Automation product aims to up energy efficiency

January 10, 2011

Schneider Electric has announced its MachineStruxure™ architecture, an automation product for industrial machines. Based on flexible hardware platforms and a comprehensive single software suite, the product helps original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to design machines that are optimized for cost, energy efficiency, and performance, the manufacturer states.

Offering tested, validated, and documented architectures, the system is the latest addition to the company’s EcoStruxure™ energy management architecture portfolio, which connects power, data centers, process and machines, building control, and physical security within an open and flexible technology architecture designed to deliver up to 30 percent savings in energy efficiency.

Leveraging the benefits of four machine control platforms all housed under the new SoMachine™ software suite, the new architecture aims to reduce design time and time to market, optimize machine performance and energy efficiency, and increase profitability.

According to Schneider, SoMachine, a modular and reusable software, enables the MachineStruxure system to cut design and implementation time by up to 50 percent by streamlining the controller design and development process. As a single software package used to program all machines, it allows the design, commissioning, and maintenance of logic, drive, motion, and HMI controllers in a single environment. It also simplifies development and commercialization through integrated expert functions, including smart coding, commissioning screens, and variable tracing.

The ready-to-use architectures and function blocks integrated within the software are designed for all types of generic or process-specific applications, including hoisting, packaging, and material handling.

Schneider Electric * 800-788-1704 * www.schneider-electric.us