An IoT-Based PDCS System

Pulse DC sintering (PDCS) systems are an effective way of producing sintered materials. Such systems are commonly used for research by universities and for series manufacturing by factories. It is important to measure and record currents, voltages, container resistance, power, and consumed energy of a PDCS system during sample production period. Industry 4.0 is the new industry revolution and is happening now. Internet of things (IoT) is also enveloped by Industry 4.0. In the future, more devices in factories or laboratories are to be connected to ethernet or internet. A sintering system can also be connected to such networks using IoT. This allows remote control and data acquisition of sintering process. The data acquired by IoT can be used to make a sintering process database. In this paper, it is shown how to make such an IoT-based sintering system using off-the shelves integrated circuits. Also, the algorithm needed to control such system and manage the material database is given.