Software tool can save time and cost of automation system design

摘要

As automation systems become more sophisticated, so the development and maintenance of the disparate components and production lines becomes more complex. Now Mitsubishi Electric has addressed the problem, with an alternative approach to automation system design that reduces engineering time, effort and costs, and helps to bring down total cost of ownership. A key challenge for today's automation engineers is to develop advanced production lines and then maintain them at optimum efficiency over the whole product lifecycle. Companies aspiring to world class productivity standards need ever more flexible and sophisticated lines and machines, with an emphasis on the highest levels of availability. But increased sophistication brings with it increased development complexity, increased maintenance requirements, and an ongoing challenge for upgrades as part of a continuous improvement programme.