Optimising your field-level machine architecture – watch the Festo on-demand webinar
05 January 2024
Automation today is more dependent than ever upon machine control architecture and its software. They determine the performance, build time and flexibility of the machine and have a massive impact on the price that the machine costs and can be built and sold for. These two mutually dependent factors are the most rapidly advancing aspects of machine design and are aptly encapsulated within the mega-trends ‘digitalisation’ and ‘flexibility’.
In this webinar, the Festo specialists explain the existing technology utilised for remote electrical inputs and outputs, electric drive axis and pneumatic valve manifolds – from compact valve blocks up to multi-zoned ISO valve terminals. The webinar looks at where IO-Link, fieldbus and Ethernet options are typically applied and their advantages/disadvantages.
The presenters turn their attention to recent innovations which enable the technologies to be blended to suit the application. These innovations are ideal to address a modular family of machines, or a machine design that must adapt from one application to the next.
Utilising both high-density, centralised I/O, and distributed, lower-density IO modules it is independent of the high-level machine communications, simply adapting to standard protocols.
We look at the role of centralised, decentralised and hybrid configurations and your benefits when applied to different machine configurations. Looking beyond straightforward remote I/O we will consider using the latest connection technology for:
Integrating multiple manufacturers' equipment – transparently, easily and cost effectively
· Reducing wiring, set-up, and commissioning times
· Building in performance and flexibility – control and data handling
· Obtaining flexibility with high performance with a keen eye on costs and TCO
This webinar is ideal for OEM design and controls engineers looking to develop modern, cost-effective machines using the latest technologies or in-house engineers looking to specify their future machinery control architectures.
Presenters:
Thierry Van den Bosch has worked in and around industrial automation throughout his career, first as a project engineer and now as a Product Marketing Manager for networks and controls. With over 20 years of experience in automation and control, he is passionate about automation technology and its applications.
Jonny Mottram has over 30 years of experience in engineering, from his apprenticeship through to progressing his career in the manufacturing and automation industries. He has had roles in sales and applications engineering and now is a Product Marketing Manager. No matter what area he still likes to be a hands-on engineer.
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