This document describes a presentation on using FIWARE-based digital twins for agile production environments. The presentation will take place at the FIWARE Summit from June 12-13, 2023 in Vienna, Austria. It will discuss how a framework called MES+ that uses digital twins and FIWARE can help manufacturers adapt production to shifting demands, disruptions, and optimize processes like quality control and maintenance while improving factors like costs and working conditions. Challenges include changes across physical processes and stakeholders, which digital twins combined with technologies like flexible automation can help address.

1. Vienna, Austria
12-13 June, 2023
#FIWARESummit
From Data
to Value
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OPEN STANDARDS
OPEN COMMUNITY
FIWARE-based digital twins
for Agile Production (MES+)
Francisco Melendez
Technical Expert on Robotics and Automation, FIWARE Foundation
francisco.melendez@fiware.org

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Agenda Use
Case
Agile
Production
Application
Scenarios
Digital Twins for Agile
Production
Environments

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Vision
Seamless production of personalized product and lot variations,
adapting to shifting demands and supply chain disruptions,
while championing quality, cost-efficiency, and optimal working conditions.
Use
Case
Application
Scenarios
Digital Twins for Agile
Production
Environments
Agile
Production

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Challenges
Firm Level
Activities
Physical Factory Processes
Floor Level
Activities
Intralogistics
Production
Quality Control
Maintenance
Stakeholders
Suppliers
Customers
Regulation
Competitors Procurement
Customer Mgmt
R&D
Marketing
Sales
Logistics
Investors
Collaborators
Partners
Impact
So that
Require
challenging
changes in
Use
Case
Application
Scenarios
Digital Twins for Agile
Production
Environments
Agile
Production

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Enablers
Floor Level
Activities
Intralogistics
Production
Quality Control
Maintenance
Agile Production
Enablers
Flexible
Automation
Standardization
Firm Level Needs
Procurement
Customer Mgmt
R&D
Marketing
Sales
Logistics
Interoperability
Decentralized & Timely
Data-driven Decisions
Accelerate So
that
Seamlessly
adapt to
Physical Factory
Processes
Collaborative and
Self-Organizing Teams
Use
Case
Application
Scenarios
Digital Twins for Agile
Production
Environments
Agile
Production

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Operational
Data Context
Use
Case
Application
Scenarios
Digital Twins for Agile
Production
Environments
Agile
Production
Control
and
Automation
Networks
Level 0 - Physical Process
Level 1 - Sensing and Actuation Control
Level 2 - Monitoring and Supervision
Level 3 - Manufacturing Operations
Management
Level 4 - Business Planning and
Logistics
Sensors / Actuators
PLCs
SCADA / HMI
MES
ERP / PLM
IP
Networks
Robotics
Automation
Skills
Batch
&
Work
Order
Mgmt
Production
Order
Mgmt
Production
Planning
and
Control
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Standard Levels: ANSI/ISA-95 (IEC/ISO 62264)

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Operational Context:
▪ Field Units
▪ Station
• Attributes
• Commands
▪ Work Order
• Metadata
• Recipe
• KPIs
• Metrics
• Workflow
States & Events
Work Order
Execution
Use
Case
Agile Production
Application
Scenarios
Digital Twins for Agile
Production Environments
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Case

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Operational Context:
▪ Stations
▪ Production Line
• Attributes
• Commands
▪ Production Order
• Product Details
• Resources
• Schedule
Constraints
▪ Batch Order
• Parameters
• Recipes
• KPIs, Metrics
• Workflow States
& Events
Production Order
Execution
Use
Case
Agile Production
Application
Scenarios
Digital Twins for Agile
Production Environments
Use
Case

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Production
Planning & Control
Use
Case
Agile Production
Application
Scenarios
Digital Twins for Agile
Production Environments
Use
Case
Operational Context:
▪ Product Master Data
▪ Production Orders
▪ Areas, Routes,
and Work Centers
▪ Material Plans
▪ Capacity Plans
▪ Inventory
▪ Work In Progress
▪ KPIs
• lead times
• on-time delivery
• production efficiency
• resource utilization

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MES+
Concept
MES+ is a FIWARE-based digital twin framework
to represent, analyze, maintain, and optimize the operational context
of data-driven agile production environments
Use
Case
Agile Production
Application
Scenarios
Use
Case
Digital Twins for
Agile Production
Environments

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Reference
Architecture
Use
Case
Agile Production
Application
Scenarios
Use
Case
Digital Twins for
Agile Production
Environments
Identity and Access Management
MES+
Application
Cyber-Physical Production System (CPPS)
Vendor specific APIs
Technology Specific Telemetry, events, and feedback
Digital Twin Data Processing
FIWARE Context Broker
MES
Simulation, Dashboard &
Business intelligence tools
SMART
DATA MODELS
Digital Twin Model
(NGSI Entities)
ERP PLM
AGVs
Robotic
Arms
Conveyors …
IoT Agents
CAMS Sensors
IT System Adapters
NGSI Data Connectors
History Data
Streams
NGSI
API
SCADA
Digital Factory
Updates & Insights Identity & Access Mgmt
…

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OEE Monitoring &
Alert Management
Digital Twins for Agile
Production Environments
OEE (Overall Equipment Efficiency) = Availability x Performance x Quality
Main Context Elements: Station, Job, Part, SequenceOfOperations, Operation, Shift
Use
Case
Agile Production
Application
Scenarios
PLC Server
FIWARE Context Broker
IoT Agent
Time-series Data Connector
Dashboard and GUIs
Complex Event
Processor
Database
MES+ Application
OEE Dashboards
Alert Management System
Optimizer (Job Shop Scheduling)

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#FIWARESummit
Thanks!