Chris Evans, Marketing & Operations Group Manager, Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. Automation Systems Division considers the growing importance of cyber security in manufacturing. A recent report from Trend Micro, says major flaws continue to exist in two of the most popular M2M machine automation protocols. Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) and Constrained Application Protocol […]
Technology change tends to be iterative, and manufacturers conservative when adopting new technologies. Few companies risk being early adopters until the technologies prove themselves. Sometimes however, new idea come along that have the potential to make a seismic change. Smart manufacturing is now is one of those times. Whether you call it IIoT, Industry 4.0, […]
Next generation predictive maintenance. Industry 4.0 will make available vast amounts of data from systems and sensors in a production environment. It empowers companies to control and optimise their industrial processes to unprecedented levels. Next generation predictive maintenance tools will be early contributors. By analysing the data generated it is possible to identify early signs […]
To overcome competitive pressures, end-users and integrators need to review every aspect of plant and machine operations. Each investment must deliver efficiencies in terms performance, reliability and operability. A SCADA software is no exception to this, and Mitsubishi Electric’s Christian Nomine looks at how the latest faster SCADA solutions can deliver these. Delivering projects faster […]
We are expecting to use more electricity in buildings as designers plan for a low carbon economy. While electricity demand will increase, so too will prices as we continue to fund green production. Secure open source building automation will help operators improve building responsiveness and efficiency. The government has committed to a low carbon economy. […]