Open Dynamic

Manufacturing Operating

System for Smart

Plug-and-Produce

Automation

Components

Smart Plug-and-Produce Devices/Machines:

Afag: Intelligent P&P Automation Devices

Elrest: Embedded P&P Controller

Inotec: P&P Sensor Node

Masmec: P&P Servo Drive

Introsys: P&P Robot Adaptor

Asys: Intelligent P&P Handling Machine

Automation Test Beds:

Pilot Cases:

Masmec: Flexible Highly Automated Cell

SenseAir: Mixed model electronics assembly and packaging

Introsys: Flexible Robotic Automation Cell

Electrolux: Fast change over white

goods manufacture

Ford: Rapid system integration

and energy optimised engine assembly

Contact: info@openMOS.eu

Coordinator: Luis Flores

Project Manager: Raquel Caldeira

www.openMOS.eu

Sensors for Life

Project coordinator:

Partners:

The openMOS Vision openMOS aims to develop a common, openly

accessible plug-and-produce (P&P) system

platform which allows all stakeholders in the

automation system value chain to collaboratively

develop and exploit solutions. To achieve

this, openMOS proposes integrating new P&P

system concepts which have emerged in recent

years, with well-established industrial-relevant

technology platforms.

The ChallengesopenMOS addresses the following key challenges

that currently prevent the wider introduction of

P&P systems in the manufacturing sector.

• Connectivity – horizontal and vertical integration

of heterogeneous automation solutions

• Transparency – information bottleneck between

field level devices and higher level planning and

control applications

• Intelligence – trust in data-driven autonomous

decision making

• Agility – technical and economic scalability

and reconfigurability

• Resilience – consistent high quality despite

frequent changeovers

• Economy – service and knowledge based

business models across the automation

supply chain

• Transformation – gradual technology transition

and upgrading of legacy systems.

The ConceptTo achieve the openMOS vision, the project focuses on three

main innovation strands:

1. Embedded Intelligence: Create embedded

P&P controllers for automation devices, robots and

machines. Enhancing communication capability, easier

interfacing and self-adaptation capabilities with or

without wider system availability.

2. Manufacturing Service Bus: Enable vertical and horizontal

connectivity between P&P automation components

and higher level control and business functions - data

persistence functions and KPI monitoring methods can be

deployed using simple services.

3. Manufacturing Operating System: Create an easily

extendible and adaptable framework to run higher level

control, planning and optimisation functions - ease

introduction of new products, work orders and changes in

the equipment, allows easy deployment of optimisation

and changeover management strategies.

Targets Key Innovations Demonstration

First-Time-Right Quality

Energy and Resource Efficiency

Change Over Effort

Set-up and Integration Time

Long Term Sustainability

Information Availability

Engineering Complexity

Robotic Cell

WhiteGoods

Flexible Cell

Transport Machines HandlingDevices

Electronics Automotive

Standardisation and Interoperability

Rapid Integration and Self-Optimisation Methods

Open Manufacturing Operating System Platform

Self-adaptive, Smart Plug and Produce Devices

Standardisation and Open Innovation Platform

ERP

MES

SCADA network

PLC PC PID

Senior Actuators hardware

INNOVATION STRATEGY

Robotic Cell

The BenefitsOur primary target is to significantly reduce the automation

cost for higher variant production systems. Modularisation

and embedded P&P functions will lead to higher reuse and

faster integration.

REDUCE COST OF AUTOMATION PROJECTS BY UP TO

FASTER SYSTEM INTEGRATION BY

HIGHER OVERALL EQUIPMENT EFFICIENCY (OEE) BY 10 - 15%

Open Source InnovationThe openMOS technology platform will

be made available as an open source

implementation to encourage the formation

of a vibrant development community and

wider participation.

33%

15 - 25%