Recently, in Orlando, Florida, the Executive Committee of OPW (OMAC Packing Industry Group) officially announced the adoption of PackAL (Package Application Library) at the spring meeting of 2006. PackAL will be incorporated into OPW's packaging machinery automation guidelines. On the same day, Beckhoff, Bosch Rexroth and Siemens jointly announced in Minneapolis a package software library that supports the PackAL standard.
PackAL is an application library developed by PackSoft (a working group affiliated with OPW) for the development, programming, debugging, and maintenance of packaged books. The software library has 23 functions. Among them, there are 13 types of general packaging machinery functions, such as winding, floating sticks, registration, indexing, etc.; 9 kinds of communication functions for horizontal line communication; and 1 type of function for serving the mode of the PackML machine state.
When talking about PackAL's features, Mr. Gerd Hoppe, Chairman of the PackSoft Technical Committee and CTO of Beckhoff, said: “The PackAL standard establishes a general framework for the functional elements and the software elements of the packaging equipment. This is for both equipment manufacturers and end users. The benefits have been greatly reduced, freeing them from unnecessary programming and spending more time on process solutions."
PackAL includes 3 parts: the first part contains the machine function code, such as winding, fabric processing, master-slave controller synchronization, etc. The second part is the communication function block between machines, which simplifies the communication of the machine in a separate network. As an application connection layer, PackAL covers the network layer and provides the connection between the machine and the fieldbus. The third part is standardized device programming, which saves time and makes programming smoother.
The advantages of PackAL on the packaging system:
| Provides versatile, platform-independent software elements | Allows modular programming | Independent functional code | Common interface for standardized functions | Minimum training needs | Easy to maintain and trouble-shooting About Beckhoff BEEKHOFF Automation Co., Ltd. is headquartered in Weil, Germany. The company has branches all over the world, plus global partners, currently the company's business has spread to more than 60 countries.
Beckhoff always uses the new PC-based automation technology as its development philosophy. The industrial computers, fieldbus modules, drive products and TwinCAT control software produced by the company constitute a complete and compatible control system for various industrial control areas. Provide open automation systems and complete solutions. In the past 20 years, Beckhoff’s components and system solutions have been widely used around the world, creating a standard for all areas of industrial automation with its “Automation Technologyâ€.
Since Beckhoff's Beijing Representative Office was established in March 2001, the company's business in China has developed rapidly. The Shanghai Representative Office and the Guangzhou Representative Office have been established. With a variety of new products and new technologies with good cost-effectiveness entering the Chinese market, the concept of daring to break the traditional control model and promote PC control of new technologies has been accepted by more and more Chinese users. For more information, please visit Beckhoff's official website.
About Dr. Rexroth "Rexroth" is the brand of Dr. Rexroth, providing all the relevant control technology for drive, control and motion. From machines, hydraulics, pneumatic components to electronic products and services. Dr. Rexroth has 500,000 customers in 80 countries and offers a wide range of components, industries, as well as factory automation systems and mobile technologies.
About Siemens Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) is headquartered in Munich, Germany and is a world-leading electronics and engineering company. Siemens and its subsidiaries are located in 192 countries and employ 417,000 people. In fiscal year 2003 (10/1/02 - 9/30/03), they reported global sales of US$80.3 billion. Siemens’ U.S. business headquarters are located in New York City.
Siemens Energy & Automation is an operating company of Siemens in the United States and is headquartered in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia, in Alpharetta. Siemens Energy & Automation is a company that targets industrial and construction customers and produces and sells the world's largest range of electronic and electrical products, systems and services. Siemens technology includes complete motion control and machine control solutions, providing complete automation, drive and servo products.
About OMAC
The OMAC (Open Architecture Control) organization was established in 1994 and is the official organization of the ISA (American Instrument Society). The organization is committed to the development, implementation and commercialization of open modular structure control (OMAC) technology, and promotes industrial development. The OMAC technical guidelines are based on universally meeting the needs of users. OMAC now has about 500 members and brings together end-users, OEMs, suppliers and system integrators. OMAC has three working groups: Packaging Machinery (OPW), Manufacturing Industry, and Machine Tool Control.
PackAL is an application library developed by PackSoft (a working group affiliated with OPW) for the development, programming, debugging, and maintenance of packaged books. The software library has 23 functions. Among them, there are 13 types of general packaging machinery functions, such as winding, floating sticks, registration, indexing, etc.; 9 kinds of communication functions for horizontal line communication; and 1 type of function for serving the mode of the PackML machine state.
When talking about PackAL's features, Mr. Gerd Hoppe, Chairman of the PackSoft Technical Committee and CTO of Beckhoff, said: “The PackAL standard establishes a general framework for the functional elements and the software elements of the packaging equipment. This is for both equipment manufacturers and end users. The benefits have been greatly reduced, freeing them from unnecessary programming and spending more time on process solutions."
PackAL includes 3 parts: the first part contains the machine function code, such as winding, fabric processing, master-slave controller synchronization, etc. The second part is the communication function block between machines, which simplifies the communication of the machine in a separate network. As an application connection layer, PackAL covers the network layer and provides the connection between the machine and the fieldbus. The third part is standardized device programming, which saves time and makes programming smoother.
The advantages of PackAL on the packaging system:
| Provides versatile, platform-independent software elements | Allows modular programming | Independent functional code | Common interface for standardized functions | Minimum training needs | Easy to maintain and trouble-shooting About Beckhoff BEEKHOFF Automation Co., Ltd. is headquartered in Weil, Germany. The company has branches all over the world, plus global partners, currently the company's business has spread to more than 60 countries.
Beckhoff always uses the new PC-based automation technology as its development philosophy. The industrial computers, fieldbus modules, drive products and TwinCAT control software produced by the company constitute a complete and compatible control system for various industrial control areas. Provide open automation systems and complete solutions. In the past 20 years, Beckhoff’s components and system solutions have been widely used around the world, creating a standard for all areas of industrial automation with its “Automation Technologyâ€.
Since Beckhoff's Beijing Representative Office was established in March 2001, the company's business in China has developed rapidly. The Shanghai Representative Office and the Guangzhou Representative Office have been established. With a variety of new products and new technologies with good cost-effectiveness entering the Chinese market, the concept of daring to break the traditional control model and promote PC control of new technologies has been accepted by more and more Chinese users. For more information, please visit Beckhoff's official website.
About Dr. Rexroth "Rexroth" is the brand of Dr. Rexroth, providing all the relevant control technology for drive, control and motion. From machines, hydraulics, pneumatic components to electronic products and services. Dr. Rexroth has 500,000 customers in 80 countries and offers a wide range of components, industries, as well as factory automation systems and mobile technologies.
About Siemens Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) is headquartered in Munich, Germany and is a world-leading electronics and engineering company. Siemens and its subsidiaries are located in 192 countries and employ 417,000 people. In fiscal year 2003 (10/1/02 - 9/30/03), they reported global sales of US$80.3 billion. Siemens’ U.S. business headquarters are located in New York City.
Siemens Energy & Automation is an operating company of Siemens in the United States and is headquartered in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia, in Alpharetta. Siemens Energy & Automation is a company that targets industrial and construction customers and produces and sells the world's largest range of electronic and electrical products, systems and services. Siemens technology includes complete motion control and machine control solutions, providing complete automation, drive and servo products.
About OMAC
The OMAC (Open Architecture Control) organization was established in 1994 and is the official organization of the ISA (American Instrument Society). The organization is committed to the development, implementation and commercialization of open modular structure control (OMAC) technology, and promotes industrial development. The OMAC technical guidelines are based on universally meeting the needs of users. OMAC now has about 500 members and brings together end-users, OEMs, suppliers and system integrators. OMAC has three working groups: Packaging Machinery (OPW), Manufacturing Industry, and Machine Tool Control.
Source: Electronic Products World
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