Standards for Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0, Smart Manufacturing and Standards

What is Industry 4.0

More than just a buzzword, Industry 4.0 (I4.0) marks a shift towards automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies. It creates a connected eco-system for manufacturing by integrating computing, networking and physical processes. Think computers which can “talk to” one another or robots that move products without humans involved. Your company can ride the wave of change and become I4.0 ready using smart manufacturing solutions.

What is Smart Manufacturing

Imagine a factory floor where robots communicate with one another, potential problems are diagnosed and rectified before machines fail; and manufacturing schedules are adjusted automatically to meet last minute orders.

Smart manufacturing will help your company:

• Achieve highly adaptable, agile and scalable production
• Gain capabilities to serve more global customers with higher requirements and improve customer confidence
• Tackle manpower shortages through enhancing productivity and efficiency, as well as meet clients’ needs by optimising the manufacturing process
• Find new revenue streams by transforming business models and expanding into new business areas (such as software integration)

Here is how a smart factory might look like:

Who are involved in Smart Manufacturing

• Manufacturers
• System integrators
• Solution providers

How Standards Support Smart Manufacturing

Connectivity

Applying the same connectivity standards to all your machines and equipment ensures that they speak the same language and are interoperable. Like many manufacturers, you may be using a mix of old and new equipment from different vendors. Putting in place connectivity standards enables seamless connectivity in real-time and keeps your factory operations and processes running smoothly.

Benefits:

• Enables real-time information sharing on operational shop-floor processes such as inventory, purchasing, sales, maintenance and logistics

Use Case

OPC Foundation has compiled a list of case studies of companies that have benefitted from implementing IEC 62541.

IEC 62541-10:2015 - OPC Unified Architecture - Part 10: Programs

Enables interoperability between hardware, software and services in manufacturing facilities. This standard is part of the overall OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) standard series and it defines the information model associated with programs.

IEC 62541-11:2015 - OPC Unified Architecture - Part 11: Historical Access

Enables interoperability between hardware, software and services in manufacturing facilities. This standard is part of the overall OPC Unified Architecture standard series and it defines the information model associated with Historical Access (HA).

IEC 62541-13:2015 - OPC Unified Architecture - Part 13: Aggregates

Enables interoperability between hardware, software and services in manufacturing facilities. This standard is part of the overall OPC Unified Architecture specification series and it defines the information model associated with Aggregates.

IEC 62541-100:2015 - OPC Unified Architecture - Part 100: Device Interface

Enables interoperability between hardware, software and services in manufacturing facilities. This standard is an extension of the overall OPC Unified Architecture standard series and it defines the information model associated with devices.

IEC TR 62541-1:2016 - OPC Unified Architecture - Part 1: Overview and concepts

Enables interoperability between hardware, software and services in manufacturing facilities. This is a technical report which presents concepts and the overview of the OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA).

IEC TR 62541-2:2016 - OPC Unified Architecture - Part 2: Security Model

Enables interoperability between hardware, software and services in manufacturing facilities. This is a technical report which describes the OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) security model.

It describes security threats of the physical, hardware and software environments in which OPC UA is expected to run. 

IEC 62541-3:2015 - OPC Unified Architecture - Part 3: Address Space Model

Enables interoperability between hardware, software and services in manufacturing facilities. This part of IEC 62541 describes the OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) AddressSpace and its objects.

It is the OPC UA meta model on which OPC UA information models are based.

IEC 62541-4:2015 - OPC Unified Architecture - Part 4: Services

Enables interoperability between hardware, software and services in manufacturing facilities. This part of IEC 62541 defines the OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) Services.

These defined services are collection of abstract Remote Procedure Calls (RPC) that are implemented by OPC UA Servers and called by OPC UA Clients.

IEC 62541-5:2015 - OPC Unified Architecture - Part 5: Information Model

Enables interoperability between hardware, software and services in manufacturing facilities. This part of IEC 62541 defines the Information Model of the OPC Unified Architecture.

IEC 62541-6:2015 - OPC Unified Architecture - Part 6: Mappings

Enables interoperability between hardware, software and services in manufacturing facilities. This part of IEC 62541 specifies the OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) mapping between the security model described in IEC TR 62541-2, the abstract service definitions, described in IEC 62541-4, the data structures defined in IEC 62541-5 and the physical network protocols that can be used to implement the OPC UA specification.

IEC 62541-7:2015 - OPC Unified Architecture - Part 7: Profiles

Enables interoperability between hardware, software and services in manufacturing facilities. This part of IEC 62541 describes OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) Profiles.

Profiles in this part are used to segregate features with regard to testing of OPC UA products and the nature of the testing (tool based or lab based).

IEC 62541-8:2015 - OPC Unified Architecture - Part 8: Data Access

Enables interoperability between hardware, software and services in manufacturing facilities. This standard is part of the overall OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) standard series and it defines the information model associated with Data Access (DA).

IEC 62541-9:2015 - OPC Unified Architecture - Part 9: Alarms and conditions

Enables interoperability between hardware, software and services in manufacturing facilities. This part of IEC 62541 specifies the representation of Alarms and Conditions in the OPC Unified Architecture. Included is the Information Model representation of Alarms and Conditions in the OPC UA address space.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity standards put in place robust practices and systems to enhance data transfer security. You will have a peace of mind knowing that the transfer of data between machines and applications in your factory is secure. This enhances your customers’ and suppliers’ trust in your company.

Benefits:

• Reduces the risk of cyberattacks amidst growing interconnectivity of assets

IEC/TS 62443-1-1:2009 - Industrial communication networks – Network and system security – Part 1-1: Terminology, concepts and models

Provides requirements on the security of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) networks to help companies reduce both risk of failure and exposure of ICS networks to cyberthreats.

This part of IEC 62443 defines the terminology, concepts and models for Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS) security. 

IEC 62443-2-1:2010 - Industrial communication networks – Network and system security – Part 2-1: Establishing an industrial automation and control system security program

Provides requirements on the security of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) networks to help companies reduce both risk of failure and exposure of ICS networks to cyberthreats.

This part of IEC 62443 defines elements necessary to establish a cyber security management system (CSMS) for industrial automation and control systems (IACS) and provides guidance on how to develop those elements.

IEC/TR 62443-2-3:2015 - Security for industrial automation and control systems - Part 2-3: Patch management in the IACS environment

Provides requirements on the security of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) networks to help companies reduce both risk of failure and exposure of ICS networks to cyberthreats.

This part of IEC 62443 describes requirements for asset owners and industrial automation and control system (IACS) product suppliers that have established and are now maintaining an IACS patch management program.

IEC 62443-2-4:2015+AMD1:2017 - Industrial communication networks - Network and system security – Part 3-1: Security technologies for industrial automation and control systems

Provides requirements on the security of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) networks to help companies reduce both risk of failure and exposure of ICS networks to cyberthreats.

This part of IEC 62443 provides a current assessment of various cybersecurity tools, mitigation counter-measures, and technologies that may effectively apply to the modern electronically based IACSs regulating and monitoring numerous industries and critical infrastructures.

IEC 62443-3-3:2013 - Industrial communication networks - Network and system security - Part 3-3: System security requirements and security levels

Provides requirements on the security of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) networks to help companies reduce both risk of failure and exposure of ICS networks to cyberthreats.

This part of IEC 62443 provides detailed technical control system requirements (SRs) associated with the seven foundational requirements (FRs) described in TR IEC/TS 62443-1-1 including defining the requirements for control system capability security levels, SL C(control system).

IEC 62443-4-1:2018 - Security for industrial automation and control systems - Part 4-1: Secure product development lifecycle requirements

Provides requirements on the security of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) networks to help companies reduce both risk of failure and exposure of ICS networks to cyberthreats.

This part of IEC 62443 specifies process requirements for the secure development of products used in industrial automation and control systems.

It defines a secure development life-cycle (SDL) for the purpose of developing and maintaining secure products.

IEC 62443-4-2:2019 - Security for industrial automation and control systems - Part 4-2: Technical security requirements for IACS components

Provides requirements on the security of Industrial Control Systems (ICS) networks to help companies reduce both risk of failure and exposure of ICS networks to cyberthreats.

This part of IEC 62443 provides detailed technical control system component requirements (CRs) associated with the seven foundational requirements (FRs) described in IEC TS 62443-1-1 including defining the requirements for control system capability security levels and their components, SL-C(component). 

ISO/IEC 27001:2013 - Information technology — Security techniques — Information security management systems — Requirements

Preserves the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information by applying a risk management process and gives confidence to interested parties that risks are adequately managed.

This standard specifies the requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and continually improving an information security management system.

Level Up Your Business

I4.0 presents many exciting opportunities for your company. As your company embarks on I4.0 journey, standards will facilitate exchange of information, optimise efficiency, improve quality & assurance as well as increase speed & flexibility.

Source: Smart Industry Readiness Index Prioritisation Matrix, Singapore Economic Development Board

Based on Singapore’s Smart Industry Readiness Index, the Standards for Industry 4.0 tool guides you on key standards, use cases, roadmaps and training courses to implement smart manufacturing solutions in your company. Use it to bring your business to the next level.

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