Browse by Editorial Category
Browse by Edition Date

August 2022

Skip Navigation Links.
Collapse Current NewsCurrent News
Skills Course Library Now Includes Introduction to AM
High-Quality Refractory and Exotic Alloys
Coil Feed Lines Address Versatile Needs
Autoquip Celebrates 75th Anniversary
Machining Innovations for the Future
Fiber Laser for High Volume Shops
COE Ships Coil Feed Line to Variety Die and Stamping
Crestview Partners Announce the Launch of Convergix
Design-2-Part Shows Acquires AmCon Expo
Dapra and ALLMATIC-Jakob Spannsysteme Announce Collaboration
External EZ-LATCH Lock
EMCO Celebrates Its 75th Anniversary
Eriez Selects E.H. andamp; Associates to Cover Michigan
Social Media Metrology Collaboration
Excellerant Partners with TriMech
Florida Manufacturing Technology Road Show Announced
Forest City Gear Announces Virtual Tours of Manufacturing Facilities
GMTA Demonstrates Profilator Capabilities with Scudding Videos
Carbide Insert Grade for Machining Titanium
Heyco Metals Launches New Website
Plasma Systems with Built-In Intelligence
Blockchain Solution for Vehicle Compliance Certification
Registration Opens for Conferences at IMTS 2022
Inkbit Ships First Vista Additive Manufacturing System
Find the Right Saw with a Simple Click
Cover More Turning Applications with New Geometry
Lamons Celebrates 75 Years in Manufacturing
Raytheon Technologies Awarded Hypersonics Challenge Project
30-Ton 5-Meter X-Axis Turret Punch Press
An Autonomous Machining System for Optimizing Factory Output
Marposs Acquires Grinding Machine Measuring Technology Business from Jenoptik Bentivoglio
Metal Exchange Corporation Acquires Medalco Metals
MICOR Industries | Advanced Manufacturing andamp; Precision Machining Expands
Milwaukee Tool Starts Construction of New Facility in Grenada MS
New Website and End User Portal Launched
MTConnect Institute Releases MTConnect Standard Version 2.0
Molded Cable Assemblies
Integrated Automation and Robotics for Improved Productivity
PMA and PMAEF Celebrate Milestone Anniversaries
Modular Linear Motion Units Reduce Manufacturing Assembly Time
Enhanced Telerace Rails for Higher-Performing Automated Systems
Royal Products Announces Mobile Showrooms
Precise Machining for Smaller Diameters
EBAM Surpasses 40 lbs. of TitaniumHour
Boost Stability and Tool Life with Optimized Solid End Mills
SecureAmerica Institute DOD Partner to Solve Manufacturing Skills Gap
Siemens Announces Collaboration with Oak Ridge National Labs
Smart Factory Institute of Tennessee Moves to PIE Innovation Center
3D-Printed Parts for the Lotus Type 62-2 Coachbuilt Sports Car
Techni-Tool Completes Merger of Texas Based National Tooling Products
Toray Develops Stretchable Device Film
Precise Pipe Bending Solution
UNITED GRINDING North America Appoints Concept Machine as Distributor
United Performance Metals Launches New Corporate Website
Expand IMTS Product Preview-East HallIMTS Product Preview-East Hall
Expand IMTS Product Preview-North HallIMTS Product Preview-North Hall
Expand IMTS Product Preview-South HallIMTS Product Preview-South Hall
Expand IMTS Product Preview-West HallIMTS Product Preview-West Hall
Expand People In The NewsPeople In The News

show all editions →

Click here to watch Tutorial Videos >

MTConnect Institute Releases MTConnect Standard Version 2.0



The MTConnect Institute, the standards development organization that maintains the MTConnect standard, has announced the release of MTConnect Version 2.0.

Starting with Version 2.0, the MTConnect information model is provided in SysML using an XMI Model Interchange (XMI) file rather than text documents. Benefits of a model-based standard over a text-based standard include:

  • Information can be cross-referenced to reduce duplication and increase usability
  • Integrated relations and searches across all sections
  • The machine-readable model allows direct and automated interpretation by software systems
  • The SysML model can represent all constraints and relationships and verify information using automated tools

The release package includes the following:

  • The normative canonical MTConnect data model as XMI
  • SysML web portal with searchable index
  • Schema files as XML and JSON
  • PDF text documents generated from the normative XMI.

Version 2.0 also includes the following additional components and data items:

  • Maintenance
  • Parts and processes
  • Operational modes for various systems and components
  • Support for recipes in heat-treat and other PLC-based equipment
  • Initial support for fixtures
  • Part counts.

The MTConnect standard is produced and maintained by volunteers from industry via the MTConnect Institute Standards Committee (SC) and its working groups. In addition to new data items, Version 2.0 saw the first normative SysML model with XML Model Interchange (XMI) available for integration into applications and development workflows.

The MTConnect Institute also made enhancements to the MTConnect Agent for this release. The Agent is a rewrite of the previous version, using a modern HTTP server and pluggable architecture. The new Agent features are as follows:

  • Support for TLS and certificates for encryption and authentication
  • Extensible plug-in architecture for incoming and outgoing protocols and data transformations. Third-party plug-ins include: OPC UA MTConnect Companion Spec, NC-Link, Kafka, Influx-Db and OPC UA and MQTT data sources.
  • Embedded mruby scripting engine for dynamic transformation
  • Agent-to-agent replication and aggregation
  • Full-featured HTTPS server for static files with compression
  • Digital-twin three.js-based visualization demo included.

MTConnect Institute President Doug Woods said, "This is a huge accomplishment for our SC members, as this is the first of its kind in our global manufacturing technology industry. Keeping pace with the rate of current tech advancement is critical and will continue to accelerate MTConnect development cycles and better support industrial scalability by optimizing standards harmonization."

View and download MTConnect Version 2.0 at model.mtconnect.org.

Download the Version 2.0 MTConnect C++ Agent at github.com/mtconnect/cppagent.

Download documents for Version 2.0 and previous MTConnect releases at docs.mtconnect.org.

For more information contact:

MTConnect Institute

7901 Jones Branch Drive, Ste. 900

McLean, VA 22102

info@mtconnect.org

www.metconnect.org

< back