DATA MINING
Against the backdrop of a desire to increase
OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) by
means of digitalization, there is a high
demand for analysis of extracted data
(data mining) from production. In the first
instance there is a recipe and production
data for internal evaluation. In addition,
the condition and operating profile of
devices like the robot’s components such as
servo drives can be recorded. This provides
valuable information for instance the status
of wear parts and any contamination. The
resulting database information then enables
predictive maintenance strategies with a
significant saving potential in maintenance
costs. To improve these strategies further,
Mitsubishi Electric is developing a new edge
computing technology called MELIPC that
will be fully commercialized in the course of
the coming year. It is aiming at leveraging
the value of manufacturer’s data through
the use of advanced analytic algorithms
executed on the edge of the shop floor.
Another important category of process data
is the one that is used for traceability and
consumer information, especially in the food
sector. This can be employed, for example, to
prove compliance with the cold chain or to
attach origin information to food packaging
that can be called up via a QR code. “At
Mitsubishi Electric, we can collect all data
from PLCs, controls and drives centrally
and process it locally using special edge
computing technologies. This reduces the
bill for storage space in the cloud in addition
to delivering many other advantages for
production control and monitoring.
“Robots are far from replacing all manual
work in the packaging industry,” summarizes
Malte Schlüter. “As fully integrated,
intelligent ‘colleagues’, they will help to
make tasks more comfortable and efficient
though. This is no longer a dream of the
future, because we have the corresponding
technology right now - and it is economic
to use”.
About Mitsubishi Electric
With nearly 100 years of experience
in providing reliable, high-quality
products, Mitsubishi Electric
Corporation is a recognised
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,
as well as in products for the
energy sector, transportation and
building equipment.
Our sales offices, research &
development centres and
manufacturing plants are located in
over 30 countries.
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