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ZVEI guide to Module Type Package (MTP)
Also known as: Module Type Package (MTP), MTP
German: ZVEI-Leitfaden MTP
The ZVEI guide to the Module Type Package (MTP) is guidance from the German electrical and digital industry association ZVEI on MTP, the vendor-independent description of process modules (their services, HMI and interfaces) standardized in VDI/VDE/NAMUR 2658, which lets modules be integrated into a process orchestration layer in modular plants.
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In one sentence
The ZVEI MTP guide explains the Module Type Package (VDI/VDE/NAMUR 2658) for integrating process modules into modular plants.
Example
A skid supplier exports the MTP of a dosing module, and the plant's orchestration layer imports its services and HMI without custom programming.
How it applies
- Engineering: MTP describes each module's services (for example "Dose", "Heat"), state machine, HMI and communication, typically over OPC UA; the orchestration layer calls these services.
- Integration: Guides from ZVEI and NAMUR explain concepts and practical implementation; the normative content is in VDI/VDE/NAMUR 2658.
- Documentation: Module documentation should list its services, parameters and states consistently with the MTP file; the documentation team should update both from the same source.
- Project planning: Agree early on the MTP version and profile both module supplier and plant operator will use.
Test the import of the MTP into the target orchestration system before delivery, because implementations can differ. MTP complements, but does not replace, the safety and risk assessment of the modular plant as a whole.