1 Scope

OPC 40082-6 describes the interface between plastics and rubber production machines (e.g. injection moulding machines, extruder, blow moulding machines) and granulate drying devices for data exchange via OPC UA. The target of OPC 40082-6 is to provide a unique interface for granulate drying devices and machines from different manufacturers to ensure compatibility.

Intended to have only one client at the time.

The following functionalities are covered:

General information about the granulate drying device (manufacturer, model, serial number…), current configuration and status.

Process information like temperatures and air flow for monitoring and process optimization.

Energy consumption

Errors and alarm handling

Remote control by Start / Stop methods

Login of the machine user on the granulate drying device

Maintenance activities

Following functions are not included:

Safety related signals like emergency stop