Hybrid RTG gantry crane uses Altivar 71 to drive lower emissions and fuel usage

  First-of-its-kind hybrid rubber tired gantry (RTG) crane lowers emissions by 80 percent and reduces fuel usage by 70 percent.  In addition operators found it smooth and easy to drive, and were able to pick and lift containers 20 percent faster than a hydraulic crane.   The rubber tired gantry crane (RTG) market is very […]

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Film-sealing machine throughput doubled with Mitsubishi Electric iQ Automation Platform

  Leading German plastic film machine manufacturer Joke GmbH found that by using a Mitsubishi Automation iQ based machine control solution to optimising their machine process they doubled throughput without a significant mechanical redesign.   The new system concept incorporating additional automation elements from Mitsubishi Electric was developed  in-house by Joke Folienschweißtechnik GmbH in Bergisch […]

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Mitsubishi Electric introduces smart RTU to monitor remote locations

    Mitsubishi Electric smart Remote Terminal Units (smart RTUs) are intelligent remote terminals which can supply data to the enterprise system over long distances from diverse plant systems such as oil and gas pipelines, switching stations, tunnels or sewage treatment plants.   This innovative solution enables a fully automated production process to be controlled […]

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