{"id":3187,"date":"2024-03-12T13:00:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T12:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pilz-magazine.com\/de\/?p=3187"},"modified":"2024-09-11T10:26:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T08:26:35","slug":"transformation-digitisation-sustainability-safety-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pilz-magazine.com\/en\/transformation-digitisation-sustainability-safety-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Transformation of industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Respon\u00adsible use of resources has been on the agenda of a number of indus\u00adtries and com\u00adpa\u00adnies for years. This results not only from the legal require\u00adments and guide\u00adlines on a national and Euro\u00adpean level that impose exten\u00adsive reporting oblig\u00ada\u00adtions, but also from the require\u00adments that result from increased envi\u00adron\u00admental aware\u00adness on the part of cus\u00adtomers and busi\u00adness part\u00adners. At the same time, digi\u00adti\u00adsa\u00adtion and net\u00adworking in industry are increas\u00adingly real\u00adising their poten\u00adtial and also receiving an addi\u00adtional boost from Arti\u00adfi\u00adcial Intel\u00adli\u00adgence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crises such as the coro\u00adn\u00adavirus pan\u00addemic or com\u00adpo\u00adnent short\u00adages, as well as polit\u00adical crises and the recent wars, have addi\u00adtion\u00adally accel\u00ader\u00adated the ongoing changes in digi\u00adti\u00adsa\u00adtion and sus\u00adtain\u00adability. Industry is under\u00adgoing a process of major trans\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adtion. Cer\u00adtain indus\u00adtries are affected more strongly by this change than others because they will play a key role in tack\u00adling the tasks ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key hydrogen industry needs safety<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hydrogen has a high energy den\u00adsity and is thus con\u00adsid\u00adered the energy car\u00adrier of the future. Green hydrogen is gen\u00ader\u00adated by split\u00adting water mol\u00ade\u00adcules into hydrogen and oxygen using elec\u00adtric cur\u00adrents that are gen\u00ader\u00adated using renew\u00adable energy. With this boom, the require\u00adments for func\u00adtional safety and Indus\u00adtrial Secu\u00adrity are also increasing.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Because hydrogen \u2013 like all fuels \u2013 har\u00adbours poten\u00adtial haz\u00adards. That is why safe automa\u00adtion plays a key role there. \u00a9 iStock.com\/Scharfsinn86 \/ Pilz GmbH & Co. KG, Ost\u00adfildern<\/p><\/div>\n

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Safe pro\u00adduc\u00adtion, han\u00addling and use require suit\u00adable safety sys\u00adtems. \u00a9 iStock.com\/audioundwerbung \/ Pilz GmbH & Co. KG, Ost\u00adfildern<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Because hydrogen \u2013 like all fuels \u2013 har\u00adbours poten\u00adtial haz\u00adards. It is easily inflam\u00admable and highly explo\u00adsive, even if just a small amount mixes with air \u2013 igni\u00adtion is pos\u00adsible with an air con\u00adtent of only four per\u00adcent. It is there\u00adfore impor\u00adtant that air and hydrogen are not allowed to meet and that the risk of igni\u00adtion due to sparks or heat is pre\u00advented. Safe pro\u00adduc\u00adtion, han\u00addling and use require suit\u00adable safety sys\u00adtems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think of safety as a function<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Safety-related con\u00adsid\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtions in the hydrogen industry focus on aspects such as gas tight\u00adness and robust\u00adness of shut-off devices or the pres\u00adsure resis\u00adtance and tight\u00adness of pipes, sen\u00adsors or valves. Accord\u00adingly, the classic solu\u00adtions to safety tasks fre\u00adquently involve mate\u00adrial prop\u00ader\u00adties and mechan\u00adical solu\u00adtions: The more robust the shut-off valves are, for example, the safer they are to use. Ulti\u00admately, the highest process pres\u00adsures are required for hydrogen fuelling of vehi\u00adcles or trains, in some cases up to 700 bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere are advan\u00adtages to not lim\u00aditing safety solely to a static status check. Tested and avail\u00adable safety prin\u00adci\u00adples from the automa\u00adtion industry and func\u00adtional safety can also be applied to the hydrogen industry. The solu\u00adtions help to always con\u00adsider safety as an inte\u00adgral func\u00adtion of the plant, machinery and the cor\u00adre\u00adla\u00adtions in the process,\u201d explains Armin Glaser, Vice Pres\u00adi\u00addent Strategy and Coop\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion at Pilz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Safe automa\u00adtion solu\u00adtions can thus take on addi\u00adtional tasks in addi\u00adtion to the classic safety func\u00adtions, such as dynamic pres\u00adsure and tem\u00adper\u00ada\u00adture mon\u00adi\u00adtoring or safe adher\u00adence to the load limits of down\u00adstream struc\u00adtures. Error states are detected in the mil\u00adlisecond range and lead to a defined safety response. Automa\u00adtion also guar\u00adan\u00adtees safe data exchange and the visu\u00adal\u00adi\u00adsa\u00adtion of oper\u00adating con\u00addi\u00adtions and diag\u00adnostic mes\u00adsages, where applic\u00adable. A modern con\u00adtrol system, com\u00adprising hard\u00adware, firmware and the engi\u00adneering tool, can supply all status and diag\u00adnostic data that is dis\u00adplayed and can be eval\u00adu\u00adated via field\u00adbuses or indus\u00adtrial Eth\u00adernet for other devices, locally or remotely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cPilz is making progress toward inte\u00adgrating the knowl\u00adedge gained over years regarding appli\u00adca\u00adtions and solu\u00adtions for func\u00adtional safety in other indus\u00adtries as well \u2013 vir\u00adtu\u00adally a know-how transfer.\u201d<\/p>\nArmin Glaser, Vice Pres\u00adi\u00addent Strategy and Coop\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to this capa\u00adbility and the diag\u00adnostic options, the automa\u00adtion system PSS 4000 and the safe con\u00adfig\u00adurable small con\u00adtroller PNOZ\u00admulti 2 are cur\u00adrently the pre\u00adferred solu\u00adtion of end users like Arcelor\u00adMittal in Bel\u00adgium in the related area of burner man\u00adage\u00adment or of machine man\u00adu\u00adfac\u00adturers like B\u00fchler Haas in Aus\u00adtria. And in France, the automa\u00adtion system PSS 4000 from Pilz is already guar\u00adan\u00adteeing safety when releasing hydrogen at public filling sta\u00adtions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPilz is making progress toward inte\u00adgrating the knowl\u00adedge gained over years regarding appli\u00adca\u00adtions and solu\u00adtions for func\u00adtional safety in other indus\u00adtries as well \u2013 vir\u00adtu\u00adally a know-how transfer,\u201d says Armin Glaser with an eye on the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Know-how for battery production<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Elec\u00adtro\u00admo\u00adbility is part of the future. Man\u00adu\u00adfac\u00adturing of bat\u00adteries for elec\u00adtric cars is cur\u00adrently dom\u00adi\u00adnated by Asian man\u00adu\u00adfac\u00adturers. According to expert esti\u00admates, 90 per\u00adcent of machines for bat\u00adtery pro\u00adduc\u00adtion come from the Asia-Pacific region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEven though other require\u00adments or legal spec\u00adi\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adtions apply in Asia with regard to safety: If the machinery required for bat\u00adtery pro\u00adduc\u00adtion is to be used at Euro\u00adpean man\u00adu\u00adfac\u00adturing sites, for example, then CE marking is required,\u201d explains Jimmy Han, who sup\u00adports a variety of machine builders and bat\u00adtery pro\u00adducers in Asia on behalf of Pilz when it comes to the topic of safe automa\u00adtion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pilz sup\u00adports numerous machine man\u00adu\u00adfac\u00adturers and bat\u00adtery pro\u00adducers in the field of safe automa\u00adtion in bat\u00adtery pro\u00adduc\u00adtion. \u00a9 Turbosquid.com\/Lovano, \u00a9 Pilz GmbH & Co. KG, Ost\u00adfildern<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In other words, func\u00adtional safety is manda\u00adtory. Pilz sup\u00adports machine builders and oper\u00ada\u00adtors around the world with safety tech\u00adnology for their plant and machinery. Added to this are exten\u00adsive con\u00adsulting and training ser\u00advices, so that the local machine builders can place their plants on the global market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digitisation requires Industrial Security<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In addi\u00adtion to classic safety, Han is also noticing an increased interest in Indus\u00adtrial Secu\u00adrity: The new man\u00adu\u00adfac\u00adturing sites are highly net\u00adworked and digi\u00adtised. Pro\u00adtec\u00adtion against manip\u00adu\u00adla\u00adtion thus plays an impor\u00adtant role here. \u201cTo pre\u00advent manip\u00adu\u00adla\u00adtion, the oper\u00ada\u00adtors wish to be able to pre\u00adcisely con\u00adtrol who has access to the plants,\u201d clar\u00adi\u00adfies Jimmy Han. \u201cOur Iden\u00adti\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adtion and Access Man\u00adage\u00adment (I.A.M.) <\/a>offers Safety and Secu\u00adrity in one system. From user authen\u00adti\u00adca\u00adtion to oper\u00adating mode selec\u00adtion, data and net\u00adwork secu\u00adrity to access man\u00adage\u00adment.\u201d I.A.M. solu\u00adtions from Pilz are already in use in fac\u00adto\u00adries in Asia and Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital railway<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In addi\u00adtion to e\u2011mobility, public trans\u00adport of pas\u00adsen\u00adgers is the second pillar of the tar\u00adgeted mobility turn\u00adaround. Digi\u00adti\u00adsa\u00adtion and automa\u00adtion of sig\u00adnalling tech\u00adnology is a basic require\u00adment for the nec\u00ades\u00adsary capacity increase of the rail infra\u00adstruc\u00adture. \u201cThanks to open inter\u00adfaces and com\u00admer\u00adcial off-the-shelf solu\u00adtions \u2013 meaning stan\u00addard\u00adised prod\u00aducts \u2013 Pilz can help to break up pre\u00advi\u00adously pro\u00adpri\u00adetary appli\u00adca\u00adtions,\u201d empha\u00adsises Sebas\u00adtian L\u00fcke, Head of Busi\u00adness Unit Rail at Pilz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Safe automa\u00adtion solu\u00adtions from industry also make an impor\u00adtant con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtion on and off the rails. \u00a9 Paul-Friedrich Thiel\/[EyeEm] via Getty Images, \u00a9 iStock.com\/PPAMPicture, \u00a9 Pilz GmbH & Co. KG, Ost\u00adfildern<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The inde\u00adpen\u00addent Pilz busi\u00adness unit was founded in 2022 and focuses on the expan\u00adsion of port\u00adfo\u00adlios and appli\u00adca\u00adtion engi\u00adneering spe\u00adcially tai\u00adlored to the railway. Pilz is already working closely with oper\u00ada\u00adtors, uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adties and other research part\u00adners, within the Euro\u00adpean research project EULYNX, among others. The inten\u00adtion is to develop and pro\u00advide uni\u00adform industry stan\u00addards for new mod\u00adular inter\u00adlocking tech\u00adnology. Major projects, such as the digi\u00adti\u00adsa\u00adtion of the com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adtion infra\u00adstruc\u00adture in Sweden, demon\u00adstrate the con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtion that safe automa\u00adtion solu\u00adtions from industry can make on and next to the rails, as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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