Implementing Schneider XBT GC controlling HMIs has reduced weeping: an expensive function for many car washes, weeping involves running water between washes to keep lines and nozzles from freezing in cold conditions. Simple weep systems inject antifreeze into the line after each wash cycle, which may be unnecessary and costly during higher […]
Mitsubishi Electric is committed to environment-compliance, such as use of lead-free components and compliance with RoHS Directives. In recent years, stricter process rules have been enacted for semiconductor parts (microcomputers, memories, ASIC, etc.), which are the main electronic components of the programmable controller. This has made it much more difficult to continuously obtain the […]
A new laser-based research and development cell has been installed at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Ansty, West Midlands, to help keep British manufacturing at the forefront of assembly, fabrication and joining technologies. At the heart of the system is Europe’s most powerful non-military laser, a 20kW rare earth Ytterbium fibre laser with a four-way beam […]
So what comes next after the quick wins of electrical energy saving such as lighting, heating and installing variable speed inverter drives? The answer may be using an Industrial Ethernet energy protocol. The importance of energy management has increased steadily, firstly as a result of fuel costs, then a growing awareness of […]
The new FX3S PLC from Mitsubishi Electric UK completes the market-leading FX3 compact PLC range with its most powerful micro PLC. FX3S uses the power and flexibility of the existing FX3G & FX3U high performance compact PLCs but in a micro format Mitsubishi to create a new Premium Micro PLC. FX3s has […]