July 15, 2021
Since the beginning of the year, MOVITRAC advanced frequency inverters have completed the MOVI-C modular automation system. A MOVITRAC advanced not only saves space in your control cabinet, the high level of operating convenience also saves you time during startup and diagnostics. The power range of up to 315 kW also ensures flexibility and cost-effectiveness.
Space is a precious commodity, especially when you're talking about control cabinets. Here, every centimeter that can be saved often counts. For this reason, SEW-EURODRIVE manufactures their new MOVITRAC advanced in a compact design. This all-rounder controls and monitors both synchronous and asynchronous AC motors, with and without encoders. Asynchronous motors with LSPM technology or synchronous and asynchronous linear motors are also no problem for this flexible inverter.
The MOVI-C modular automation system always offers you a complete solution for both centralized and decentralized installations: from inverter technology and drive technology to control technology - all from a single source.
You can also benefit from other advantages of MOVITRAC advanced, such as automatic startup of a motor with the electronic nameplate, simple unit replacement without an engineering PC or by using SEW-EURODRIVE's preconfigured MOVIKIT software module.
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The right tools and tech can enable advanced predictive maintenance, bottleneck prevention and optimization. Find out how digitalization is bridging the gap between legacy systems and Industry 4.0.
Without a doubt, digitalization is setting high standards for efficiency and throughput in production. Today, as manufacturers move ever closer to Industry 4.0, the question has increasingly shifted from ‘if’ to ‘when’ production companies will be able to make use of the data being generated with every piece that comes off the line. How do traditional companies take the first steps to digitalization and put that data to work? How do they make the move to unlocking the potential in every production system to improve and optimise their output? And what is the simplest way to harness the power of cloud computing and artificial intelligence at the edge?
As we know, not every modern factory is a greenfield high-tech showroom with pristine workers in lab smocks. In fact, many of them may not even be all that modern, but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t benefit from the modern tools, processes and best practices that are the hallmarks of a productive and successful factory. In this journey to modernity, digitalization has become a vital bridge, enabling owners and production directors to begin harvesting the data that can provide vital clues to enhancing production.
Start with Sensors
As new standards of efficiency and quality become the norm, those seeking a competitive edge are turning increasingly to digitalization. Sensors (from very simple to highly complex) can be incorporated into all types of production lines, to measure everything from unit temperature and speed to output shape and size, weight and hardness and most everything in between. Sensors can form part of a wireless network, sending signals remotely, or can be connected directly into an existing production system, depending on the needs of the factory.
From Raw Data to Vital Information
The resulting output from these sensors is the raw data that can be transformed into information and insights to streamline efficiency, remove bottlenecks, reduce downtime and optimize production cycles—when used correctly. Before any data can be analysed, it has to be stored, either on an in-house server or using a cloud-based service for greater scope for expansion and off-site processing. Exactly how much storage is needed depends on the application, level of digitalization, output form and required analysis. For comparison, a production line with simple sensors attached to monitor throughput will generate significantly less data than one with quality-control cameras monitoring multiple types of product forms.
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