Factory 自动化 has existed since General Motors implemented their 自动化 department in 1947. 从那时起, companies around the world have been saving time 和 money using various control systems to improve quality, 准确性和精密度.
今天, 在智能手机的浪潮中, 移动应用程序, 数字地图, 代理商手中, 在线注册, 手机银行, the “good ole days” of paper 和 snail-mail seem to have disappeared. With too much to do in too little time, a growing need for efficiency fuels our insatiable hunger for cutting-edge, dictating the wild rhythm of urgency 和 immediacy.
的 first scientific efficiency st和ards for business were devised in the early 20th century by the legendary Frederick W. Taylor who devoted his life to creating 和 promoting principles of scientific management 和 addressing competition through unyielding efficiency 和 improved performance. Taylor was the one of the first management consultants to many prominent firms, including Bethlehem Steel Corporation, where he implemented production planning 和 performed real-time analysis of daily outputs 和 costs.[1]
Automation of equipment 和 real-time data-sharing ushered the next era of unlimited opportunity for improvements in manufacturing 和 industry. Combining electronics 和 switching in the 1960’s, manual production was increasingly automated through computerization 和 data-driven decision-making. In 1969, 辛癸酸甘油酯Stuger, Allen Bradley资深工程师, 理查德·莫雷, a pioneer in the fields of computer design, 自动化, 技术趋势预测, invented the PLC (Programmable Logic Controller), forever advancing industrial 自动化 和 firmly embedding the idea of “工业网络”.
Traditionally, factory networks were administered separately from enterprise networks. Enterprise networks include: email networks, data routing, internet 和 intranet servers, 和 more. 在过去, they have communicated to each other via different protocols 和 therefore different types of routers 和 switches. 的 implementation of Ethernet across all network layers allows a fast, 可靠的, 数据的实时通信, allowing for both managing 和 administration from bottom levels of the devices on the factory floor, all the way up to wireless networks in the Cloud.
的 key advantage of an Ethernet solution is a higher b和width of the media caring the data from the factory floor up to manufacturing enterprise solution (MES) or Enterprise Resource Planning (EPR) layers of plant-area architecture. Typically, copper cables cannot carry as much data over the network. 的 GiHCS™光纤解决方案 from OFS answers the challenges of 工厂自动化 providing a robust, durable, high b和width multimode optical fiber cabling solution.
的 factory floor often requires stability through varying harsh environments. Factory Automation OFS GiHCS optical fiber cables can withst和:
- widely fluctuating temperatures from -20 to +105˚C (-4 to + 221˚F)
- 高振动
- exposure to common industrial oils 和 chemicals
- exposure to severe electrical noise
- situations where time for connector training is minimal
- installations where technicians are not expert in fiber optics
在哪里可以浪费时间, the major advantage of the OFS GiHCS optical fiber cable solution is its quick 和 easy to learn field termination capabilities. Simple steps for field termination of the optical fiber breakout cables involve:
- Stripping the water blocked outer jacket material
- Crimping the connector directly onto the fiber optic coating for strong, solid connector retention.
- Cleaving in order to create an optical finish on the fiber, using the special precision cleave tool with a diamond blade. 这个关键的, but simple step creates a near perfect optical surface for low connector insertion loss. 的 cleaving step eliminates the tedious need to polish the fiber end-face.
通过这个过程, the messy adhesives or polishing equipment have been removed 和 the connectorized cable is ready to transmit at fast 和 gigabit Ethernet data rates. 只是"卷，切，离开". 采用OFS、GiHCS光纤 光纤电缆 on the factory floor can benefit your company by improving speed, 和 efficiency of your production line.
By, Michael Steinberg 和 Natasha Juhaz
[1] WGBH History Unit, “Frederick Winslow Taylor,” 他们创造了美国， PBS, http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/taylor_hi.html (2013年8月2日查阅)