公开(公告)号：US20230297081A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-21

申请号：US18016913

申请日：2021-07-12

Applicant: SMS group GmbH

Inventor： Christian GEERKENS ,  Gerald MAYR

IPC: G05B19/418

CPC classification number: G05B19/41835 ,  G05B2219/31368

Abstract: An automation system (1) for controlling a production process in a production plant (2) in the metal production industry, the non-ferrous industry or the steel industry for producing semi-finished products or finished products comprising a plurality of plant parts (3) for carrying out separate production steps comprises, for each plant part (3), a separate control unit (4) for controlling actuators (5) and/or sensors (6) of the respective plant part (3) for the purpose of automating the production step in the respective plant part (3). The separate control units (4) of the automation system (1) comprise wireless communication means (7) for wirelessly communicating with one another.