SurfaceTechnology (GeneralTypes, Plasma, OCT-MSS, CleaningPretreatment)
| Version | 1.0.0 |
|---|---|
| Published | 2026 |
| Sector | Surface technology |
The surface technology family: general types plus plasma treatment, an optical coherence measurement model and cleaning and pretreatment. The fastest-growing family in the ecosystem during 2026, with several members published inside a few months.
Where it sits in the stack
Built on the Machinery building blocks and the Device Information Model. GeneralTypes underpins the process-specific members.
The types that matter
| Type | What it carries |
|---|---|
(type inventory not confirmed) | Several very recent namespaces whose type inventories we have not verified. Browse the released nodesets. |
Using it on a real machine
- Start with GeneralTypesThe process-specific members build on it, so it is the layer to understand first.
- Identify the processPlasma treatment, cleaning and pretreatment and optical measurement are separate models for separate processes. Browse for the one your equipment performs.
- Treat these as earlyPublished across 2026. Verify against real equipment rather than designing from the specification.
What it gives you for OEE
Surface treatment is usually a process step rather than a discrete production step, so quality data - did the treatment meet specification - matters more than part counts. Availability comes from the Machinery layer. The measurement model is genuinely interesting for quality because it gives you a measured result rather than a pass or fail.
Gotchas
- Published across 2026 - the newest family in the ecosystem. Field implementation is minimal so far.
- Several separate namespaces grouped here for convenience.
- Process quality data, not part counts, is the value here.
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.