Remote monitoring, diagnostics, and debugging is now possible across complete robotic industrial cells
Olis Robotics is launching a comprehensive remote diagnostics product for industrial automation cells following the addition of powerful new PLC capabilities.
Olis provides video and telemetry-based diagnostics for industrial cells, enabling technicians to diagnose the root cause of downtime events, such as a robot failure. Immediate access to diagnostic data enables the robotic cell to be debugged quickly and remotely.
These new capabilities extend the power of the product to entire industrial cells from the PLC to the fingertips of the robotic gripper, including conveyors and other hardware. Using Olis software, users can monitor and set alerts for pre-defined runtime parameters through the PLC, including I/Os, registers, and custom tags. Common uses for PLC tags include measuring Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), monitoring cycle times, and fault detection.
“The PLC often contains important diagnostic data required to understand the causes of unplanned downtime,” says Fredrik Ryden, CEO, Olis Robotics. “The PLC capabilities enable real-time access to that data, effectively closing the loop on video-based diagnostics for industrial automation systems.”
The new PLC features are specific to Rockwell Automation’s Allen Bradley PLCs, while robotic arms compatible with Olis include Universal Robots, Kawasaki, and FANUC. In the near future, additional brands of PLCs and robotic arms will be made compatible.
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