This section introduces the “OPC UA Information Model for Wire Harness Manufacturing.”

This Information Model provides the necessary ObjectTypes to model a wire harness manufacturing system interface in a structure, as illustrated in Figure 12. There are ObjectTypes that are used to identify the machine tool (WireHarnessIdentificationType), to monitor the machine (ItemState, Operation Mode), to manage the production (JobManagement with PartManagement and ArticleManagement) on the machine, and to transfer results.

Figure 12 – Example Instance for OPC UA Information Model for Wire Harness Machines

The entry point of a Server is an instance of the WireHarnessMachineType. A graphical overview of the WireHarnessMachineType is shown in Figure 13.

Figure 13 – Overview of the WireHarnessMachineType and its children