I’m proud to work at a company where we can prevent serious accidents, both those that would impact systems and those that could injure people. My name is Michelle Striegel. I work for TTS Automation in the Marketing department. TTS Automation is a company that offers solutions for detecting anomalies and dangers in hazardous areas. One benefit of our camera monitoring solution is that we can detect when something is leaking and also when a system just isn’t running smoothly. This means that we can recognize damage early, that is, not just after something has occurred, but before it even happens. Because of this, parts can be replaced early without idling entire systems. As a rule, we’re talking about multiple millions of euros that can be saved if a system isn’t removed from operation for longer periods. In this case, I acted as an advisor, meaning I had a say in what kind of systems to use and how they would be used: namely with optical process monitoring in cooperation with a WAGO controller. We also designed the systems to be modular. My name is Julian Lösch, Senior Project Manager at Pitzek GMP Consulting We always use WAGO, specifically the WAGO IoT Box, when we are retrofitting or converting existing systems. After all, you can’t just build everything new, especially in the case of large industrial parks with existing tank farms. The investment level would be simply too high to even start; therefore, we usually discuss retrofitting solutions, as they can be quite easibly installed in these older facilities. My name is Wolfgang Laufmann. I am a Global Key Account Manager at WAGO and my focus is on the Digital Plant. Because the whole area is an explosion hazardous area, that is, an Ex Zone, the customer naturally wanted to protect their facility and also their employees. The entire workflow for this tank loading works like this. The truck reports at the front gate, where the vehicle license plate is scanned and the shipping papers are compared with the SAP order. An assignment is carried out to determine where the truck driver should bring their vehicle. The license plate is scanned again at that location in order to ascertain which chemicals or substances are to be loaded into that truck. At this point, the driver simply gets out and connects the ground clamp to the truck. This sets the intelligent camera to a high resolution, and it can now autonomously detect anomalies in the tank loading process at that location. If a valve judders when it shouldn’t, or any other type of anomaly occurs, a warning is issued. Any anomalies are detected by the camera and we can then easily and immediately halt the system – even stop the tank loading process – and also trigger an alarm using the WAGO IoT Box. As you know, many manufacturers are somewhat uncommunicative regarding their interfaces – whether it’s an ETHERNET interface or an OPC interface – but not the WAGO system. We are relatively flexible due to the modular construction. If there’s a fault present, we can simply replace the module – often during ongoing operations. The thing I find really appealing is that we can use this retrofitting solution to maintain system availability, which means we promote both environmental awareness and have contributed quite a bit to human lives, when viewed from a safety perspective. By using the systems that we implemented here, we have definitely increased worker safety, and I am also naturally very proud of that.