As producers know only too well, unplanned machine downtime carries significant penalties, from lost production to waste of spoiled product and unhappy customer. By offering advanced machine solutions, Omron’s answer to significantly improve the Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) of your installed machine to avoid stoppages. The Integrated Automation of Omron’s Sysmac a philosophy is […]
CC-Link IE|the missing link in Industry 4.0 and IIot communications. Much of the promise of Industry 4.0 (4IR) is based upon seamless interconnectivity between production machines, enterprise systems and sources of data in the wider world. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is a key foundation of that interconnectivity, providing low cost, easily integrated […]
Schneider Electric launches PacDrive 3 integrated solution for automated machine control. Based on proven logic motion technology, PacDrive 3 unifies PLC, motion, and robotics control functionality on a single hardware platform. Its centralised system architecture, is specifically designed to control a wide range of servo-driven production and packaging machines, as well as material […]
Manufacturing Intelligence & Data Management Mitsubishi’s FA-IT open platform supports competitive global manufacturers Recognising the demand from manufactures to optimize their total manufacturing processes by using IoT, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has just announced its new FA-IT Open Platform for factory automation. Edge computing model Based around edge computing, the platform facilitates connectivity […]
IIoT and smart machines are offering OEMs and manufacturers a step-change in ways to improve flexibility and productivity. The emergence of Industry 4.0 is triggering significant transformation in manufacturing and production industries. Making the case for the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) Schneider Electric’s Rainer Beudert, Marketing Director for the system and software Machine Solutions […]