Global manufacturing is on the cusp of change. The fourth industrial revolution is coming to the manufacturing sector, and according to the Manufacturing Organisation EEF, only 11% of manufacturers think the UK manufacturing sector is ready to take advantage of 4IR. There are those who call it hype or a passing fad. But, as […]
Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) identifies how effectively a manufacturing operation is utilised, but Omron argues that it is not routinely discussed with an organisations machinery suppliers, with the focus instead tending to be on areas such as baseline speed, cycle times and overall performance. By consider their customers’ OEE during machine design, machine builders […]
In a move that simplifies connectivity between Industrial Ethernet and TCP/IP, the CC-Link Partner Association has announced an addition to its CC-Link IE Gigabit Industrial Ethernet. Called CC-Link IE Field Network Basic Mode, it enables device vendors to easily add CC-Link IE compatibility to any product with a 100Mbit Ethernet port. As more companies […]
Advanced water utilities monitor their distribution networks acquiring data from network critical points (production and storage points, inlets of distribution zone, etc.) and making them available in real-time to operators in a centralized SCADA. However, a SCADA control typically provides point data, and does not provide information about the rest of the network. […]
Mitsubishi Electric has previewed their new inverter FR-A800-E. It is based on its FR-A800 series variable speed drives with an integrated web server and 100Mbit Ethernet TCP/IP connectivity as standard. The new features are in addition to the FR-A800 series’ already extensive network connectivity options, providing machine builders and systems integrators with increased […]