SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING AND EVALUATING MEASUREMENT, OPERATIONAL AND / OR PRODUCTION DATA RELEVANT TO MAINTENANCE AND / OR SERVICING

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a system and a method for recording and evaluating maintenance- and / or service-relevant measurement, operational and / or production data relating to a plant comprising several interacting machines or a single machine, in particular in the beverage and / or packaging industry, and / or relating to at least one process carried out in the plant.

[0002] In the beverage and / or packaging industry, a wide variety of differently designed machines are used, which are preferably connected to each other via suitable transport systems to form a plant. Such plants serve, for example, for treating containers, filling containers with contents, and / or packaging products, particularly in the food sector, whereby the products can be of a very diverse physical nature.

[0003] This includes, for example, beverage bottling plants, which may comprise several processing machines connected by conveyor systems and on which containers are transported between the individual machines. The production of the containers themselves can also take place. The machines can be, for example, silo and / or sorting / aligning machines, particularly for media, preforms, closures, etc., cleaning machines, filling machines, packers, unpackers, labeling machines, printing machines, palletizing machines, stretch blow molding machines, etc. In a variant of the invention, a single machine is also considered a plant, wherein the supply and discharge of packaging materials, containers, molded parts, and the like constitute the transport or transport means.To control and / or regulate the aforementioned machines and / or the processes running on them, either decentralized, machine-related and / or central control units with the associated control software are provided.

[0004] For example, WO 2018 / 037133 A1 discloses a method and a device for the remote monitoring of plants, in particular a packaging plant or a beverage production plant. The plant comprises a plurality of work units, with transport units located between each work unit to move the containers from one work station to the next, as well as measuring devices that record measured values ​​of the individual work units. Furthermore, the device includes a data collection device with which the work units are at least partially and / or at least temporarily connected for data transmission and which collects the data and / or measured values ​​relevant to the work units, the collected data being transmitted by the data collection device to a data acquisition device. The data acquisition device is configured such that it filters or...Selected data, or portions thereof, are transmitted to various recipients, whereby the user or operator of the system can determine, at least partially, and in particular completely, which data is transmitted to which recipient. The preselection of the data to be transmitted is carried out by a data selector device, which is preferably located in the data transmission device and / or data collection device. Thus, the user of the system can preferably determine, in particular, the type and scope of the data to be transmitted. Since the user of a system typically avoids disclosing data to third parties, especially for security or confidentiality reasons, the data transmitted to the system manufacturer is often of low quality. Furthermore, the system manufacturer is provided with as little data as possible, so that they cannot draw any conclusions about processes and / or production, such as output capacity, formulas, etc.can pull.

[0005] For manufacturers of such machinery and equipment in the beverage and / or packaging industries, it is desirable, among other things, to continuously obtain measurement, operational, and / or process data from the machine or equipment in operation, as well as data on the processes performed with it, particularly production processes, even after delivery to the customer or machine operator, preferably continuously throughout its entire lifespan. This allows for more in-depth and reliable insights into the technical condition of their own machinery and / or equipment, for example, depending on operating time, location, operating mode, and maintenance measures performed. Machine operators are typically unwilling to provide the aforementioned data to machine manufacturers continuously and comprehensively.This deprives machine manufacturers of component and / or process knowledge regarding the quality, operational behavior, and defects of the machines and systems they themselves produce. In addition to the resulting potential for improving the machine / system itself, the evaluation of such data could also enable the respective machine operator to be offered optimized maintenance and service. It is therefore necessary to create an incentive for the machine operator to continuously provide the machine operator or their cooperation partners with current measurement, operational, and / or process data from a system in operation.

[0006] The continuous availability of current measurement, operational, and / or process data from a machine and / or system in sufficient quantity and / or quality is also a prerequisite for the application of predictive maintenance procedures. This requires, among other things, the collection of selected measurement, operational, and / or process data on-site at the machine operator's location during the operation of a machine / system or the execution of a process, and the provision of this data to the machine manufacturer for evaluation as continuously and promptly as possible. Such predictive maintenance procedures utilize measurement, operational, and / or production data from machines and systems to derive maintenance information. The goal is to proactively maintain the machines and systems and minimize downtime, in particular to prevent unexpected machine and system failures.Ideally, early and proactive maintenance measures can effectively prevent malfunctions from occurring in the first place.

[0007] The invention is based on the objective of creating a system and an associated method for acquiring and evaluating maintenance- and / or servicing-relevant measurement, operational, and / or process data in a plant of the beverage and / or packaging industry, by means of which additional incentives can be created for the plant operator to continuously provide at least the measurement, operational, and / or process data relevant for the maintenance and / or servicing of the plant to the plant manufacturer or its service partner. This objective is achieved by a system according to the features of independent claim 1 and by a method according to the features of independent claim 13. The dependent claims relate to particularly advantageous further developments of the invention.

[0008] The invention relates to a system for acquiring and evaluating maintenance- and / or service-relevant measurement, operational, and / or process data comprising a plant for the beverage and / or packaging industry comprising several interacting machines or a single machine, wherein the maintenance- and / or service-relevant measurement, operational, and / or process data relate to the plant and / or at least one process carried out in the plant, wherein the plant has several measurement and / or sensor units for acquiring the maintenance- and / or service-relevant measurement, operational, and / or process data of the individual machines and / or the individual processes and at least one data collection unit, wherein the measurement, operational, and / or process data acquired by the measurement and / or sensor units are transmitted to the data collection unit via at least one data transmission network of the plant and collected therein.wherein the system further includes a decentralized plant service facility located outside the plant, comprising at least one data evaluation unit and at least one diagnostic and remote maintenance unit for providing maintenance and / or servicing services, wherein at least the maintenance- and / or servicing-relevant measurement, operating and / or process data are provided by the data collection unit for evaluation by the plant service facility outside the plant, wherein, by means of an evaluation and analysis routine executed in the data evaluation unit, at least the quantity and / or quality of the maintenance- and / or servicing-relevant measurement,Operational and / or process data are determined, and the provision of maintenance and / or servicing services is controlled accordingly. The system according to the invention particularly advantageously enables the evaluation and analysis of measurement, operational, and / or process data provided by a plant operator or its service partner, specifically those data relevant to the maintenance and servicing services provided by the plant operator or its service partner. Recording the quality and / or quantity of the data allows for a "reward" of the plant operator for providing the data, i.e., the creation of an incentive.that the operator is considering a continuous and comprehensive provision of their plant data. For example, maintenance and / or servicing services can be activated or deactivated, and / or their scope of services increased or decreased, and / or their provision prioritized. This provides the plant operator with added value without additional costs, or potentially even cost savings with increased or at least consistent plant performance.

[0009] Furthermore, the diagnostic and remote maintenance unit is advantageous for controlling the provision of maintenance and / or servicing services. This allows the maintenance and / or servicing services to be adjusted immediately after the evaluation and analysis of the received measurement, operational, and / or process data at the plant service facility, or to be deactivated if the data is insufficient.

[0010] The provision of maintenance and / or servicing services may in particular include the performance of maintenance and / or servicing services at the plant.

[0011] According to the invention, the measuring and / or sensor units provided for acquiring maintenance-relevant measurement, operating, and / or process data are controlled depending on the quantity and / or quality of the measured, operating, and / or process data determined. This control is preferably carried out via a plant control routine executed in the plant's control unit, with the diagnostic and remote maintenance unit communicating with the plant control unit. This particularly advantageously enables quantity and / or quality-dependent control of the measuring and / or sensor units in the plant. Thus, the measuring and / or sensor units are switched on or off, or alternatively, enabled or disabled, depending on the quality and / or quantity of the provided measurement, operating, and / or process data.By adding further measuring and / or sensor units, for example, an increase in quality and / or quantity can be achieved.

[0012] According to a further advantageous embodiment, the evaluation and analysis routine can analyze the provided measurement, operational and / or process data to determine the quality and / or quantity, compare it with predefined reference values, for example a target quality or a target quantity, and, depending on the comparison result, determine whether the provided maintenance- and / or servicing-relevant measurement, operational and / or process data are sufficient for providing the maintenance and / or servicing services.

[0013] Furthermore, it is advantageous that the maintenance- and / or service-relevant measurement, operational, and / or process data exhibit different data types and / or categories, and that a value-adding component is assigned to the different data types and / or categories of the maintenance- and / or service-relevant measurement, operational, and / or process data in the data evaluation unit. The value-adding component indicates, for example, the maintenance- and / or service relevance of a data type and / or categories. Particularly advantageously, the data received is evaluated in the plant service facility to determine its influence on the provision of individual maintenance and / or service measures. This enables the prioritization of the different data types and / or categories.

[0014] In an advantageous embodiment, the quantity of maintenance- and / or service-relevant measurement, operational, and / or process data is determined by calculating the number of provided data packages or the number of predefined data units and comparing it with a reference value, preferably a target quantity. This allows for a particularly advantageous and simple individual determination of the quantity of provided data.

[0015] Particularly advantageous is the ability to adjust compensation data assigned to maintenance and / or repair services based on the quality and / or quantity of measurement, operational, and / or process data provided, and / or to record bonus points in a bonus system. If the plant operator provides sufficient quality and / or quantity of relevant data, they can thus not only benefit from optimized services but also receive monetary incentives.

[0016] In an advantageous implementation variant, depending on the quality and / or quantity of maintenance- and / or service-relevant measurement, operational, and / or process data provided, additional maintenance and / or service services and / or a higher maintenance and / or service priority are assigned to the plant. This gives the plant operator an additional incentive to provide maintenance- and / or service-relevant measurement, operational, and / or process data.

[0017] According to a further embodiment of the invention, the maintenance- and / or service-relevant measurement, operating, and / or process data is provided directly to the plant service facility via a wireless or wired data transmission interface. Alternatively, the maintenance- and / or service-relevant measurement, operating, and / or process data can be transferred from the plant to a cloud storage facility or any other storage device. Advantageously, the relevant data can either be transferred directly to the plant service facility or made available to the plant service facility in a protected area outside the plant.

[0018] The invention also relates to a method for acquiring and evaluating maintenance- and / or service-relevant measurement, operational, and / or process data in a system comprising one or more interacting machines or a plant comprising a single machine for the beverage and / or packaging industry, with at least one process carried out in the plant, wherein the plant comprises several measurement and / or sensor units for acquiring the maintenance- and / or service-relevant measurement, operational, and / or process data of the individual machines and / or the individual processes and at least one data collection unit, wherein the measurement, operational, and / or process data acquired by the measurement and / or sensor units are transmitted to the data collection unit via at least one data transmission network of the plant and collected therein, wherein the system incorporates a decentralized,A plant service facility located outside the plant, comprising at least one data evaluation unit and at least one diagnostic and remote maintenance unit for providing maintenance and / or servicing services, wherein at least the maintenance- and / or servicing-relevant measurement, operating and / or process data are provided by the data collection unit for evaluation by the plant service facility outside the plant, wherein, by means of an evaluation and analysis routine executed in the data evaluation unit, at least the quantity and / or quality of the maintenance- and / or servicing-relevant measurement, operating and / or process data provided by the data collection unit are determined, and the provision of maintenance and / or servicing services is controlled accordingly.

[0019] The expression "essentially" or "approximately" means, within the meaning of the invention, deviations from the respective exact value by up to + / - 10%, preferably by up to + / - 5%, and / or deviations in the form of changes that are insignificant for the function.

[0020] Further developments, advantages, and possible applications of the invention within the scope of the claims also become apparent from the following description of exemplary embodiments and from the figures. All described and / or illustrated features, individually or in any combination, are fundamentally the subject matter of the invention, irrespective of their compilation in the claims or their cross-reference. The content of the claims is also declared to be part of the description.

[0021] The invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to exemplary embodiments shown in the figures. The figures show: Fig. 1 is an exemplary schematic block diagram of the system according to the invention; Fig. 2 is an exemplary schematic block diagram of the system according to the invention with an alternative data transmission concept; and Fig. 3 is an exemplary schematic block diagram of the system according to the invention with a further data transmission network in the plant.

[0022] Identical reference numerals are used in the figures for identical or similarly acting elements of the invention. Furthermore, for the sake of clarity, only those reference numerals necessary for describing the respective figure are shown in the individual figures. The invention is also presented in the figures only in a schematic view to illustrate its operation. In particular, the representations in the figures serve only to explain the fundamental principle of the invention.

[0023] In Fig. 1A schematic block diagram illustrates, by way of example, a system 1 according to the invention for acquiring and evaluating maintenance- and / or service-relevant measurement, operating, and / or process data (MSD) relating to a plant 2 of the beverage and / or packaging industry and a decentralized plant service facility 3. The plant 2 according to the invention is configured to provide a multitude of measurement, operating, and / or process data (MBP), only a portion of which is relevant for the maintenance and / or servicing of the plant 2. These are hereinafter referred to as maintenance- and / or service-relevant measurement, operating, and / or process data (MSD), which may have different data types and / or formats.

[0024] The in Figure 1The depicted plant 2 was manufactured by a plant manufacturer and is operated by a plant operator or its service partner. The plant operator is typically the customer of the plant manufacturer, who also offers the plant operator maintenance and servicing services after delivery of plant 2, or supplies spare parts for the plant or the machines M1 to Mx contained therein.

[0025] The control and / or provision of these "services" and / or spare parts supply is carried out at least partially via a decentralized plant service facility 3, which is usually located separately from the plant 2 and is operated by the plant manufacturer or a service partner of the plant manufacturer. Preferably, several plants 2 can also be served via such a plant service facility 3.

[0026] The plant service unit 3 is, for example, also designed and equipped to monitor the ongoing operation of plant 2 and to provide various maintenance and / or repair services (IWD). For this purpose, the decentralized plant service unit 3 has at least one data evaluation unit 3.1 and at least one diagnostic and remote maintenance unit 3.2, whereby the provision of the maintenance and / or repair services (IWD) is preferably controlled by means of the diagnostic and remote maintenance unit 3.2. For example, predictive maintenance or condition monitoring procedures can also be implemented using the maintenance and / or repair services (IWD). The plant service unit 3 can also be controlled via a [missing information], for example, in the diagnostic and remote maintenance unit 3.2. The executed data management routine DMR may be connected to a higher-level data management system and / or resource planning and / or billing system of the plant manufacturer or its service partner (not shown in the figures).

[0027] Data communication between plant 2 and the decentralized plant service facility 3 preferably takes place via a wireless or wired data transmission interface 4, for example using known data transmission protocols. Transmission technologies and database systems known from the Big Data environment are used to transmit the required large volumes of data. Software modules from various providers known in the field of the "Internet of Things" (IoT) can also be used in the plant service facility 3.

[0028] Plant 2 of the beverage and / or packaging industry comprises several interacting machines M1 to Mx, which can be comprised of a wide variety of machines M1 to Mx within the beverage and / or packaging industry. For example, Plant 2 could be a beverage bottling plant or a container handling plant, whose individual machines M1 to Mx are connected to each other, for example, via transport devices or means of transport, through which the container transport or handling takes place.

[0029] Machines M1 to Mx can be implemented, for example, as cleaning machines, filling machines, packers, unpackers, labeling machines, printing machines, palletizing machines, stretch blow molding machines, etc. A wide variety of processes P1 to Px in the beverage and / or packaging industry can also be implemented via system 2 and its machines M1 to Mx, such as cleaning processes, filling processes, packing processes, and / or other container handling processes.

[0030] At the in Figure 1 In the block diagram of the system 1 according to the invention, the plant 2 exemplarily comprises a first to xth machine M1 to Mx for providing the first to xth process P1 to Px. Here, in Figure 1 The different machines M1 to Mx and processes P1 to Px, which are related to each other, are indicated in a simplified representation by schematic circuit symbols.

[0031] For machine- and / or process-specific acquisition of measurement, operating, and / or process data (MBP) of the individual machines M1 to Mx and / or the individual processes P1 to Px in the system 2, several measurement and / or sensor units 5.1 to 5.x, 6.1 to 6.x are provided, wherein preferably at least one of the measurement and / or sensor units 5.1 to 5.x, 6.1 to 6.x is assigned to each machine M1 to Mx or each process P1 to Px. In the present embodiment, for example, a first measurement and / or sensor unit 5.1 is assigned to the first machine M1, a second measurement and / or sensor unit 5.2 to the second machine M2, and an xth measurement and / or sensor unit 5.x to the xth machine Mx. Similarly, the first process P1 is assigned a first measuring and / or sensor unit 6.1, the second process P2 a second measuring and / or sensor unit 6.2, and the xth process Px an xth measuring and / or sensor unit 6.x.

[0032] The measuring and / or sensor units 5.1 to 5.x, 6.1 to 6.x are designed for measuring and / or recording parameters of a wide variety of physical properties. In addition to physical quantities such as temperature, vibrations, position, orientation, etc., any number of optical and / or acoustic measurement parameters can also be recorded.

[0033] The system 2 further comprises at least one data transmission network 2.1, at least one data collection unit 2.2, and at least one system control unit 2.3, wherein the data collection unit 2.2 and the system control unit 2.3 are connected to the data transmission network 2.1. Bidirectional data transmission within the system 2 is preferably possible via the data transmission network 2.1, which can be either wired or wireless. Industrial bus systems can also be used for data transmission and / or control of the machines M1 to Mx and / or processes P1 to Px. The system 2 is preferably controlled by a system control routine ASR implemented in the system control unit 2.3, which can, for example, also be configured to control and / or evaluate the measuring and / or sensor units 5.1 to 5.x, 6.1 to 6.x.Additional, separate control and regulation units can also be assigned to the individual machines M1 to Mx and / or processes P1 to Px.

[0034] The measurement, operating, and / or process data (MBP) acquired by the measurement and / or sensor units 5.1 to 5.x and 6.1 to 6.x are transmitted via data transmission network 2.1 to the data collection unit 2.2 in Plant 2 and collected there. The data collection unit 2.2 is preferably configured in Plant 2 for the continuous collection of all acquired measurement, operating, and / or process data (MBP), thereby creating a comprehensive data collection, for example, in the form of a "big data database." This database enables a comprehensive analysis of the technical condition of Plant 2 and its machines M1 to Mx, and / or the processes P1 to Px executed in Plant 2. This includes, among other things, time- and process-critical data that are essential for the ongoing operation of Plant 2 and / or for the execution of the various processes P1 to Px and must be continuously monitored and evaluated.

[0035] The measurement, operational and / or process data collected by the data collection unit 2.2 (MBP) are at least partially made available for evaluation by the decentralized plant service facility 3, preferably at a storage location outside of plant 2. Various implementation options exist for this.

[0036] In a first implementation variant, at least the measurement, operating and / or process data relevant for the maintenance and / or servicing of plant 2 (MSD) are provided, for example via a data transmission interface 4 from the data collection unit 2.2 directly to the decentralized plant service unit 3. The in Figure 1 The data transmission interface 4 shown can be either wireless or wired.

[0037] Alternatively, the transfer can first be made to a cloud storage facility 7. Figure 2Figure 1 shows an exemplary schematic block diagram of the system 1 according to the invention using a cloud storage device 7. The maintenance- and / or servicing-relevant measurement, operating, and / or process data (MSD) provided in the cloud storage device 7 can then be retrieved by the plant service device 3. Advantageously, this eliminates the need for direct access to the plant 2 or its data transmission network 2.1 by the plant service device 3; that is, the data is provided outside the plant 2 in a protected data area and can therefore also be made available with a time delay, if necessary. Of all the collected measurement, operating, and / or process data (MBP), preferably only those data (MSD) that are relevant for the maintenance and / or servicing of the plant 2 are transmitted or made available.

[0038] Preferably, the data collection unit 2.2 filters out the measurement, operating, and / or process data (MSD) relevant for the maintenance and / or servicing of plant 2 from all collected measurement, operating, and / or process data (MBP) and / or stores it separately from the other data. For this purpose, suitable [functions] can be used either in the data collection unit 2.2 or in the plant control unit 2.3. Figure 1 Data filter units not shown may be provided.

[0039] Alternatively, only the measurement, operating and / or process data MSD relevant for the maintenance and / or servicing of plant 2 can be recorded via the assigned measurement and / or sensor units 5.1 to 5.x, 6.1 to 6.x and transmitted in a bundled form to the data collection unit 2.2.

[0040] Filter units can also be connected downstream of the measuring and / or sensor units 5.1 to 5.x, 6.1 to 6.x for recording the measurement, operating and / or process data MBP of the individual machines M1 to Mx and / or the individual processes P1 to Px, via which the measurement, operating and / or process data MSD relevant for the maintenance and / or servicing of the plant 2 are filtered out.

[0041] According to the invention, the data evaluation unit 3.1 of the plant service unit 3 determines at least the quantity and / or quality of the measurement, operating, and / or process data (MSD) relevant for the maintenance and / or servicing of the plant 2, and, depending on this, controls the maintenance and / or servicing services (IWD) provided by the plant service unit 3. Additionally, depending on the evaluation of the quantity and / or quality of the maintenance- and / or servicing-relevant measurement, operating, and / or process data (MSD), the associated measurement and / or sensor units 5.1 to 5.x, 6.1 to 6.x, and / or the plant performance are also controlled. In the case of the measurement and / or sensor units 5.1 to 5.x, 6.1 to 6.x, these are, for example, switched on or off, as well as activated or deactivated.

[0042] To evaluate the maintenance- and / or service-relevant measurement, operational, and / or process data (MSD), an evaluation and analysis routine (AAR) is executed in data evaluation unit 3.1. This routine assesses the quality and / or quantity of the provided MSD data, for example, by comparing it with a predefined reference value (RW). The quality and / or quantity determined by the evaluation and analysis routine (AAR) is then compared with a predefined target quality or quantity, which constitutes the reference value (RW). Depending on the comparison result, it is possible to determine whether the provided maintenance- and / or service-relevant measurement, operational, and / or process data (MSD) is sufficient to provide the desired maintenance and / or service (IWD).For example, predictive and / or condition monitoring maintenance and / or servicing services (IWD) require a regular or permanent provision of data (MSD) of sufficient quality and / or quantity.

[0043] If the plant operator continuously provides sufficient quality and / or quantity of maintenance-relevant measurement, operational, and / or process data (MSD), then, for example, the diagnostic and remote maintenance unit 3.2 of the plant service facility 3 will prioritize plant 2. For instance, a predictive maintenance service (IWD) for plant 2 or a high-priority, automatically controlled delivery of spare parts can be provided as an IWD service.

[0044] Furthermore, the plant operator can be automatically granted monetary benefits as an additional service for providing the MSD data. For example, depending on the quality and / or quantity of the MSD data provided, the remuneration data assigned to maintenance and / or repair services (IWD) and / or the price data assigned to spare parts can be automatically adjusted in a billing system of the plant manufacturer or its service partner that is connected to the plant service facility 3. A bonus system is also conceivable, in which bonus points are recorded that can be used to obtain monetary benefits.For this purpose, a compensation system and / or compensation model ("micropayment") is provided in the data management routine DMR, in which the acquired monetary benefits or bonus points can be recorded and forwarded to, for example, an associated ordering and / or billing system. In addition to prioritizing the provision of maintenance and / or servicing services (IWD), the system 1 according to the invention can also create monetary incentives for the plant operator.

[0045] To determine the quantity of data MSD, preferably the number of provided data packages or the number of data units individually defined by the plant manufacturer is determined and compared with a reference value RW. Only if the specified reference value RW is reached or exceeded are the provided data MSD considered sufficient.

[0046] For example, different data types and / or categories of maintenance- and / or service-relevant measurement, operational, and / or process data (MSD) can be assigned value-adding components. These components allow for data qualification and thus an assessment of the quality of the received MSD data. The required target quantity can also vary depending on the quality of the received MSD data. For this purpose, the evaluation and analysis routine (AAR) is designed to differentiate between different data types and / or categories. These different data types and / or categories are preferably also assigned different value-adding components, enabling an evaluation of the MSD data with regard to its relevance to maintenance and / or service.For example, data types and / or data categories with a higher relevance to maintenance and / or servicing can be assigned a higher value-adding component than data types and / or data categories with a lower relevance to maintenance and / or servicing.

[0047] In a preferred implementation variant, the evaluation and analysis routine AAR comprises an adaptive or self-learning algorithm, which, depending on the findings of the evaluation or analysis of the MSD data, individually adjusts the value-adding components and / or the specified target quantity and / or target quality assigned to the data types and / or data categories. This means that those data sets of maintenance- and / or servicing-relevant measurement, operating and / or process data MSD can be determined that are most relevant for the maintenance and / or servicing of plant 2, thus advantageously reducing the scope of the data to be evaluated.

[0048] However, if the evaluation and analysis routine AAR determines that the provided maintenance- and / or service-relevant measurement, operating and / or process data MSD are insufficient in terms of quality and / or quantity to provide maintenance and / or service services IWD with sufficient quality and / or reliability, the provision of the maintenance and / or service IWD can be at least partially discontinued and / or the measurement and / or sensor units 5.1 to 5.x, 6.1 to 6.x intended for acquiring the maintenance- and / or service-relevant measurement, operating and / or process data MSD, controlled by the diagnostic and remote maintenance unit 3.2 and / or the plant control unit 2.3, can be switched on or off.By activating additional measurement and / or sensor units 5.1 to 5.x, 6.1 to 6.x relevant for the acquisition of maintenance and / or servicing-related measurement, operating and / or process data (MSD), the quality and / or quantity of the MSD data can be increased.

[0049] However, selected measuring and / or sensor units 5.1 to 5.x, 6.1 to 6.x can also be deactivated or switched off if the evaluation and analysis routine AAR determines that the plant manufacturer is unwilling to provide the maintenance- and / or service-relevant measurement, operational, and / or process data MSD in sufficient quality and / or quantity. In such cases, the diagnostic and remote maintenance unit 3.2 will then provide no or only a small number of maintenance and / or service IWD for plant 2, and the prioritization for plant 2 regarding replacement deliveries, maintenance, and repair activities will be suspended.The associated increased service and maintenance criteria for plant 2 are no longer applicable. For example, if there is insufficient provision of maintenance- and / or service-relevant measurement, operating and / or process data, MSD may shorten the maintenance interval and / or automatically throttle the production output of plant 2.

[0050] In an alternative design variant according to Figure 3In addition to data transmission network 2.1, a further data transmission network 8 is provided in plant 2, which can be implemented wirelessly or via wired connections. This further data transmission network 8 is also connected to the data collection unit 2.2, as well as to the individual machines M1 to Mx and the individual processes P1 to Px. This further data transmission network 8 can, for example, be provided by the plant manufacturer or retrofitted to existing plants. The transmission of maintenance- and / or service-relevant measurement, operating, and / or process data (MSD) in plant 2 thus takes place exclusively via the further data transmission network 8, thereby reducing the load on data transmission network 2.1. The transmission of the measurement, operating, and / or process data (MSD), which is not inherently time- or process-critical, is thus decoupled from the time-critical and / or process-relevant data within plant 2.

[0051] Maintenance and / or service-relevant measurement, operating and / or process data (MSD) can also be recorded in system 2 on a machine and / or process-related basis, whereby each machine M1 to Mx and / or each process P1 to Px is assigned its own data acquisition unit (not shown in the figures), via which the maintenance and / or service-relevant measurement, operating and / or process data (MSD) are recorded on a machine and / or process-related basis and transmitted via the further data transmission network 8 to the data collection unit 2.2 for forwarding to the plant service facility 3.

[0052] The invention has been described above using exemplary embodiments. It is understood that numerous modifications or adaptations are possible without thereby departing from the scope of protection of the invention as defined by the patent claims. Reference symbol list

[0053] 1 System 2 Plant 2.1 Data transmission network 2.2 Data collection unit 2.3 Plant control unit 3 Plant service unit 3.1 Data evaluation unit 3.2 Diagnostic and remote maintenance unit 4 Data transmission interface 5.1 to 5.x Measuring and / or sensor units 6.1 to 6.x Measuring and / or sensor units 7 Cloud storage unit 8 Further data transmission network AAR Evaluation and analysis routine ASR Plant control routine DMR Data management routine IWD Maintenance and / or servicing services MBP General measurement, operating and / or process data MS Maintenance and / or servicing-relevant measurement, operating and / or process data M1 to Mx Machines P1 to Px Processes RW Reference values ​​(target quality, target quantity)

Claims

1. System (1) for recording and evaluating measurement, operating and / or process data (MSD) relevant to maintenance and / or servicing, comprising a plant (2) in the beverage and / or packaging industry consisting of a plurality of interacting machines (M1 to Mx) or a single machine, wherein the measurement, operating and / or process data (MSD) relevant to maintenance and / or servicing relates to the plant (2) and / or at least one process (P1 to Px) carried out in the plant (2), wherein the plant (2) has a plurality of measuring and / or sensor units (5.1 - 5.x, 6.1 - 6.x) for recording the measurement, operating and / or process data (MSD) of the individual machines (M1 to Mx) and / or the individual processes (P1 to Px) relevant to maintenance and / or servicing, and at least one data collection unit (2.2), wherein the measurement, operating and / or process data (MSD) recorded by the measuring and / or sensor units (5.1 - 5.x, 6.1 - 6.x) is transmitted via at least one data transmission network (2.1, 8) of the plant (2) to the data collection unit (2.2) and collected in the latter, wherein the system (1) further includes a decentralised plant service facility arranged (3) outside the plant (2) with at least one data evaluation unit (3.1) and at least one diagnostic and remote maintenance unit (3.2) for providing maintenance and / or servicing services (IWD), wherein at least the measurement, operating and / or process data (MSD) relevant to maintenance and / or servicing is supplied by the data collection unit (2.2) for evaluation by the plant service facility (3) outside the plant (2), characterised in that, by means of an evaluation and analysis routine (AAR) executed in the data evaluation unit (3.1), at least the quantity and / or the quality of the measurement, operating and / or process data (MSD) relevant to maintenance and / or servicing supplied by the data collection unit (2.2) is determined and the provision of the maintenance and / or servicing services (IWD) is controlled depending thereon, wherein measuring and / or sensor units (5.1 - 5.x, 6.1 - 6.x) are activated or deactivated depending on the quality and / or quantity of the supplied measurement, operating and / or process data (MSD), and wherein further measuring and / or sensor units (5.1 to 5.x, 6.1 to 6.x) can be activated to increase the quality and / or quantity of the supplied measurement, operating and / or process data (MSD).

2. System (1) according to claim 1, characterised in that the diagnostic and remote maintenance unit (3.2) is configured to control the provision of the maintenance and / or servicing services (IWD).

3. System (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the measuring and / or sensor units (5.1 - 5.x, 6.1 - 6.x) provided for recording the measuring, operating and / or process data (MSD) relevant to maintenance and / or servicing are controlled depending on the identified quantity and / or quality of the measuring, operating and / or process data (MSD) relevant to maintenance and / or servicing.

4. System (1) according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the measuring and / or sensor units (5.1 - 5.x, 6.1 - 6.x) are switched on or off depending on the quality and / or quantity of the supplied measurement, operating and / or process data (MSD).

5. System (1) according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that, in order to identify the quality and / or quantity, the evaluation and analysis routine (AAR) analyses the supplied measurement, operating and / or process data (MSD) and compares it with predefined reference values (RW), for example a target quality or a target quantity, and, depending on the comparison result, determines whether the supplied measurement, operating and / or process data (MSD) relevant to maintenance and / or servicing is sufficient to provide the maintenance and / or servicing services (IWD).

6. System (1) according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the measurement, operating and / or process data (MSD) relevant to maintenance and / or servicing comprises different data types and a value-giving component is assigned to the different data types of the measurement, operating and / or process data MSD) relevant to maintenance and / or servicing in the data evaluation unit (3.1).

7. System (1) according to claim 6, characterised in that the value-giving component indicates the maintenance and / or servicing relevance of a data type.

8. System (1) according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that, in order to determine the quantity of measurement, operating and / or process data (MSD) relevant to maintenance and / or servicing, the number of supplied data packets or the number of predefined data volume units is determined and compared with a reference value (RW), preferably a target quantity.

9. System (1) according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that, depending on the supplied quality and / or quantity of the measurement, operating and / or process data (MSD) relevant to maintenance and / or servicing, compensation data assigned to the maintenance and / or servicing services (IWD) can be adjusted and / or bonus points can be recorded in a bonus system.

10. System (1) according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that, depending on the supplied quality and / or quantity of the measurement, operating and / or process data (MSD) relevant to maintenance and / or servicing, additional maintenance and / or servicing services (IWD) are provided and / or the plant (2) is assigned a higher maintenance and / or servicing priority.

11. System (1) according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the measurement, operating and / or process data (MSD) relevant to maintenance and / or servicing is provided directly to the plant service facility (3) via a wireless or wired data transmission interface (4).

12. System (1) according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the measurement, operating and / or process data (MSD) relevant to maintenance and / or servicing is transmitted from the plant (2) to a storage facility, in particular a cloud storage facility (7).

13. Method (1) for recording and evaluating measurement, operating and / or process data (MSD) relevant to maintenance and / or servicing in a system (1) comprising a plant (2) in the beverage and / or packaging industry consisting of a plurality of interacting machines (M1 to Mx) or a single machine, wherein the measurement, operating and / or process data (MSD) relevant to maintenance and / or servicing relates to the plant (2) and / or at least one process (P1 to Px) carried out in the plant (2), wherein the plant (2) has a plurality of measuring and / or sensor units (5.1 - 5.x, 6.1 - 6.x) for recording the measurement, operating and / or process data (MSD) of the individual machines (M1 to Mx) and / or the individual processes (P1 to Px) relevant to maintenance and / or servicing, and at least one data collection unit (2.2), wherein the measurement, operating and / or process data (MSD) recorded by the measuring and / or sensor units (5.1 - 5.x, 6.1 - 6.x) is transmitted via at least one data transmission network (2.1, 8) of the plant (2) to the data collection unit (2.2) and collected in the latter, wherein the system (1) further includes a decentralised plant service facility arranged (3) outside the plant (2) with at least one data evaluation unit (3.1) and at least one diagnostic and remote maintenance unit (3.2) for providing maintenance and / or servicing services (IWD), wherein at least the measurement, operating and / or process data (MSD) relevant to maintenance and / or servicing is supplied by the data collection unit (2.2) for evaluation by the plant service facility (3) outside the plant (2), characterised in that, by means of an evaluation and analysis routine (AAR) executed in the data evaluation unit (3.1), at least the quantity and / or the quality of the measurement, operating and / or process data (MSD) relevant to maintenance and / or servicing supplied by the data collection unit (2.2) is determined and the provision of the maintenance and / or servicing services (IWD) is controlled depending thereon, wherein measuring and / or sensor units (5.1 - 5.x, 6.1 - 6.x) are activated or deactivated depending on the quality and / or quantity of the supplied measurement, operating and / or process data (MSD), and wherein further measuring and / or sensor units (5.1 to 5.x, 6.1 to 6.x) can be activated to increase the quality and / or quantity of the supplied measurement, operating and / or process data (MSD).