Several machines in an extrusion lines (e.g. calenders) contain rolls and gaps between rolls.

The RollsType defines a container for several rolls inside of a component of an extrusion line. It is formally defined in Table 12.

Table 12 – RollsType Definiton

Attribute

Value

BrowseName

RollsType

IsAbstract

False

References

Node Class

BrowseName

DataType

TypeDefinition

Other

Subtype of the 0:BaseObjectType defined in OPC 10000-5

0:HasProperty

Variable

0:NodeVersion

0:String

0:PropertyType

M, RO

0:HasComponent

Object

Roll_<Nr>

RollType

OP

0:GeneratesEvent

ObjectType

0:GeneralModelChangeEventType

The RollType described a single roll. It is formally defined in Table 13.

Table 13 – RollType Definiton

Attribute

Value

BrowseName

RollType

IsAbstract

False

References

Node Class

BrowseName

DataType

TypeDefinition

Other

Subtype of the 0:BaseObjectType defined in OPC 10000-5

0:HasProperty

Variable

Id

0:String

0:PropertyType

M, RO

0:HasProperty

Variable

Name

0:LocalizedText

0:PropertyType

O, RO

0:HasProperty

Variable

MasterRollId

0:String

0:PropertyType

O, RO

0:HasComponent

Object

Drive

3:DriveType

M

0:HasComponent

Object

Temperature

ExtrusionTemperatureZoneType

O

0:HasComponent

Object

CrossAxisLeft

3:MonitoredParameterType

O

0:HasComponent

Object

CrossAxisRight

3:MonitoredParameterType

O

0:HasComponent

Object

PeripheralDevices

RollPeripheralDevicesType

O

0:HasComponent

Object

RollBending

RollBendingType

O

Id of the roll

(Human readable) name of the roll

Id of the master roll. If a roll is the master roll then MasterRollId = Id.

Information about the drive of the roll. The DriveType is defined in OPC 40083.

Temperature of the roll.

Axis crossing of the roll on both sides (in the direction of the material flow). The MonitoredParameterType is defined in OPC 40083.

Unit: mm or inch

A roll can be equipped with infrared heating systems and/or cleaning systems. Their representations are put into the container RollPeripheralDevices. The RollPeripheralDevicesType is formally defined in Table 14.

Table 14 – RollPeripheralDevicesType Definiton

Attribute

Value

BrowseName

RollPeripheralDevicesType

IsAbstract

False

References

Node Class

BrowseName

DataType

TypeDefinition

Other

Subtype of the 0:BaseObjectType defined in OPC 10000-5

0:HasProperty

Variable

0:NodeVersion

0:String

0:PropertyType

M, RO

0:HasComponent

Object

InfraredHeatingSystem_<Nr>

3:StartDeviceType

OP

0:HasComponent

Object

CleaningSystem_<Nr>

3:StartDeviceType

OP

0:GeneratesEvent

ObjectType

0:GeneralModelChangeEventType

The StartDeviceType usesd for the infrared heating systems and cleaning systems is defined in OPC 40083.

If roll bending is used, the monitoring of the positions of the reference points are described with the RollBendingType. It is formally defined in Table 15.

Table 15 – RollBendingType Definiton

Attribute

Value

BrowseName

RollBendingType

IsAbstract

False

References

Node Class

BrowseName

DataType

TypeDefinition

Other

Subtype of the 0:BaseObjectType defined in OPC 10000-5

0:HasProperty

Variable

0:NodeVersion

0:String

0:PropertyType

M, RO

0:HasComponent

Object

ReferencePoint_<Nr>

3:MeasuringDeviceType

OP

0:GeneratesEvent

ObjectType

0:GeneralModelChangeEventType

The GapsType defines a container for several gaps between two rolls (e.g. of a calender). It is formally defined in Table 16.

Table 16 – GapsType Definiton

Attribute

Value

BrowseName

GapsType

IsAbstract

False

References

Node Class

BrowseName

DataType

TypeDefinition

Other

Subtype of the 0:BaseObjectType defined in OPC 10000-5

0:HasProperty

Variable

0:NodeVersion

0:String

0:PropertyType

M, RO

0:HasComponent

Object

Gap_<Nr>

GapType

OP

0:GeneratesEvent

ObjectType

0:GeneralModelChangeEventType

The GapType described a gap between two rolls. It is formally defined in Table 17.

Table 17 – GapType Definiton

Attribute

Value

BrowseName

GapType

IsAbstract

False

References

Node Class

BrowseName

DataType

TypeDefinition

Other

Subtype of the 0:BaseObjectType defined in OPC 10000-5

0:HasProperty

Variable

Id

0:String

0:PropertyType

M, RO

0:HasProperty

Variable

RollId1

0:String

0:PropertyType

M, RO

0:HasProperty

Variable

RollId2

0:String

0:PropertyType

M, RO

0:HasComponent

Object

DistanceLeft

3:MonitoredParameterType

O

0:HasComponent

Object

DistanceRight

3:MonitoredParameterType

O

0:HasComponent

Variable

IsClosed

0:Boolean

0:BaseDataVariableType

O, RO

0:HasComponent

Object

ContactForce

0:Double

3:MonitoredParameterType

O, RO

0:HasProperty

Variable

StockingGuideIsPresent

0:Boolean

0:PropertyType

O, RO

Id of the gap.

Ids of the rolls which create the gap.

Distances between the rolls on both sides (in the direction of the material flow). The MonitoredParameterType is defined in OPC 40083.

Unit: mm or inch

True, when the rolls forming the gaps are in working position.

Contact force between the rolls (mainly measured indirectly via the fluid pressure). The MonitoredParameterType is defined in OPC 40083.

Unit: N or lfb

Information if a stocking guide is present.