omlox
Connections to other Concepts
- Planned OPC UA (Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture)
- Development of OPC UA Companion Specifications with OPC Foundation
- Part of PI (PROFIBUS & PROFINET International)
- Cooperation with IDTA (Industrial Digital Twin Association e.V.) on a asset location AAS Submodel_and_Submodels/AAS Submodel Templates and Submodels.md) for the Digital Twin
Short Description
- omlox is an open standard for precise real-time indoor tracking systems
- omlox focuses on defining open interfaces for an interoperable location system
- Enables different Industry Sectors to use a single infrastructure with different applications from different vendors
Facts and Figures
- Founded in 2020
- over 60 members
- The term omlox is derived from the Latin terms "omni" = omnipresent and "locus" = location.
Stakeholders
Main partners: - Trumpf - aws - GFT - ST - T-Systems - Siemens - BridgingIT - CEA-Leti - Cleanfix - Flowcate - NAiSE - Pepperl+Fuchs - SICK - Squadrone - SWAN - WZL Aachen - XETICS - ZIGPOS - Members: https://omlox.com/community
Use Cases
- Tracking things e.g. means of production, goods, tools, orders, vehicles or people, etc.
- Automatic posting and documentation of process progress in IT systems, e.g. for paperless production.
- Location-related information and control e.g. for a machine control or the maintenance of machines.
- Autonomous transport e.g. in the orchestration of internal plant traffic by autonomous transport robots .
- Security-related applications e.g. in lone worker protection in the process industry .
Industry Sectors
- Manufacturing & assembly
- Logistics:
- Warehouse Management (WMS),
- Yard-Management,
- AGV Fleet-Management,
- Truck Fleet-Management
International Distribution
Google Trends
Sources
- https://www.konstruktion-entwicklung.de/mit-omlox-geht-ein-neuer-industriestandard-an-den-start
- https://omlox.com/technology
- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omlox