Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Christoph Wincheringer

Ingo Thon

Andrés Botero Halblaub

Tim Schenk

Mathias Maurmaier

Christoph Heinrich

Till Heinzerling

Jan Fischer

Roland Rosen

Andreas Stutz

Christoph Ernst Ludwig

Nils Weinert

Matthias Herz

Wilhelm Oswald

In order to repair a workpiece, a requirement specification about a requirement to be met by the workpiece and a numerical simulation model for simulating a physical behavior of the workpiece are imported. Furthermore, a current shape of the workpiece is detected by means of a sensor. Where a deviation of the current shape from a target shape S of the workpiece is identified, a respective physical behavior of the workpiece in its current shape and in a shape added to by means of a 3D printer are simulated using the simulation model. Furthermore, a check is performed on the basis of the requirement specification to ascertain whether the simulated physical behavior meets the requirement. Depending on the outcome of the check, the workpiece is then either left in its current shape, added to by the 3D printer or discarded.

Method for repairing workpiece involves using requirement information to check whether simulated physical behavior fulfills requirement

To automate alarm management in modular production installations, provided is, with respect to a modular production installation, for which, for its modular, manufacturer-independent construction and operation, 'process equipment assembly' modules, controlled by a programmable PEA controller and simulated by means of a configurable PEA simulation, are integrated into the production installation, by means of a “module type package <MTP>” mechanism for the PEA module description, in the course of a process orchestration which is standardized the following is carried out in the alarm management: —all states of the modular production installation with respect to triggered faults of possible fault cases of the production installation are virtually run through and simulated; —simulation faults that occur are logged concomitantly by means of alarms, which provide identification and an alarm message log is created and/or alarm chains are identified and alarm relationships in the alarm chains are determined.

Method and system for managing alarms in modular production installations

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