MetalForming
| Version | 1.0.0 |
|---|---|
| Published | 2024-02 |
| Sector | Metal forming |
The metal forming machinery model, published in 2024. Presses and forming lines have a strong natural cycle, which makes them good OEE candidates once the model is in place.
Where it sits in the stack
Built on the Machinery building blocks and the Device Information Model, following the VDMA pattern.
The types that matter
| Type | What it carries |
|---|---|
(type inventory not confirmed) | We have not verified this model's type inventory. Browse the released nodeset or a real machine. |
Using it on a real machine
- Start at the Machinery layerIdentification, item state, operation mode and the operation counters underneath are the portable part of any integration here.
- Find the stroke or cycle counterForming equipment counts strokes. Establish whether a stroke equals a part, because on multi-out tooling it does not.
- Separate tooling changeover from breakdownDie changes are planned and frequent in this sector, so operation mode matters more here than almost anywhere.
What it gives you for OEE
Good potential. A clear cycle gives you a defensible performance figure, and the Machinery operation counters give you counts if the builder implemented them. The thing to get right is the stroke-to-part relationship on multi-out tooling, and separating die changes from unplanned stops - which is what operation mode is for.
Gotchas
- A stroke is not always a part. Multi-out tooling breaks the naive assumption and inflates your counts.
- Die changeover is planned downtime and is frequent. Without operation mode your availability figure will be wrong and nobody will be able to say why.
- Published 2024, so field implementation is still maturing.
Once the machine speaks a companion spec, the OEE mapping is portable across vendors, which is the point at which analytics stops being a per-machine project.
See Jemba →Last verified 7 September 2026 against OPC UA 1.05.07. Version and publication date read from the released nodeset. OPC UA Connect is an educational resource and is not affiliated with the OPC Foundation.