Mitsubishi Electric
Changes for the Better
With nearly 100 years of experience in providing reliable, high-quality products, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation is a recognized world leader in the manufacture, marketing and sales of electrical and electronic equipment used in information processing and communications, space development and satellite communications, consumer electronics, industrial technology, energy, transportation and building equipment.
Mitsubishi Electric enriches society with technology in the spirit of its corporate statement, “Changes for the Better,” and environmental statement, “Eco Changes.”
In the field of industrial technology, Mitsubishi Electric offers a vast range of automation and processing technologies, including controllers, drive products, power distribution and control products, electrical discharge machines, electron beam machines, laser processing machines, computerized numerical controllers, and industrial robots, helping to bring higher productivity – and quality – to the factory floor. In addition, its extensive service networks around the globe provide direct communication and comprehensive support to customers.
Mitsubishi Electric has an integrated concept called e-F@ctory to build reliable and flexible manufacturing systems that enable users to achieve many of their high speed, information driven manufacturing aspirations. Through its partner solution activity, the e-F@ctory Alliance, and its work with open network associations such as The CC-Link Partners Association (CLPA), users can build comprehensive solutions based on a wide ranging “best in class” principle. In summary, e-F@ctory and the e-F@ctory Alliance enable customers to achieve integrated manufacturing but still retain the ability to choose the most optimal suppliers and solutions.
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MELSOFT iQ Works - EPLAN integration
The integrated solution from EPLAN Electric P8 to MELSOFT iQ Works by Mitsubishi Electric connects electrical engineering to automation. Based on the neutral and open data format AutomationML, data such as symbolic addresses, I/O lists and process variables can be exchanged bi-directionally between both software tools. This helps optimize processes in engineering and automation and paves the way towards Industry 4.0. The dataset created in EPLAN forms the basis for PLC hardware (rack) assembly and software programming in MELSOFT iQ Works. Users can exchange, later edit, and synchronize project data in any direction at all stages of the project. The data are transmitted along the whole product development process as a single source of truth to ensure data consistency. In addition, EPLAN Data Portal provides the necessary component data. Taken together, the integration helps accelerate component configuration and design planning significantly.
