Microservice-Oriented Architecture for Industry 4.0
Industry 4.0 (I4.0) is characterized by the integration of digital technologies into manufacturing processes and highlights new requirements for industrial systems such as greater interoperability, decentralization, modularization, and independence. The traditional hierarchical architecture of Indus...
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author | Ricardo Pasquati Pontarolli Jeferson André Bigheti Lucas Borges Rodrigues de Sá Eduardo Paciencia Godoy |
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description | Industry 4.0 (I4.0) is characterized by the integration of digital technologies into manufacturing processes and highlights new requirements for industrial systems such as greater interoperability, decentralization, modularization, and independence. The traditional hierarchical architecture of Industrial Automation Systems (IAS) does not fulfill these requirements and is evolving to incorporate information technologies in order to support I4.0 applications. The integration among these technologies, equipment, and systems at different industry levels requires a migration from the legacy vertical architecture to a flat architecture based on services. Service-oriented architecture (SOA) and, more recently, microservices play a critical role in I4.0 by providing a framework for integrating complex systems and meeting those requirements. This paper presents the development of a Microservice-Oriented Architecture for Industry 4.0 (MOAI), initially focused on evolving IAS to the I4.0. The objective is to describe the development, deployment, and testing of an IAS architecture based on microservices prepared for I4.0 applications. On the contrary to developing the whole software for the industrial SOA, the MOAI was developed on top of the Moleculer framework, which allowed focusing on creating services and applications for the automation and process control industry context. The development of several microservices and security mechanisms for the MOAI is presented, as is the deployment of IAS applications as services such as process control, SCADA, discrete automation, among others. The MOAI was implemented in a process control pilot plant for experimentation. Experimental results of the MOAI for IAS applications are investigated, the microservice communication performance is evaluated, and the pros and cons of microservices for I4.0 are discussed. |
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spelling | doaj.art-6e9025a2124648bc824d2f50bd4383a22023-11-18T10:14:54ZengMDPI AGEng2673-41172023-04-01421179119710.3390/eng4020069Microservice-Oriented Architecture for Industry 4.0Ricardo Pasquati Pontarolli0Jeferson André Bigheti1Lucas Borges Rodrigues de Sá2Eduardo Paciencia Godoy3Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo (IFSP), Boituva 18552-252, BrazilNational Service of Industrial Training (SENAI), Lencois Paulista 18685-730, BrazilSão Paulo State University (UNESP), Sorocaba 18087-180, BrazilSão Paulo State University (UNESP), Sorocaba 18087-180, BrazilIndustry 4.0 (I4.0) is characterized by the integration of digital technologies into manufacturing processes and highlights new requirements for industrial systems such as greater interoperability, decentralization, modularization, and independence. The traditional hierarchical architecture of Industrial Automation Systems (IAS) does not fulfill these requirements and is evolving to incorporate information technologies in order to support I4.0 applications. The integration among these technologies, equipment, and systems at different industry levels requires a migration from the legacy vertical architecture to a flat architecture based on services. Service-oriented architecture (SOA) and, more recently, microservices play a critical role in I4.0 by providing a framework for integrating complex systems and meeting those requirements. This paper presents the development of a Microservice-Oriented Architecture for Industry 4.0 (MOAI), initially focused on evolving IAS to the I4.0. The objective is to describe the development, deployment, and testing of an IAS architecture based on microservices prepared for I4.0 applications. On the contrary to developing the whole software for the industrial SOA, the MOAI was developed on top of the Moleculer framework, which allowed focusing on creating services and applications for the automation and process control industry context. The development of several microservices and security mechanisms for the MOAI is presented, as is the deployment of IAS applications as services such as process control, SCADA, discrete automation, among others. The MOAI was implemented in a process control pilot plant for experimentation. Experimental results of the MOAI for IAS applications are investigated, the microservice communication performance is evaluated, and the pros and cons of microservices for I4.0 are discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4117/4/2/69service-oriented architectureindustrial automation systemindustrial internet of thingsMoleculer framework |
spellingShingle | Ricardo Pasquati Pontarolli Jeferson André Bigheti Lucas Borges Rodrigues de Sá Eduardo Paciencia Godoy Microservice-Oriented Architecture for Industry 4.0 Eng service-oriented architecture industrial automation system industrial internet of things Moleculer framework |
title | Microservice-Oriented Architecture for Industry 4.0 |
title_full | Microservice-Oriented Architecture for Industry 4.0 |
title_fullStr | Microservice-Oriented Architecture for Industry 4.0 |
title_full_unstemmed | Microservice-Oriented Architecture for Industry 4.0 |
title_short | Microservice-Oriented Architecture for Industry 4.0 |
title_sort | microservice oriented architecture for industry 4 0 |
topic | service-oriented architecture industrial automation system industrial internet of things Moleculer framework |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4117/4/2/69 |
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