An IoT Implementation for Manufacturing Using Wi-Fi, 6LoWPAN, and MQTT
Tolga Zeybek, Chorng Hwa Chang, Zengxu Yang · International Conference on Embedded Wireless Systems and Networks · 2019
Traditional automated manufacturing environments employ multiple machines that do not necessarily communicate with a central supervisory system. As suggested by the initiatives such as Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing, it is more important than ever to access real time machine performance and environmental data to accurately track, maintain and improve manufacturing automation. We present a use case where WiFi and 6LoWPAN based sensors are introduced to collect environmental and machine health data in an existing manufacturing line to minimize the downtime and maintenance costs.