Industry 4.0 –
The Peak of Industrial Automation

The Complete Controller System

The M1 controller is the core of Bachmann's innovative and holistic automations solutions. Offering maximum robustness and availability, the controller can be used in even the most challenging conditions. 

• Programming - C/C++, IEC 61131, MATLAB®/Simulink®, 20-sim, UML-capable
• I/Os
• Networking
• Safety und service
• Visualization
• Modular
• CPU
• Robustness / Reliability / Availability

with Web-Visualizations in Mechanical and Plant Engineering
With every new generation of machine or plant comes the question of appropriate visualization software, often through the undesired consequences of product discontinuations. User interface requirements are varied: it must be modern, intuitive and user-friendly; the usually invisible technology must also represent quality and reliability.   

• New visualization requirements
• Fewer dependencies through standardization
• Web-based visualization
• Widescreen and multi-touch

Independent Operation and Monitoring with atvise® scada
Local operation, remote maintenance and control room in one solution. Operation and visualization from any terminal device, anytime, anywhere - all without the need to install a specific client. Industry expects a great deal from today's HMI and SCADA. Modern systems require appropriate, flexible solutions developed in line with standards: atvise® leads the way.        

• Pure web technology
• Combined with OPC UA
• Scalable atvise® product line

With Ready-To-Use Security for Industry 4.0
Modern plant and machine manufacturing requires access to controller networks and operator consoles via both intranet and internet, but this advanced networking could facilitate unauthorized access to unprotected plants. Bachmann has long recognized this issue and has secured its products accordingly.

• Secured network
• Tap-proof communication
• Authenticated controller access
• Hardened operating system
• Secure user applications

Through Fully Integrated Safety Solutions
Whether for a simple emergency-stop at the machine console or distributed safety technology with optical sensors, redundant cabling and control of emergency-stop categories in modern servos: Bachmann's SLC284 programmable safety module, new SCT202 safety encoder module, and SDI208 and SDO204 digital I/O safety modules offer safety solutions that are fully integrated into the M1 automation system.

• People-orientated
• Integrated safety solution
• Tools for safe application programming
• Configuration, project management and programming to meet the highest demands
• Create your own copy-and-paste templates
• Safety for series machine building
• Safety Developer – the safe choice

SolutionCenter – The All-In-One Engineering Tool / Modern – Versatile – Efficient
The call for modularity is getting louder. Bachmann's controller platform is already equipped for the future. Flexibility guaranteed for both hardware and software modules alike.

• Simple maintenance
• Choice of programming language
• Extensive component testing
• Reduced complexity
• Modular design
• Fast component exchange
• Reduced development times

Through Tailored Drive Solutions
The requirements of modern drive technology are becoming increasingly specific and individual. Even the most advanced plants, with the most innovative drives, receive regular customer requests for unique drive solutions. Bachmann has the answer: with the M1 automation system, drive controllers can be selected independently of the drive type.

• Standardized drive controller - Drive Middleware
• Fieldbus independence
• Dynamic positioning
• Vertical shaft
• DIN 66025 compliant
• Model-based path generation

M1 ServiceCenter
With today's constantly growing technological demands, machine and plant service operations are unavoidable. Bachmann's M1 ServiceCenter offers maximum customer support with the design of service operations, such as software updates or hardware replacement. The M1 ServiceCenter also enables the simple execution and monitoring of defined process sequence directly at the plant or via remote access - simultaneously for multiple plants.

• Offline engineering
• Process sequencing and monitoring
• Drag & drop configuration
• Library catalog
• Automatic report generation

With M-Target for Simulink®
The growing size of industrial plants, combined with the use of new technologies, is constantly increasing the demands on automation. Leading manufacturers are responding to the growing complexity of operational control and the required control algorithms with new development techniques. These enable technically mature, highly available systems to be brought to market, whilst also reducing time needed for development.

• Digital simulation
• Quality and high efficiency
• Automatic code generation
• Simple licensing model

Adaptive Temperature Controller (ATeC)
Stable thermal process conditions form the basis of any production plant. The fast implementation of these basic requirements leaves more time for other development tasks. New, innovative algorithms put this goal within reach. 

• Automatically determined parameters
• Coupled system control
• Integrated monitoring
• Energy-optimized control
• Fully integrated into the Engineering Tool

From Reactive to Predictive Maintenance and Service
Digitization, Industry 4.0 and Big Data are currently shaping developments in service and maintenance. Data acquisition on the current condition of a plant is under the spotlight. However, data is not an end in itself, nor does it provide added value or a recommended action on its own. Gaining insight is the real challenge: using data and information to develop real knowledge and an understanding of the mechanisms and interrelationships. Bachmann understands that predictive maintenance and service requires a new, strategic use of condition monitoring.

With Bachmann's SolutionCenter Scope 3 Data Recorder and Watch List
Whether during commissioning, troubleshooting or maintenance – the more modern and complex the automated plant, the more important it becomes to access transparent information on process states and sequences across the system. With the Bachmann SolutionCenter, M1 automation system users benefit from a complete diagnostics package in one software solution and a reliable data overview – in real time.

• High speed data logging
• Simple analysis of complex interrelationships
• Tailored content
• Integrated setpoint definition

PLC-Integrated Power Measurement for Energy Optimization and Uninterrupted Supply
A stable power supply is the backbone of any high-quality manufacturing facility. The range of tasks varies according to stakeholders, location and production targets. At typical offshore locations with an unreliable power supply infrastructure, this primarily involves monitoring compliance with the set grid quality in order to maintain both high product quality and long service lives. 

Peak load reduction may become a core task when connections are poor or energy processes intense. Alternatively, grid measurement technology can provide early fault detection based on the high-resolution load profiles produced during specific process steps. 

• Energy consumption measurement
• Trust is good, control is better
• MM-Bus energy measurement for compressed air, heat and water