Análisis de los principios básicos de la industria 4.0 acorde con los procesos industriales de la pequeña y mediana empresa. Caso práctico: Implementación en el laboratorio de automatización de la FIE-ESPOCH.

Abstract

The objective of this work on curricular integration was to analyze the basic principles of Industry 4.0 in accordance with the industrial processes of small and medium-sized companies, having it implemented in the automation laboratory of the Faculty of Computer Science and Electronics (FIE-ESPOCH), for which the mixing process of the laboratory was used, which represents a common process in a medium or small industry, with a level of automation that lends itself to make the necessary adjustments to comply with the four principles of Industry 4.0 and perform the requirements and affordability analysis of this process. To set the principles of interconnection and technical assistance, the Ewon Flexy 205 gateway was used, which allows that the information of the process to be viewed locally or by connected equipment to the internet, to be able to make urgent decisions and support the process. Through the protocol of Modbus TCP / IP communication, the transparency of the information is established, by means of the HMI ViewOn function of the gateway, the process from the internet is monitored and the status of the process is directly registered from the history function of the Flexy 205; additionally, it is also created a local HMI with data recording in Access, in order to decentralize the information. In conclusion, a conventional industrial process (small or mediumsized company) implemented with the principles of Industry 4.0 using the Ewon Flexy 205 gateway, it is a more optimal process and much more functional, with remote access to the PLC and the variables it handles, allowing a more precise decision making according to data presented in real time. It is recommended further study of the functions and applications that industrial gateways can offer to the control and industrial automation.