OPC Foundation: Kick-Off Working Group "Weihenstephan Standards"

Background 

The working group was initially created in 2019 and developed the Companion Specification OPC 40600 - OPC UA for Weihenstephan Standards. A significant focus of CS 40600 was backward compatibility with the models of the Weihenstephan Standards, which have been used in the industry for many years. 

The reactivated working group will develop a new specification with a "real" type-based OPC UA information model. Backward compatibility is no longer a requirement. 

Overview 

The Weihenstephan Standards are domain-specific communication interfaces for the food and packaging industry. One of the strengths of the Weihenstephan Standards is their explicit focus on individual domains. The Weihenstephan Standards are currently available for the following five domains: 

• WS Pack: Machines and equipment in filling and packaging plants
• WS Food: Machines and equipment in the meat-processing food industry
• WS Bake: Machines and equipment in the bakery industry
• WS Brew: Batch-oriented production within beverage-producing companies, especially breweries
• WS Sweets: Machines and equipment in confectionery production

For each domain, the Weihenstephan Standards provide domain-specific recommendations for data evaluation and reporting on higher-level IT systems.

29 Feb 2024 - SICK RFU6xx Family

The Kick-off Meeting is scheduled for February 27, 2024 as a web conference.

Start Times (duration ca 90 minutes)

• 4:00 am PST (US West coast)
• 7:00 am EST (US East coast)
• 1:00 pm CEST (Germany)
• 9:00 pm JST (Japan)

For registration please contact Christoph Nophut (christoph.nophut@tum.de).

This group is open for OPC Members of categories "Corporate Members", "End-Users", "Non-Voting-Members" but not open for "UA-Logo-Members". More information here.