Implementation of a Production-Control System Using Integrated Automation ML and OPC UA

In the era of Industry 4.0, manufacturing systems must be well equipped with adaptable fabrication facilities and flexible production patterns to acquire “plug-and-produce” capabilities for future production lines. However, the conventional engineering mode is so obsolete and inefficient that modern intelligent production requirements cannot be met any more. In this study, the architecture for an industrial process-control system is proposed using integrated AutomationML and OPC UA technologies. A lab-level experimental system was implemented and the system was executed to verify that the proposed architecture is reasonable and feasible in terms of actual performance.