Capabilities of processing and visualization of production facilities diagnostic data

University of Žilina, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Automation and Production Systems, Univerzitná 1, 010 26 Žilina, Slovakia.

^* Corresponding author: matej. kendra@fstroj.uniza.sk

Abstract

One of the main requirements of the safe and sustained workflow of production facilities and machines, is the proper choice and implementation of suitable technical diagnostic method. In the broader sense technical diagnostics includes approaches and methods of technical objects condition determination. This process is based on specific devices parameters inspecting, which values are directly or indirectly caused by certain changes of monitored production facilities condition. In order to reliably detect faults in right time, selected parameters indicating status of the production device should be monitored continuously. At a time when an Internet of Things platforms implemented to the industry business systems is the great temptation from the view of investors and company prestige are these principles common in the process of machine parameters online monitoring and its cross connections within the business realms. This paper describes specific software ThingWorx, which is a great example of sophisticated and universal IoT platform and also describes its application for production facilities diagnostic data collection and visualization.