According to a recent white paper on energy efficiency savings, Schneider Electric identified oversized machine actuators (electrical motors, pneumatic actuators, etc.) This leads to machines that consume more energy than necessary, something that can easily be avoided through proper design. This is particularly important considering industry and infrastructure consume more than 31% of the […]
OEM’s operate in increasingly competitive markets, driven by new technologies and rising productivity expectations from their manufacturing customer. More difficult to accommodate in short timescales are changes in currencies, legislation and trends. To find competitive advantage OEMs need to consider how best to implement smart technologies whilst keeping prices and profits at acceptable levels. […]
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 […]
The benefits of a reducing the number of suppliers are widely recognized across manufacturing and industry, with savings including lower development costs and faster time-to-market for new products. Mitsubishi Electric argues the same benefits can be realised by machine builders of all sizes. Typically, the overall cost of design, programming, development, assembly and testing […]