BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250926T030347Z UID:CB87A4B0-F73C-4962-A580-0608FA00F32A DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250925T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250925T181500 DESCRIPTION:[]\n\nThis presentation outlines the design of a Reconfigurable Manufacturing System\, addressing the limitations of traditional PLC-base d systems when devices\, especially controllers\, change positions on a ne twork due to reconfiguration. The key goal was to design an adaptable manu facturing solution that reduced changeover time when switching between par t numbers on the same manufacturing line. Additional requirements/benefits expected out of this solution were floor space reduction\, scalability & modularity in mechanical\, electrical and software design and readiness fo r a digital factory. Each process station had its own PLC\, but the challe nge was enabling communication when these stations were rearranged within the manufacturing line. The solution was to use a SCADA software as a “c entral nervous system”\, dynamically managing IP addresses\, handshaking signals\, recipes\, and HMI configurations. The solution leveraged effect ive controls architecture that combined off-the-shelf hardware along with scripting capabilities and database connectivity to configure the system\, manage recipes\, regulate communication\, and automatically adapt UI scre ens. This approach created scalable\, adaptable\, and intelligent controls architecture capable of handling dynamic manufacturing needs.\n\nAbout th e Speaker:\n\nPratul Kumar Singh is an engineering leader with over 15 yea rs of experience in Robotics\, Automation & Controls. Currently he is a Ma nager - PLC Systems at TAE Technologies\, Foothill Ranch\, CA. Prior to th is\, he was a Senior Manager - Robotics\, Controls & Automation at Masimo Corporation in Irvine\, CA. He has an M.S. degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering specializing in Controls & Robotics from Rutgers University\, New Brunswick\, New Jersey and B.S. degree in Electronics & Communication s Engineering from VNIT\, Nagpur\, India. His expertise lies in Robotics\, Controls & Automation design for automated assembly\, automated testing a nd vision inspection for both high-volume & high-mix manufacturing applica tions.\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/500278 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/500278 ORGANIZER:srazanaq@uwo.ca SEQUENCE:68 SUMMARY:IEEE IAS Lecture: Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems – A real-w orld example in adaptive production URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/500278 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><br><img style="display: block\; margin-le ft: auto\; margin-right: auto\;" src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtool s_ui/media/display/06e0bce6-c310-46f1-b63a-22d828ed4fda" alt="" width="756 " height="86"></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\;">Thi s presentation outlines the design of a Reconfigurable Manufacturing Syste m\, addressing the limitations of traditional PLC-based systems when devic es\, especially controllers\, change positions on a network due to reconfi guration. The key goal was to design an adaptable manufacturing solution t hat reduced changeover time when switching between part numbers on the sam e manufacturing line. Additional requirements/benefits expected out of thi s solution were floor space reduction\, scalability &amp\; modularity in m echanical\, electrical and software design and readiness for a digital fac tory. Each process station had its own PLC\, but the challenge was enablin g communication when these stations were rearranged within the manufacturi ng line. The solution was to use a SCADA<strong> </strong>software as a &l dquo\;central nervous system&rdquo\;\, dynamically managing IP addresses\, handshaking signals\, recipes\, and HMI configurations. The solution leve raged effective controls architecture that combined off-the-shelf hardware along with scripting capabilities and database connectivity to configure the system\, manage recipes\, regulate communication\, and automatically a dapt UI screens. This approach created scalable\, adaptable\, and intellig ent controls architecture capable of handling dynamic manufacturing needs. </p>\n<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\;">&nbsp\;</p>\n<p class="x_MsoNormal"><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/me dia/display/70d95064-3eff-471a-a245-70cace5b05dc" width="306" height="368" ></p>\n<p class="x_MsoNormal">&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><span style="text-decoration : underline\; font-size: 12pt\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; text -decoration: underline\;"><strong>About the Speaker:</strong></span></span ></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify\;">Pratul Kumar Sin gh is an engineering leader with over 15 years of experience in Robotics\, Automation &amp\; Controls. Currently he is a Manager - PLC Systems at TA E Technologies\, Foothill Ranch\, CA. Prior to this\, he was a Senior Mana ger - Robotics\, Controls &amp\; Automation at Masimo Corporation in Irvin e\, CA. He has an M.S. degree in Electrical &amp\; Computer Engineering sp ecializing in Controls &amp\; Robotics from Rutgers University\, New Bruns wick\, New Jersey and B.S. degree in Electronics &amp\; Communications Eng ineering from VNIT\, Nagpur\, India. His expertise lies in Robotics\, Cont rols &amp\; Automation design for automated assembly\, automated testing a nd vision inspection for both high-volume &amp\; high-mix manufacturing ap plications.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR