MTP Box
plug & produce instantly
Integrate modules into your plant as easily as connecting a printer to a laptop.
Save 12+ hours of set-up time per device – with the MTP Box, you can use the Module Type Package (MTP) approach to build and control the existing equipment (e.g., valves, pumps, laboratory technology, etc.) in your laboratory and pilot plant in a modular fashion.
This makes the earliest stages of chemical and pharmaceutical product development much more flexible and makes it easier to respond to ever-faster changing markets.
Take the first step toward a modular plant with the MTP Box, without the costs of a complete restructuring and without sacrificing the many advantages of the Module Type Package.
Who benefits
module vendors
plant operators
engineering tool vendors
control system manufacturers
field device vendors
plant manufacturers
Your benefits
Rapid integration
Integrating equipment only takes a few minutes. This saves time and resources.
Sustainability
The reusability of your equipment increases significantly.
Faster switching
Faster reconfigurability means that more experiments than before can be executed in the same time in your laboratory and technical center.
Uniformity
A uniform look and feel is ensured in your laboratory information management systems and in your process control systems.
Safety first
Our MTP-Box enables the functionality of your device to be MTP-compliant as encapsulated services.
Easy upgrade
An MTP-Box can be used to upgrade any legacy equipment to the current MTP standard.
How it works
- Legacy equipment is connected to the MTP-Box via proprietary interfaces without having to intrude the device.
- The MTP-Box is internally based on the MTP-ControlEngine, which is used to implement the MTP-compliant behaviour.
- The functionality offered by our MTP-Box is described by an MTP that is of the format of a text file and is comparable to a printer driver.
- All important module data is available in universal form after connection via an MTP-Box and is ready for you to use.
- The supplied MTP can be integrated into any POL.
- The necessary data points for MTP-compliant communication are provided on the OPC UA server of the MTP-Box.
- Fast and flexible integration via the MTP results in a massive time saving.
- After the integration of the MTP into the POL, the MTP-compliant communication between the device and POL runs via Ethernet & OPC UA
Technical details
The hardware element of an MTP-Box can be chosen depending on your use-case. Possible hardware includes Kunbus Revolution Pi, Raspberry Pi, and many other platforms. Communication with the legacy equipment is via its proprietary interfaces, such as serial protocols (e.g. RS-232), Modbus RTU/TCP, OPC UA, REST or standard signals (e.g. 4..20mA or 0 – 10V).
The software component of the MTP-Box is based on the MTP-ControlEngine which provides VDI/VDE/NAMUR 2658 compliant behaviour, protocol-specific drivers and an OPC UA server for communication. Each MTP-Box is delivered with an associated MTP that describes the functionality of the MTP-Box and enables rapid integration.
Do you want to know how you can benefit from our MTP-Box?
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