Case Study of Industry 4.0 Capability for Fume Exhaust Units

Bc. Eliška Veisová

Master's thesis

Abstract:

This master thesis has two major purposes: (1) to investigate Industry 4.0 capabilities for fume exhaust units and (2) to create a prototype unit for needs of ULT AG company which complies with the Industry 4.0 rules and shows possibilities for future development in this area. Industry 4.0 is considered as the fourth industrial revolution describing the future industry development trends leading to smart factories and intelligent production. Part of this thesis introduces basic principles and ideas of Industry 4.0 and presents various solutions related with the fume exhaust industry. As a reaction to increasing number of manufacturing processes employing Industry 4.0, the companies providing filtration solutions such as ULT AG are made to think about future form and features of their products. The prototype unit uLite (ULT Air Quality Module) was created as a practical part of this thesis. Its purpose is to measure various parameters associated with the air quality and with the filtration unit itself, log them, save them to memory medium, present them to the user and share with other devices. The uLite unit core is based on ARM R Cortex R -M4 technology. The unit monitors the filtrated air quality and can detect if any harmful substances are left behind. It also has function to measure filtration unit vibration and possibility to connect external waterproof probe. Furthermore there is option to measure pressure difference. Two pairs of pressure differences can be measured with total of four inputs. The unit has its own power supply solution and it is enclosed in durable box.

Abstract:

This master thesis has two major purposes: (1) to investigate Industry 4.0 capabilities for fume exhaust units and (2) to create a prototype unit for needs of ULT AG company which complies with the Industry 4.0 rules and shows possibilities for future development in this area. Industry 4.0 is considered as the fourth industrial revolution describing the future industry development trends leading to smart factories and intelligent production. Part of this thesis introduces basic principles and ideas of Industry 4.0 and presents various solutions related with the fume exhaust industry. As a reaction to increasing number of manufacturing processes employing Industry 4.0, the companies providing filtration solutions such as ULT AG are made to think about future form and features of their products. The prototype unit uLite (ULT Air Quality Module) was created as a practical part of this thesis. Its purpose is to measure various parameters associated with the air quality and with the filtration unit itself, log them, save them to memory medium, present them to the user and share with other devices. The uLite unit core is based on ARM R Cortex R -M4 technology. The unit monitors the filtrated air quality and can detect if any harmful substances are left behind. It also has function to measure filtration unit vibration and possibility to connect external waterproof probe. Furthermore there is option to measure pressure difference. Two pairs of pressure differences can be measured with total of four inputs. The unit has its own power supply solution and it is enclosed in durable box.

Keywords

Industry 4.0, STM32F407, air quality sensors, digital and analogue sensors

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 3. 1. 2017

Thesis defence

• Date of defence: 2. 2. 2017
• Supervisor: prof. Dr. Ing. Alexander Kratzsch

Technical University of Liberec

Faculty of Mechatronics, Informatics and Interdisciplinary Studies

Master programme / field:
Electrical Engineering and Informatics / Mechatronics