytics solutions
for the detection of anomalies and
Predictive Maintenance
www.industrial-analytics.weidmueller.com
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