CC-Link improves Vehicle Press Line System The CC-Link automation network’s user association has introduced a way to dramatically reduced system design and system start-up times in vehicle press line systems. It features a new approach to press control based on the concepts of modularisation and decentralisation. One panel computer can directly exchange monitoring data […]
During the 2017 Hannover Fair, Mitsubishi Electric Europe announced SAP’s participation in the Mitsubishi Electric e-F@ctory Alliance partner program. This partnership will enable Mitsubishi Electric’s automation solutions to operate fully with an SAP Cloud Platform. Using the Internet of Things (IoT) features of SAP software, Mitsubishi Electric can transfer selected data from its automation […]
Edge computing operates between the cloud and the data collection points, meeting the need of IIoT for processing large volumes of data locally to generate real-time information. It reduces the volume of data transported and needs less bandwidth and local processing improves security. Across industrial sectors, meaningful data is the primary driver for improving […]
Mitsubishi Electric UK has extended its range of products offering users smart condition monitoring technologies (SCM). The SCM diagnostic function has been integrated within the new version of FR-A800-E VSDs. This enables the user to conduct condition monitoring functions from within the inverter. The new functionality results from the integration of the SCM Kit-1 […]
Growing UK support for companies to implement Industry 4.0 / 4IR The future factory is a sense of how manufacturing will develop. A recent report suggests total manufacturing costs will be reduced by up to 20%, depending on the material costs. In addition, manufacturers will benefit from improvements in flexibility, quality, speed, […]