Collecting data from industrial sensors in case of 4-th industrial revolution

Abstract

Smart sensor technologies are undeniably the front line in the IIoT today. IoT sensors armed with self-diagnostics and digital network proficiency are addressing a number of process and discrete industry requirements ranging from reducing maintenance to increasing overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) as well as digitally capturing the knowledge of skilled workforce. Plus, smart industrial sensors are ruggedized, are suitable for an industrial setup and are manufactured to withstand extreme temperatures, pressures, and vibrations. Consequently, these solutions are leading to a new generation of smart machines alongside representing a crucial step in the journey of IoT-enabled operational excellence. The article describes contemporary ideas associated with the use of IO-Link technology industrial sensors, and points to the direction of development of modern in cloud SCADA applications like Smart Observer, using process data exchange interface between the sensors and cloud users.