Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it has developed data analysis and diagnostics software, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) software, and industrial-use computers that will incorporate in e-F@ctory-brand solutions for edge computing on production floors where network edges and data sources intersect. The new offerings reportedly will greatly enhance smart-manufacturing processes for production data collection and analysis as well as real-time diagnostics to strengthen preventive maintenance and product quality. Solutions will support the Edgecross open-software platform facilitating connectivity between production floors and value chains via the Internet of Things (IoT) systems. A commercial launch is expected in the spring of 2018.
Key Features
Real-time Data Analyzer (data analysis and diagnostics software)
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Create diagnostics rules by conducting offline analysis of shop data and then executing real-time diagnostics of production systems during operation.
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Improve the accuracy of detecting equipment anomalies during real-time diagnostics using the company’s AI technology Maisart-brand waveform recognition methodology to learn and recognize data, such as sensor waveform patterns.
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Implement preventive maintenance and quality improvement using statistical diagnostic tools, such as the Mahalanobis-Taguchi method and multivariable regression analysis for data analysis.
MC Works64 Edge-computing Edition (SCADA software)
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Easily monitor data across the entire production floor with special sensors and devices.
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Use best-in-class visualization, including 3D graphics, and remote monitoring (via Web browser and mobile devices) to access KPI data anytime, anywhere.
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Easy to use and simple configuration dedicated to edge-computing applications.
MELIPC Series (industrial PCs)
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Rugged, high-reliability design based on MELSEC Series PLC quality standards.
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Meets diverse needs, ranging from high-end models offering high-performance processors and built-in CC-LINK IE for high-speed communications to lower-end small-profile models suited to simple tasks.
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Will be expanded with lines offering new functions, such as drive and motion control.