As part of its push towards Industry 4.0, GF Machining Solutions now offers North American manufacturers the Open Platform Communications (OPC) Unified Architecture (UA) interface version 1.0 as a connectivity solution. The OPC Foundation’s cross-platform interface paradigm provides a common communication language across GF Machining Solutions’ products, technologies and services, while simplifying connection to existing enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. This streamlines the collection and analysis of personalized key performance indicator (KPI) measurements across operational levels.
GF’s digital solutions like the rConnect Dashboard work in tandem with the OPC UA interface to help manufacturers reduce machine downtime, monitor performance across entire facilities, fully automate operations and ensure manufacturing process compliance. Version 1.0 of the OPC UA works with rConnect Dashboard to collect data and make it accessible on the shop floor or through mobile de