A HOLISTIC APPROACH

摘要

Omron's new Sysmac automation platform, a complete family of automation products, can help UK machine builders to develop better, faster and more efficient solutions. The pace of change in the machine building industry has been rapid. Technological advances over the past quarter of a century have leaps forward in speed and productivity, while exacting customer demands have also prompted innovations in machine flexibility and efficiency. Yet in response to low cost alternatives from the developing world, UK machine builders are now under more pressure than ever before to develop solutions that are faster, more efficient, more flexible and more reliable, while remaining competitively priced. The conundrum is how to incorporate the best that new technology has to offer, without significantly increasing the cost to the customer. When selecting the right technology for a project, machine builders must ensure that speed goes hand in hand with productivity - end users will expect a machine which is not only fast but also efficient, accurate and reliable - producing quality products with a minimum of down-time. Omron's new Sysmac automation platform, a complete family of automation products encompassing the machine controller, servos, inverters, vision, I/O, safety and robotics, communicates on a single, open high performance network - EtherCAT.