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Interconnection of Lathes in National Industry 4.0 Plan Perspective

MORO Aratri

Challenge

▪ Interconnection of machinery

▪ Automation of data collection and data log

▪ To know the cost associated with each batch

▪ Real-time monitoring of the entire plant

▪ Compliance with the requirements of the State Enterprise 4.0 Plan

The Challenge

MORO Aratri is highly skilled in the design and production of

ploughs and subsoilers.

The need is to have in the turning department the information of

the product that must be worked at that moment, automate the

data collection, have a log of data and access data from the

offices real-time.

For this purpose, it is necessary to interconnect Heidenhain CNC

lathes with the project management software and company MES,

and Compliance with legal requirements for the Italian National

Industry 4.0 Plan to take advantage of the incentives.

The reading of data from machinery and automatic transfer to

offices and management is required to TOOLS for SMART MINDS.

Solution

Based on a system consisting

of iDaq, Digital Factory 4.0 and

Lilium communicating with the

company machinery and MES

Resources

▪ iDaq

▪ Fabbrica Digitale 4.0

▪ Lilium

Case Study

MORO Aratri Warehouse



The Solution

To satisfy the need of MORO Aratri, software for Industry 4.0,

already developed and tested for a long time in T4SM, was used:

iDaq, Lilium and Digital Factory 4.0 Frontend. They are used

respectively to communicate with machinery, transfer collected

information and monitor the entire plant in real-time.

All the set objectives have been achieved with a complete and

scalable solution.

The machines, 2 Heidenhain CNC lathes, are connected to

project management software and company MES.

iDaq takes care of data collected directly from the field. It is in

fact used to communicate with machinery via the Heidenhain

native library. For each machine, the main operating parameters

are taken.

The main data acquired are:

• Machine status

• Number of production pieces

• Working time

MORO Aratri is a modern

enterprise which developed

knowledge, unique technical skills

and specific technologies in the

engineering field applied to

agriculture. However, the

governance has internalized the

family business values

transmitted by the founders.

The production, notwithstanding it

makes use of modern CNC

machine centers and robotic

system, is harmonized with the

important guidance of the human

factor. This context allows to

obtain high accuracy and quality

standards. Research, production

and engineering work closely with

the marketing and sales, since the

aim is the customer

satisfaction. Due to its skills in soil

tillage, the company has expanded

its product portfolio adding a

subsoiler line to its historical

production of ploughs, which

reflect the Moro Aratri philosophy

and modus operandi: raw

materials of excellence,

sturdiness, maximum reliability,

adaptability to specific needs and

attention to details.

www.moroaratri.com/it/

MORO Aratri

Sede legale: Via Gentile, 209

24056 Fontanella (Bg) ITALIA

Processing of a field with a plough MORO Aratri



Diagram of the company interconnection with Heidenhain CNC lathes

Digital Factory 4.0 collects all the data acquired by iDaq. It provides a global view of the data acquired by the plant machinery.

The data can be viewed in real-time from different locations, each customizable according to criteria of subdivision of machinery or type of data.

Lilium deals with automatic transfer of data to the company database, from which the MES extrapolates the information for the visualization and the archive.



Heidenhain CNC lathe interconnected with iDaq

Benefits and Results

All the set objectives have been achieved, thus allowing MORO

Aratri to obtain considerable benefits:

• Determination of times and knowledge of single batch cost:

real-time monitoring increases the efficiency of the entire

production.

• Reduction of human errors: data acquisition is automatic,

reducing manual errors due to manual operation.

• Data immediately available: thanks to the automatic acquisition,

data can be viewed in real-time from the offices.

• Time-saving, production control: the personnel sends the codes

of the articles to be produced directly from the MES to the

machinery based on the order.

• Italian State Incentives of the National Industry 4.0 Plan: all relevant

legal requirements were satisfied in order to access the tax

benefits.

• Production traceability: all the production cycle data are tracked

creating a data log committed per batch.

TOOLS for SMART MINDS (T4SM) is a system integrator that develops software solu-tions for manufacturing com-panies. T4SM is Alliance Partner of National Instruments and the development team consists of Certified LabVIEW Architects (CLA) who have long experien-ce in LV Real-Time Program-ming and LV-FPGA. T4SM designs from scratch high-quality solutions easily integrable with third-party pro-ducts, which help customers to shorten time-to-market of their systems. T4SM uses the AGILE me-thodology for the development of software projects and the co-design of applications with immediate benefits for custo-mers, helping them to gain a competitive advantage over competitors. For technical support and pro-duct information: www.toolsforsmartminds.com TOOLS for SMART MINDS Corporate headquarter Via Padania, 16 25030 Castel Mella Brescia (Italy)



TOOLS for SMART MINDS (T4SM) is a system integrator that develops software solu-tions for manufacturing com-panies. T4SM is Alliance Partner of National Instruments and the development team consists of Certified LabVIEW Architects (CLA) who have long experien-ce in LV Real-Time Program-ming and LV-FPGA. T4SM designs from scratch high-quality solutions easily integrable with third-party pro-ducts, which help customers to shorten time-to-market of their systems. T4SM uses the AGILE me-thodology for the development of software projects and the co-design of applications with immediate benefits for custo-mers, helping them to gain a competitive advantage over competitors. For technical support and pro-duct information: www.toolsforsmartminds.com TOOLS for SMART MINDS Corporate headquarter Via Padania, 16 25030 Castel Mella Brescia (Italy)

Potentiality The solution is completely scalable. From the field point of view, it allows both to acquire new sizes and to connect new machines quickly, ensuring a minimal impact on the existing system.

Thanks to the modularity of iDaq, it is possible to interconnect machines with technologies and functions even different from those already connected.

From a management point of view, Lilium is open to interfacing with third-party software for visualization, data analysis and business intelligence.

Finally, Digital Factory 4.0 allows the application of artificial intelligence algorithms, such as Machine Learning, predictive analysis and process drift control for each machine and plant. This makes it possible to predict stops and failures with the aim of promptly intervening, thus reducing downtime and production costs.

The collaboration with T4SM continues with the installation of another Digital Factory 4.0 Frontend, configured differently depending on the role held in the company.

Client Comment

"Trying to solve a problem of interconnection between production - warehouse - management, and advised by one of our historical suppliers, we had the pleasure to meet engineer Vivante and T4SM.

After a quick analysis, we immediately identified the solution and established the realization time.

T4SM has demonstrated technical competence and seriousness, collaborating with the various parties involved in the project and allowing us to achieve the objective.”

Luca Moro

Administrator

MORO Aratri SRL

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