Get Ready for Industry 4.0
Enable your operation with the right tools to prepare for Industry 4.0. The ACI400 IIoT Edge device from METTLER TOLEDO is a gateway for the Industrial Internet of Things. It provides an OPC UA server and several MQTT clients for seamless exchange of non-time-critical data between our weighing solutions and your chosen Cloud and ERP/MES systems.
The ACI400 is ideal for customers in the Chemical, Food, Pharmaceutical, and Transportation & Logistics industries. It enables operations to securely and efficiently manage data and assets with well-established solutions such as Azure, AWS (Amazon Web Services), IBM and SAP.
Data security is a top concern for most production facilities. The ACI400 IIoT Edge implements certificate-based authentication and encryption to ensure secure connections. Two 1 GB LAN ports are provided to create separation between the IT network and the production network, making it easy to fulfil your connectivity requirements.
Each ACI400 IIoT Edge can connect up to four unique weighing devices. Building on foundation communication protocols that have been active in METTLER TOLEDO weighing devices for decades, the ACI400 IIoT Edge is not limited to use with only the newest products from METTLER TOLEDO. The ACI400 Edge can also connect to older weighing devices, extending their useful life and saving existing investments from premature phase out.
The comprehensive parameter set of the ACI400 IIoT Edge device is the result of collaboration among experts in the weighing industry and in industrial automation. It is suitable for all common weighing applications and weight capacities in almost all industries, making it an ideal fit for your infrastructure.
The embedded webserver makes on-site or remote configuration fast and easy to complete. The webserver is also used for updating the ACI400 firmware as new IoT capabilities develop.
Edge Device ACI400 Edge - IIoT / IoT / Industrial gateway server
ACI400 IIoT Edge, an IIoT / IoT / industrial gateway device from METTLER TOLEDO, includes OPC UA server and MQTT client connectivity. These are the most common Industrial communication technologies for exchange of non-deterministic data with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and Industrial Internet of Things communication (IIoT), Internet of Things for Industry 4.0 applications and cloud services.
OPC is a machine to machine protocol for industrial automation developed by the non-profit OPC Foundation. It includes the older DA for Data Access and the new UA Unified Automation Standards.
OPC is a machine to machine protocol for industrial automation developed by the non-profit OPC Foundation. It includes the older DA and the new UA standard. The UA stands for Unified Architecture which is improved to better suit the needs of automation compared to its predecessor DA.
An OPC UA Server publishes data in different formats. Clients on host computers can subscribe and consume this data. The data set of a weighing device, balance or scale from Mettler Toledo includes weight values, statistics, material ID, serial number, product name, device status, software versions and links to manuals and instructions.
An OPC UA Server for communicating with a weighing gateway device, balance or scale from Mettler Toledo can be configured remotely with a web server. The host communicates with the OPC UA server via a client that can subscribe to the data it wants to consume.
An OPC UA Server for communicating with a weighing device from Mettler Toledo can be configured on site or remotely with a comfortable web server.
Mettler Toledo offers Edge Gateways with OPC UA and MQTT connectivity to connect existing scales to MES, ERP Weighing and Cloud Services.
The Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) is a popular protocol for connections with remote locations, MES, ERP and Cloud Services. Mettler Toledo offers scales with MQTT connectivity and Edge Gateway Devices to upgrade old scales to this technology.
Mettler Toledo manufactures scales to connect to MES, ERP or IIoT/IoT applications in plant or in clouds via either OPC UA or MQTT. Edge Gateways with OPC UA and MQTT connectivity allow existing and new scales to connect to MES, ERP and Clouds too.
Mettler Toledo manufactures scales to exchange weight data with SAP via either OPC UA or MQTT. Edge Gateways with OPC UA and MQTT connectivity allow for connection to existing scales too.
The Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture (OPC UA) is a communication standard to connect devices to MES, ERP Weighing and Cloud Services. Mettler Toledo offers scales with OPC UA connectivity and Edge Gateways to upgrade existing scales to this technology.
Mettler Toledo manufactures scales which include an OPC UA server that supports the Companion Specification for Weighing. Existing scales can be upgraded with Edge Gateways with an OPC UA Server supporting the Companion Specification for Weighing.
The OPC UA Companion Specification for Weighing includes a standardized and tested parameter set for weighing. The Companion Specification for Weighing is validated by the OPC Foundation. Mettler Toledo offers scales and Edge Gateways Servers that supporting the Companion Specification for Weighing.
Data coming from ERP Weighing applications or an SAP Weighing Scale have to be safely transmitted to the Cloud Weighing Data modules including applications for weight data management and weighing data integration. For this, Mettler Toledo recommends OPC UA on the ERP System level and MQTT for the cloud connectivity.
