Footwear equipment specialist Orisol applied TSN technology to its solutions in order to help drive forward the digitalisation of its customers. The technology provides the backbone for smart, data-driven operations by supporting the convergence of multiple types of traffic onto a single network.

New additive manufacturing machines from Shashin Kagaku utilize gigabit bandwidth to achieve component production times that are ten times faster than existing systems. A minimum loop closure time of 125 microseconds also helps the machines to offer a step function change in productivity.

Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) along with use of CC-Link IE TSN has enabled new bottle printing machines to deliver next level productivity via deterministic motion control over a multitude of servos. This has resulted in significant improvements in terms of performance, accuracy and precision.

Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) combined with Industrial Ethernet in smart manufacturing applications offers deterministic performance for automation and control applications, along with powerful standards for implementing IT-OT convergence and Industry 4.0 digital transformation.

By providing a platform for IT-OT convergence, Time-Sensitive Networking can help create simpler, leaner and more cost-effective networks that streamline troubleshooting. It supports data-driven, decision making with its ability to facilitate the merger of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT).

Lika equipped its high-performance, compact EXM58 fully magnetic encoder and EXO58 optical sensing devices with the CLPA’s software stack to ensure compatibility with CC-Link IE Field Basic. End users can now easily leverage the EXM58 and EXO58 devices within a CC-Link IE Field Basic network architecture.

The transition is not happening overnight but industry leaders from Avnu Alliance continue to emphasize the possibilities with Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) converged networking technology.

Thomas Rodenbusch-Mohr, Product Cluster Manager at Hirschmann Automation and Control GmbH, a subsidiary of the Belden Group and member company of the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA), explains the advantages of TSN and why Hirschmann is offering TSN-enabled products.

Orisol’s flash activator machine is an example of how TSN has been applied in a real-world application to deliver significant machine performance improvements. The resulting innovation delivers unprecedented speed and responsiveness as well as the connectivity required for smart manufacturing operations.

By providing deterministic real-time communication over Ethernet networks, TSN can help to improve the accuracy, speed, and reliability of semiconductor manufacturing processes. This can lead to increased productivity, reduced costs, and improved product quality.