Mitsubishi iQ-R controllers for Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things (IoT).

Mitsubishi Electric UK has expanded its iQ automation platform with the launch of a new generation of MELSEC iQ-R high performance programmable automation controllers (PACs).

The new iQ-R series addresses the machine control, process control and automation markets, with new levels of performance and functionality. It also benefits from unified inter-connectivity with other iQ models including the new iQ-F  compact PLCs, with which it shares a unified programming environment to simplify user experience and operation.

The MELSEC iQ-R provides a PAC platform that brings substantial added value while reducing total cost of ownership, enabling users to build automation systems that ensure the highest levels of productivity and consistent product quality. It has been developed from the ground up to address user issues focused on increasing productivity and reducing development costs, maintenance effort and operating costs. At the same time, considerably improved processing performance will guarantee increased security, enhanced safety, reliable production processes and reduced downtime.

Designed to meet the needs of ‘Industry 4.0’ automation concepts, the iQ-R incorporates a number of innovative features including embedded database functionality. This enables recipe, batch or other process data to be stored in a user-friendly format and provides essential information, for example, for optimising production or preventative maintenance.

The iQ-R, along with other products from the iQ controllers series, such as the iQ-F are programmed using the new GX Works3 software which provides an intuitive, graphical, structured programming environment. GX Works3 offers a wide range of programming options including dynamic labels, parameterisation instead of programming, and the automatic creation of hardware function blocks and visual function blocks, including HMI templates. This drag-and-drop hardware and software configuration reduces overall configuration time by over 60%, whilst the intuitive approach to programming reduces development costs and development errors.

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