{"id":54930,"date":"2024-11-22T17:02:20","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T16:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expo21xx.com\/news\/?p=54930"},"modified":"2024-11-22T17:02:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T16:02:23","slug":"digital-twin-burkle-yaskawa-robots-interface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.expo21xx.com\/news\/digital-twin-burkle-yaskawa-robots-interface\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital twin optimises B\u00fcrkle systems; Yaskawa robots can be easily programmed via the Siemens SRCI interface"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With an integrated tool chain, Robert B\u00fcrkle GmbH shows how to plan, build, and commission complex systems more efficiently. Virtual commissioning helps save both valuable time and material starting from the very first project.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Using the digital twin of the line, the developers can create the program efficiently and test all processes in the system quickly and easily, thus eliminating errors at an early stage.<\/em>
Photo by YASKAWA<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

A few clicks, then the robot picks up one of the exterior building panels that exits from the coating system, turns it, and then transports it to the stacking unit. Then an error message pops up, indicating that the holding force has fallen too low. Normally, the panel, which weighs around 80 kg, would then fall to the floor unchecked. Luckily, Marian Michels, software engineer at Robert B\u00fcrkle GmbH, is now able to analyze and eliminate such errors using a digital model: he and his colleagues can now rely on a digital twin for development and design. This digital twin, based on the CAD model of the system as a \u201csingle source of truth,\u201d serves as the foundation for all subsequent steps of the process, as J\u00fcrgen M\u00fcller, head of mechanical design at B\u00fcrkle, explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Responding to new market challenges<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

What sounds very theoretical at first becomes more practical when you take a closer look at the market environment of Robert B\u00fcrkle GmbH: the company is a pioneer in the field of coating technologies for many industries and applications. The spectrum of products ranges from credit cards, printed circuit boards, and photovoltaic modules to furniture and wooden building materials. \u201cThis diversity challenges us to implement, maintain, and improve a large number of processes and system concepts,\u201d M\u00fcller continues. Most of the systems are individually tailored to specific customer requirements. B\u00fcrkle, in turn, must provide and maintain the corresponding know-how for commissioning and service for its users worldwide. For this reason, the design management team piloted the first initiatives for model-based system development and commissioning some time ago. \u201cThis allows us to make better use of our resources both in programming and in designing and fine-tuning the systems more efficiently,\u201d says M\u00fcller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The right partners and tools<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Then, two opportunities brought virtual commissioning at B\u00fcrkle a huge step forward: a large customer project well-suited as a pilot project for virtual commissioning, and the end-to-end tool chain from Siemens. The collaboration with Siemens proved very successful, and B\u00fcrkle was able to present its virtual commissioning at LIGNA, the most important trade fair for the wood industry, M\u00fcller continues: \u201cThe solution for the digital twin that Siemens presented to us was a very good match for our existing tool landscape.\u201d The integrated tool chain\u2014with the\u00a0NX Mechatronics Concept Designer\u00a0for mechatronic development,\u00a0Simit\u00a0for simulating the automation application, and\u00a0PLCSim Advanced\u00a0as a virtual image of the physical Simatic controller that will later be installed\u2014works perfectly with the engineering in TIA Portal. This tool chain eliminates unnecessary system discontinuities, and B\u00fcrkle can integrate new tools into its development processes more easily. Ultimately, every developer should be able to carry out virtual commissioning, M\u00fcller states: \u201cWe don\u2019t want to have one expert but will use the digital twin in our day-to-day work.\u201d The seamless cooperation with Siemens\u2019 software tools also means that B\u00fcrkle does not have to enter data multiple times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two projects in parallel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As a software engineer, Marian Michels was responsible for first implementing the digital twin\u2014and had to deal with two projects at once: first, preparing the showcase for the trade fair, and second, commissioning, both virtually and in real life, a complex system used to paint external building panels. \u201cThe crux of the customer project was that the panels have very special material properties. That\u2019s why we used a robot with a specially designed holding fixture,\u201d Michels explains. For the trade fair presentation, the virtual commissioning also had to be \u201cpolished\u201d as a showcase of the company\u2019s expertise. However, Michels was able to count on Siemens\u2019 support for both projects: \u201cWe worked very well together, both during the project and afterwards\u2014we didn\u2019t have to explain much; our colleagues from the Siemens Application Center (APC) knew what was important to us and supported us wonderfully, especially with kinematization.\u201d Shortly before the trade fair, there was even time to enhance the presentation with videos and demos\u2014\u201cthat was really fun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Testing new technologies on the model<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Next was the \u201cacid test\u201d for the digital twin: the virtual commissioning of the customer project. The task here was to integrate the robot into the PLC program, including testing that the functionality and operating range were correct. Using the model, Michels was able to detect problems at an early stage and adapt the program accordingly. He benefited greatly from using the\u00a0Simatic Robot Integrator\u00a0(SRI), the new standardized interface (\u201cSRCI,\u201d Standard Robot Command Interface) between the robot<\/a> and the PLC. Thanks to SRI, the sequence can be programmed in the PLC quickly, easily, and without extensive expertise in robotics. Using an international standard, different robot manufacturers can be integrated without having to change the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Siemens and\u00a0Yaskawa<\/a>, the manufacturer of the robot used in this project, developed the interface together, making it easy to integrate the robot into both the system simulation and the real system\u2014 \u201cthe prerequisite for us to be able to implement the solution so quickly with a robot and combine virtual commissioning with robotics,\u201d says Marian Michels confidently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, the project was under enormous time pressure\u2014and virtual commissioning proved its worth here, too: application engineers at Siemens supported the development team at B\u00fcrkle. The results were then verified and tested on the model in advance. This advance testing allowed the team to concentrate on the technologically demanding processes involved in separating and stacking. J\u00fcrgen M\u00fcller is certain: \u201cThe schedule for the project was ambitious. The only way to keep the deadlines was with virtual commissioning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Thanks to the simulation, B\u00fcrkle saves not only time during commissioning the real system, but also material and labor costs; it also benefits from significant efficiency gains, higher employee satisfaction, and pretested and verified solutions.<\/em>
Photo by YASKAWA<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Significant savings in time, resources, and materials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The effect of virtual commissioning has been enormous, especially when it comes to integrating the robot into the stacking process, which includes complex movement sequences and a challenging space situation, not least because testing the system with real materials is more efficient, adds Marian Michels: \u201cThe plates are three meters long and over one meter wide. You can imagine the effort involved in reloading the system for a trial.\u201d What\u2019s more, Michels was able to supervise a large part of the commissioning virtually from the office. The possibility of remote supervision saves B\u00fcrkle not only travel costs, but also time: \u201cA journey of 500 kilometers for commissioning also means that developers then spend five hours in the car. With the digital twin, many things can be tested in advance, and considerably less effort is required for real commissioning, meaning that working time can be spent more efficiently,\u201d explains M\u00fcller. Overall, he estimates that the efficiency gains could amount to up to 30%\u2014a significant benefit, considering the scarcity and expense of the resources required for software development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inspired by technology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For J\u00fcrgen M\u00fcller, there is therefore no question that B\u00fcrkle will continue to work with the digital twin. The development team is also enthusiastic about the new possibilities: \u201cOur colleagues are literally on fire.\u201d The same enthusiasm was also evident among many visitors at LIGNA, M\u00fcller continues: \u201cThe feedback from our long-standing customers in particular was: for the next project, we\u2019ll do it like this.\u201d This overwhelmingly positive feedback shows that new technologies can quickly gain a foothold even in the wood industry: \u201cOur users know and see the challenges that complex systems with long start-up times bring with them. That\u2019s why there will be demand for digital solutions like this.\u201d New opportunities are also opening up for B\u00fcrkle now, M\u00fcller continues: \u201cWe may soon be able to commission the entire plant virtually and then take the fully tested components directly to on-site commissioning.\u201d According to M\u00fcller, software development used heavily depend on software engineers\u2019 ability to imagine the finished product: \u201cWith the digital twin, things are different now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information visit: yaskawa.eu.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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