Keeping a production line running is not enough in today’s competitive climate: it needs to be running as efficiently as possible and areas for improvement identified. The need to understand what machinery is doing and how well it is doing it is essential. Most processes however, hidden from sight, or occur too rapidly […]
The latest Mitsubishi MR-J4W2-B servo amplifier to control the movement of an XY table offers machine builders significant advantages in size, programming, and materials saving. XY tables are used in a variety of applications where either the tool or the work-piece have different positioning requirements. Usually horizontal motion involves 2 (or more) […]
Mitsubishi Electric Simple Motion module combined with an L Series PLC offers advanced motion control functions such as positioning, speed control, torque control, cam control, synchronous control and mark detection to be realised simply using parameter settings. A key feature of the Simple Motion Module is the way it simplifies system set-up by […]
In the ten years since its formation, Spanish packaging machine manufacturer PKS has built its reputation by constant innovation. A Mitsubishi Electric integrated motion control solution is central to accommodate changing production line requirements and develop new products and styles of packaging. PKS offers turnkey systems including packing and pack/box conveyors, underside […]
In the three principal application areas for servo drives in industrial automation: robotics; CNC, and general motion control (GMC), Mitsubishi Electric UK seamlessly integrates these into a single controller platform . Mitsubishi Electric is a world leader in industrial control and automation and manufactures its own technologies in all of these fields […]