Module Code - Title:
ME6271
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MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT CYBER TECHNOLOGIES
Year Last Offered:
2025/6
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
This module will give you (the student) a high-level introduction to the relevant cyber technology providers for equipment in the manufacturing sector.
This module will ensure that you are aware of the broad range of commercially available cyber technology options for integration into your equipment.
By providing access to the latest software development licenses and learning assets, from one or more cyber technology providers, this module will enable you to significantly increase your familiarity with commercially available solutions. This approach will help you to accurately define and manage your specific learning path to improve your competencies in the aspects of the cyber technologies that are most relevant to you in your workplace.
Syllabus:
An introduction to the most relevant cyber technology providers for the manufacturing sector, at a high level. These may include technology providers such as: SolidWorks; E-Plan; Rockwell; Siemens; Schneider; B&R; Mitsubishi; Kuka; UR; Linux; Microsoft; Cognex.
During lectures, self-paced training, and hands on labs, you will review key cyber technology equipment concepts such as:
• PLC logic, Human Machine Interface (HMI)
• Integrated motion, safety, transport, vision, and robotics
• Data connectivity (e.g. OPC UA, SQL, IIoT, ISA95)
• Remote connectivity (e.g. RDP, VNC viewer, Teamviewer, ISA99)
These learning assets will provide you with an up-to-date overview of solutions which are currently commercially available, thus enabling you to benchmark the technologies in your existing equipment against current state of the art and best working practice.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
1. Review and prioritise the available learning assets from the cyber technology provider(s) to accurately define your desired technology learning path.
2. Create and defend a robust justification, for your estimated time to improve your competencies, to the desired level in specific topics of the cyber technology provider(s) solution(s)
3. Leverage the existing learning assets from the cyber technology provider(s) to significantly improve your competencies in the specific topics defined in your cyber technology learning path.
4. Evaluate your existing equipment and suggest what benefits can be achieved by implementing one or more of the specific cyber technologies defined in your cyber technology learning path.
5. Examine, suggest, recommend, and defend appropriate measures to improve one or more of the cyber technology provider(s) learning assets.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
1. Embrace the concept of using digital learning platforms to organise your CPD, share insights with team members and achieve combined just in time knowledge.
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
Through lectures and individual activities, you will be encouraged to explore the features of one or more key cyber technologies in detail. You will be supported as you define and manage your specific learning path to improve your competencies. You will be provided with the latest software development licenses and learning assets, from one or more cyber technology providers. You will be provided with hands on labs to review key equipment cyber technology concepts, improve your competencies, and where relevant become certified on specific cyber technologies.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Reinhard Ematinger (2021)
From Industry 4.0 to Business Model 4.0 : Opportunities of the Digital Transformation,
, Springer Essentials
Eds Richard Brunet-Thornton , and Felipe Martinez (2018)
Analyzing the Impacts of Industry 4.0 in Modern Business Environments
, IGI Global
Other Relevant Texts:
Nicola Accialini (2021)
Industry 4.0 User Guide
, Independently Published
Harvard Business Review (2011)
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Strategy
, Harvard Business Review
Erica Olsen (2018)
Strategic Planning Kit For Dummies
, John Wiley & Sons Inc
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
PDEQSETPA - EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
MEEQSETPA - EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS ENGINEER (APPRENTICESHIP)
MPPPRPTPA - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Autumn
Module Leader:
eoin.hinchy@ul.ie