Industry 4.0
Industry 4.0 is the key to the future of manufacturing. Skellig Automation’s 4.0 experts specialize in agile, scalable solutions that are not only best-in-class, but are custom-fit to our clients’ needs.
Skellig's Industry 4.0 Program
We take Industry 4.0 seriously because it will revolutionize manufacturing.
The goal of Skellig’s Industry 4.0 Program is to accelerate digital transformation within the Life Sciences industry. Effective digital transformation begins with 4.0 architecture centering data and data flow. This can significantly speed time-to-market and reduce the manufacturing cost of pharmaceutical products.
It all comes back to people: the more affordable medicine becomes to manufacture, the better outcomes for patients.
Education is the key to the future.
Skellig aims to educate the industry and demonstrate the 4.0 technologies and systems that are changing the manufacturing landscape. We’ve developed a digital twin to become our virtual plant that provides users the ability to see 4.0 technologies in action like MQTT, Sparkplug B, Unified Namespace (UNS), and Industrial DataOps. Read more about our virtual plant below.
Want to learn more about the terminology of Industry 4.0? Our What is…? series breaks down the basics.
Virtual Plant
Our virtual plant launched in October of 2023 and will continually grow with additional functionality. Our initial deployment includes Inductive Automation’s Ignition for visualization, Canary Labs’ Historian for historization, and HiveMQ’s MQTT Broker for a MQTT infrastructure that creates a Unified Namespace.
MQTT Connects
At the core is a HiveMQ message broker. See how data from various devices, edge nodes, and IT/OT systems traverses a publish/subscribe architecture.
The Unified Namespace Collects
With a proper topic structure, data published to the message broker is contextualized and easily available. See how a UNS provides the single source of truth for data within our plant.
Sparkplug B Provides Consistency
Sparkplug B is an open-source specification that defines how the MQTT protocol sends and receives data consistently. See the protocol in action as it is used to transfer large amounts of industrial data.
Industrial DataOps Provides Context
Both Inductive Automation’s Ignition and HighByte’s Intelligence Hub can easily connect, model, and deliver data. See how it is being used to contextualize data from plant-floor devices.
2024 Virtual Plant Roadmap
Electronic Equipment Logs (eLogs)
- Equipment tracking and documentation of events is a core requirement for Life Sciences.
Frontline Operations Platform / MES
- Transitioning from paper to electronic execution not only improves data integrity, but also is one of the first steps in digital transformation.
Advanced Analytics
- Analysis of historical and real time data along with KPIs provides a foundation for process improvement and optimization provided by our partners at Flow Software.
Standard Data Ontology / Contextualization
- Data must be at the center of any digital transformation and standardized data models are essential for automating business processes.
Book a demo
Interested in learning more about our Industry 4.0 program? Contact us to learn more and see how we can help your facility. Fill out the form below or email us at info@skellig.com and we will be in touch!