Mitsubishi Electric’s Industrial Automation business offers a free web based information support system called MyMitsubishi where registered users can access special content on their website. The site includes downloads such as Demo Software, CAD, GSD, ESD files, product certificates and far more. Users also get free access to a comprehensive library of 100’s of […]
A800 inverter’s PLC simplifies decentralised control. In the same way that HMIs have evolved to integrate a level of PLC functionality to simplify control applications, there has been a more dramatic development in the use of PLCs in variable speed inverter drives. The recently launched Mitsubishi Electric FR-A800 has taken this a […]
Schneider Magelis GTU features smartphone navigation. The latest Magelis GTU HMIs combine modular design with state-of-the-art features including unique industrial grade multi-touch functionality. GTU allows users tailor the HMI to their application by snapping together the panel box and display of their choice. Optimised for the use with the latest generation […]
The growth of safety networks in industrial automation. The previous hard-wired approach to safety is giving way to a networked approach, built around safety controllers and safety PLCs, dedicated safety I/O, and the new generations of safety networks. On the plant floor, the demand for seamless communication and unobtrusive network layers […]
Optimising energy efficiency of conveyors In their White Paper, Schneider Electric considers the role of conveyor systems used in Industry and a practical approach to reducing costs. They estimate that in the real world, one can estimate that nearly 60% of the conveyors, loaded or unloaded, are running continuously. The result is fixed […]