Panasonic Industry Europe presents the technology portfolio for the automation sector at SPS – Smart Production Solutions 2019 in Nuremberg. From 26th to 28th of November, products and solutions for a variety of industries will be exhibited in hall 4A, booth 341: from high-precision sensors to control technology, HMIs (Human Machine Interfaces) and drives, Panasonic Industry is the partner for setting up solutions for fully networked production lines. Feasibility studies, customizable hardware and software solutions as well as the training programs of the Panasonic Academy underscore the comprehensive range of services and demonstrate the customer orientation that offers added value for partners throughout Europe.
Industry 4.0 in focus: thanks to newly developed automation products from Panasonic Industry, the networking of production processes and the resulting possibility of automated custom manufacturing up to batch size one is no longer a vision. We are continuously expanding our portfolio of networked products and offering solutions with communication gateways developed in-house to integrate existing production architecture into the Industry 4.0 age.
MINAS A6 Multi – 400V Servo Drive System
The new MINAS A6 Multi 400V servo drive system was specially developed for the European market. With a slim, 50mm wide book size format, each drive controller can control two axes, which reduces the space requirement in the control cabinet by up to 64% compared to standard drives. Thanks to the EtherCAT interface, network integration is guaranteed and, with 18 integrated safety functions, the MINAS A6 Multi complies with SIL3 safety guidelines. From mid-2020 onwards, motors from 200W to 5kW will be available for selection, with further performance levels to follow.
FP-I4C – the communicator
The newly developed FP-I4C is the gateway for industrial 4.0 applications. Via the available interfaces, the data of connected controllers is transmitted to higher-level systems and additionally enables remote access even for small systems.
The FP-I4C is the ideal complement to expand the communication capability of controllers thanks to its comprehensive functions such as web server, FTP client, integrated protocols like OPC-UA (Open Platform Communications – Unified Architecture) and MQTT (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport) as well as its compact design.
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