The plasma surface treatment machines of different manufacturers shall be identifiable in a standardized manner. To realize this, a number of basic and static information like manufacturer name and serial number are offered on the information model.

The user wants an overview of the production and machine status. The information model is therefore intended to provide information about current process values. In addition, the current status of the machine and which activity is being carried out should also be made available. This data should also be sufficient for calculating KPI key values of the production process.

Different counters, such as operating hours counters, should also be available.

The user would like to be able to send production orders to the machine with all the data required to execute the order. It should also be possible to monitor the individual jobs.

The machine should not be seen as a single assembly, but as a component representation. It should be possible to assign individual parameters to the respective system components. The information model should follow the physical structure of the machine.

If available, the customer wants to be able to fall back on cross-industry preparatory work and comply with existing standards. The OPC UA for Machinery standard should be mentioned here in particular. If possible and sensible, different building blocks from OPC UA for Machinery should be implemented in the information model of the blasting systems.