Adapting to Industry 4.0 Made Easy with CC-Link

Organized by the Turkish Informatics Association, the 1. Izmir SMEs and Informatics Congress and 5. In the activities of the International Information Law Congress, CLPA (CC-Link Partner Association) Country Manager Tolga Bizel took part as a speaker. Speaking at the panels of "New Opportunities in Digital Transformation and SMEs" and "Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Law", Bizel underlined that SMEs should be added to the planned studies on the adaptation of large enterprises to Industry 4.0. Emphasizing that Turkey also has a great potential in the robotic automation sector, Bizel drew attention to CC-Link, a new generation control and communication technology that processes data for control and information purposes at high speed for efficient factory automation. Stating that the entire production line, including the robots in the factories, can communicate at a gigabit speed per second with CC-Link, Bizel said that it will be much easier to fulfill the requirements of Industry 4.0 thanks to this technology, which is up to 10 times faster than traditional industrial communication systems.  Organized by the Turkish Informatics Association, which stands out as one of the largest and deep-rooted non-governmental organizations in Turkey's IT sector, the 1. Izmir SMEs and Informatics Congress and 5. International Information Law Congress was held on 2-3 November at Izmir Chamber of Commerce. Organized in cooperation with Aegean Region Chamber of Industry, Izmir Chamber of Commerce and KOSGEB, the 1. Izmir SMEs and Informatics Congress was held with the main theme of "Global Competition with Smart Production" and organized in cooperation with Izmir Chamber of Commerce 5. The International Information Law Congress was held with the theme of "Information Law 5.0". Tolga Bizel, CLPA (CC-Link Partner Association) Ü Ü Principal who took part in the panel on "New Opportunities and SMEs in Digital Transformation" at the SMEs and Informatics Congress, took the floor at the panel on "Artificial Intelligence and Robot Law" at the Information Law Congress. Tolga Bizel, who gave information about CC-Link (Control & Communication Link), an industrial communication platform that is of great importance in supporting production compatible with Industry 4.0, also shed light on the latest developments in robot technologies. Efficient and efficient production lines should be created Underlining that fast and efficient production lines should be created in order for the industry to meet the needs that are becoming more personalized every day, Bizel continued his words as follows; "Open network technology, which provides high efficiency in factories, is becoming more and more important in the Industrie 4.0 process. The success of the open network structure is determined by the availability of automation products that support standard technology. In this direction, the open industrial ethernet protocol CC-Link stands out. That's because today there are more than 1,400 certified CC-Link compatible products from hundreds of automation equipment manufacturers around the world." Stating that CC-Link technology is based on the use of an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) that handles the entire data link layer and transport layer for reliable communication and enables communication between devices, Bizel said, "CC-Link transmits control and production data at high speed in order to provide efficient factory and process automation. This high-speed communication connects multiple automation devices from different suppliers via a single cable. With traditional industrial control networks, field devices belonging to only one manufacturer or a small number of manufacturers can be installed, while open networks such as CC-Link can install devices from nearly 300 different manufacturers." Communication 10 times faster than traditional communication systems Stating that the future will be built on communication, Bizel emphasized the importance of communicating with all machines and systems, including robots, in factories in order to implement the requirements of Industry 4.0 in this direction, and conveyed the following information; "One of the most important elements in the Industry 4.0 process is the collection, sharing and processing of big data. In smart factories where machines can communicate with each other, it is extremely important to manage communication data reliably. In digital factories, a lot of data is generated in real time by a large number of devices, allowing processes to be viewed transparently. Bandwidth is of paramount importance for the success of this process, and this is where CC-Link IE comes into play. CC-Link IE, which CLPA, which consists of CC-Link compatible product manufacturers and CC-Link technology users, is trying to expand worldwide, is currently the only open industrial ethernet network with the largest bandwidth and operating at gigabit speeds. In general, CC-Link IE, which is up to 10 times faster than industrial communication systems that can communicate with 100 megabits per second, offers the possibility of communicating with one gigabit per second. This technology therefore has great potential to support the needs of Industry 4.0 now and in the future." SMEs should be added to the adaptation of large enterprises to Industry 4.0 Pointing out that it is very important for the public, private sector and public to work on a common implementation and development plan in order to fulfill the requirements of Industry 4.0, Bizel said; "In this new industrial phase, we believe that it will be beneficial to create support and incentives for the safe maintenance and development of our existing production power. Based on the fact that Turkey has a very strong production capacity, we find it very valuable to make new public plans for both manpower and the private sector and new markets in order to use its high potential correctly. In addition, in addition to protecting the SME structures that have reached the current level of development by being supported by the public for many years, it will be very useful to add SMEs to the planned studies on the adaptation of large enterprises to Industry 4.0. We believe that taking the necessary steps to transform SMEs, the driving force of the Turkish economy, into small, efficient and dynamic production centers that will gain even more importance in the future and to connect them to the global digital production chain will create positive results for our country in an intense competitive environment." Investments will be made in open networks that provide uninterrupted communication Tolga Bizel said that Turkey, which has a high production capability, has a great potential in the robotic automation sector, and continued his words as follows; "In order for this production capability to be sustainable, it is necessary to be competitive, and to be competitive, it is necessary to reduce costs while increasing production quality. Robotic systems that work together with humans are one of the ideal solutions that can offer all these requirements together. The jobs we use robots are usually repetitive that people can get bored of doing after a while or work that needs sensitivities that cannot be provided by human hands. The role of robots in these jobs enables employees in the relevant departments to be transferred to a different department on the production line and take on a new task. We see that such practices are carried out in many factories because businesses do not want to lose their trained manpower. In addition, thanks to the capacity increase and speed provided by robots, we can say that different opportunities may arise in growing businesses." "When we look at the future visions of the powers that have a say in the world economy; we see that they have gained the ability to master science and technology, produce new technologies and use them consciously, and to transform technological developments into social and economic benefits," Bizel said, adding that therefore investments will be mainly on open networks that provide uninterrupted communication between robots, machines and all these systems.