Umati
umati ( universal machine interface technology ) is being developed universal interface with the machine tools standardized and equipment and safe data with the higher-level data processing exchange . Based on the platform-independent OPC UA standard , umati can be used license-free as an open standard .
The project started in 2017 with 17 project partners under the leadership of the VDW . The VDW chairman Dr. Heinz-Jürgen Prokop said at a press conference during EMO Hannover 2019: “In future, the Umati brand will stand for the promise that everyone who buys a machine with Umati and has software with an Umati interface in-house can control the flow of data without great effort can set in motion "
The aim is to provide:
- An OPC UA Companion Specification to define globally valid semantics for machine tools.
- Standards for communication (e.g. encryption, authentication , server settings (ports, protocols))
- Quality assurance through test specifications and tools, certification and dispute ombudsman
- Marketing and a label for recognizability in the market by a global association of machine builders, suppliers and value-added service providers
90 companies are now involved in the further development of this interface. At EMO Hannover 2019, 70 international companies connected their machines with 28 different controls to a central server. The publication of a Companion Specification Version 1.0 is planned for mid-2020.
First, the following status data of the machine is standardized with an update rate of around 1 second:
- uniform identification of machines
- Operating status of the machine
- Information about production order, program progress
- User interaction forecasts
- Error messages and warnings
- Consumption information (energy, material)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ vdw.de umati
- ↑ a b VDW announces umati V1.0 for mid-2020
- ↑ a b c umati @ EMO Hannover showcase information English (PDF, 2 MB)