New integrated and intelligent industrial PC platform for manufacturing. Omron Automation has introduced a new Industrial PC Platform (IPC) that delivers “integrated” and “intelligent” automation to production sites and equipment. The powerful and robust automation platform integrates motion, sequencing, safety, networking and vision inspection, and a new software (Sysmac Studio). It includes […]
Inverter drives (VSDs) with an integrated PLC enable system designers to design out a standalone PLC in a wide range of machine application. This simplifies panel design and wiring, reduces size, and saves cost. In addition to providing local control, the PLC function can also be used for condition monitoring and provide machine data […]
CC-Link improves Vehicle Press Line System The CC-Link automation network’s user association has introduced a way to dramatically reduced system design and system start-up times in vehicle press line systems. It features a new approach to press control based on the concepts of modularisation and decentralisation. One panel computer can directly exchange monitoring data […]
The reliability of electrical and electronic equipment is critical to most production plants. Heat induced equipment failures causes damage to expensive equipment, and loss of production due to downtime. Electrical equipment life is extended by operating at the correct cabinet temperature The temperature inside an electrical cabinet is invariable higher than the ambient. The […]
During the 2017 Hannover Fair, Mitsubishi Electric Europe announced SAP’s participation in the Mitsubishi Electric e-F@ctory Alliance partner program. This partnership will enable Mitsubishi Electric’s automation solutions to operate fully with an SAP Cloud Platform. Using the Internet of Things (IoT) features of SAP software, Mitsubishi Electric can transfer selected data from its automation […]