- EcoStruxure Machine delivers the vision and technology for smart machines
- Innovations in motion control and robotics bring benefits across the whole machine life cycle
Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation, has introduced EcoStruxureTM Machine, a significant step forward in its ability to help its packaging machine builders design machine solutions that are ready for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Announced today at interpack 2017, the leading processes and packaging trade fair taking place in Germany, EcoStruxure Machine delivers Schneider Electric’s smart machine solutions, which are built on its IIoT-enabled open and interoperable EcoStruxure system architecture and platform.
Schneider Electric’s vision for smart machines is part of a connected, cybersecure production system based on EcoStruxure Machine, the company’s machine-centric automation architecture that enables OEMs to design more efficient, more flexible, better connected, and safer machines through advanced digital technologies and open standards.
EcoStruxure delivers Innovation At Every Level from connected products to edge control to applications, analytics and services. For packaging processes, EcoStruxure delivers the architecture for future-proof production and packaging processes, unleashing the full potential of the IIoT and Industry 4.0 for OEM customers in the packaging industry.
At the apps, analytics and services layer, EcoStruxure Machine ensures seamless integration of machines to the IT layer, allowing the collection and aggregation of data ready for analysis – for machine builders and end users alike this means increased uptime and the ability to find information faster for efficient operations and maintenance.
At the edge control layer EcoStruxure Machine facilitates information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) convergence across industry-standard platforms, meaning machine builders reap benefits from web interfaces and cloud computing for easy vertical integration of production lines, and real-time data exchange to access, monitor, and control from anywhere. The benefits of connected products for measuring, actuating, device level monitoring, and control that adhere to open standards are unmatched integration opportunities and increased flexibility.
Digitization requires machine builders more than ever to think beyond the usual borders of individual products and machines and consider how complete production lines must become connected at every stage of the manufacturing life cycle.
“Today we are seeing two interconnected megatrends: the digitization of all types of information and the increasing use of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) in production – both are driving the evolution of our advanced machine technologies and the development of our EcoStruxure Machine architecture in order to deliver machines that are more efficient, more flexible, better connected, and safer,” says Dr Ali Haj Fraj, Senior Vice President, Machine Solutions, Schneider Electric.
Schneider Electric is one of the world’s leading automation solution providers for packaging machines – more than 300 of the machines being displayed at interpack are built on Schneider Electric’s smart machine technology. At interpack 2017, Schneider Electric is presenting not only its comprehensive portfolio of automation solutions and products, but also its capabilities as an expert partner for OEMs, with a broad range of knowledge and expertise for every step of production and packaging processes.
Machine and line control, supervision and analytics – see how you can manage your production line and your machines locally or remotely via cloud with our comprehensive software solutions based on System Platform powered by Wonderware TM.
PacDrive with C2C and OPC UA in parallel with Sercos communication – see our new LMC pro 2 PacDrive Controller which is able to handle 130 axes and delivers controller-to-controller communication via Sercos. This launch paves the way to build distributed systems which can communicate online as fast as the machine level and with fully synchronous servo axes along a full line.
PacDrive Servo System concept – for the first time we are showing our iLD integrated drive concept which has the potential to drastically cut the footprint of a machine, initially for carton box machinery with additional applications coming in the future.
New robot kinematics – robots have long been a part of our packaging solutions, however our brand new SCARA kinematics and hand axis on Delta3 kinematics are now fully embedded into our standard packaging machine automation environment, bringing customers better integration, faster commissioning, and more flexibility across their machines and processes.
Smart engineering and operations – see our technology for smart machines in action – including the latest features of SoMachine software that reduce engineering time and increase quality and simulation, semantic code analysis, automated tests, and subversion that supports application life cycle management in a modular machine design. In addition, you can see how our augmented reality offer, Vijeo 360, and digital services can help improve machine commissioning, operation and maintenance.
A focus on food production and machinery – see our new Food & Beverage machinery solutions that cover the complete process from shop floor to top floor – including the bundling of existing application engineering expertise and solutions and Tested, Validated and Documented Architectures (TVDAs), to deliver new solutions for a broader spectrum of Food & Beverage machinery.
Visit our booth in Hall 05, stand G22, to discover our leading automation solutions for packaging machines.
EcoStruxure is Schneider Electric’s open, interoperable, IoT-enabled syste architecture delivering enhanced value around safety, reliability, efficiency, sustainability, and connectivity for our customers. EcoStruxure leverages technologies in IoT, mobility, sensing, cloud, analytics, and cybersecurity to deliver Innovation at Every Level including Connected Products, Edge Control, and Apps, Analytics & Services. EcoStruxure has been deployed in 450,000+ installations, with the support of 9,000 system integrators, connecting over 1 billion devices.