The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), also known as the Industrial Internet, combines critical assets, advanced predictive and prescriptive analytics, and modern industrial workers. It is a network of a multitude of industrial devices connected by communication technologies that result in systems capable of monitoring, collecting, exchanging, analyzing, and delivering valuable new insights like never before. These insights can then help drive smarter, faster decision-making for industrial companies.

Instead of connecting applications up the “Automation Stack,” all your data is published to a broker, where other applications can subscribe to this data. It’s no longer a chain connection requiring extension engineering at every layer. It’s a hub-and-spoke model where new devices can be bought online automatically simply by pointing the device to the broker.

Operating logic

Through PLC/CNC and related communication protocols (Ethernet /ARCLINK/DEVICENET, etc.), the integrated system can communicate with the Bus of Lincoln digital welder, at the same time, it can communicate with the analog data acquisition of general Lincoln power source to realize the real-time data communication between each other and achieve the real-time monitoring and online programming of welding process. It also can upload production data to workstation - by connecting with enterprise production process execution system (such as MES).

Implementation of communication

With a cable, Wi-Fi, or 4G connection and an IoT network card on-site, an IoT gateway can communicate with a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC). Through the IoT gateway and the corresponding All-Time monitoring software, remote welding parameter monitoring can be realized via a remote computer and mobile phone. This system can collect welding parameters from both analog welders and digital welders. It can enable remote monitoring, setting, and management of equipment status and operation data, as well as remote fault diagnosis.
Realizable functions of IoT monitoring

Remote data monitoring

Enables the monitoring of welding parameters and equipment running states, as well as remote parameter setting, from a remote computer and mobile phone terminal.

Data storage

Welding parameters can be stored in the cloud, on a USB drive (U disk), or downloaded to a remote PC terminal. During the welding process, welding parameter data is stored in the cloud server in real time. The data can be downloaded to a PC and exported via a USB flash drive.

Historical data query

The worker can query the device's historical data (within the last 6 months) and export the data remotely. Historical data can be used for analysis, viewing, and processing purposes, which is convenient for recording welding parameters and managing equipment.

Alarm information management of equipment

It can promptly push alarm information of equipment via SMS and check alarm records, making equipment maintenance more convenient.