Intelligent automation platform
September 1st 2007 Mitsubishi has introduced the iQ
platform, a system that enables
open communication between
factory equipment and business.
The Platform strategy revolves
around the Qn series of PACs,
coupled with powerful extensions
and option modules designed to sit
at the heart of plant processes.
This enables total integration of
control and communications from
a single hardware platform. The
control platform is said to be highly
scalable, being capable of
accommodating anything from a
handful of I/O channels right up to
several thousand. Advanced
hardware and software tools also
deliver comprehensive production
data management as part of the iQ
Platform strategy. The MES
connectivity makes it easy to track,
measure and control critical
production data and activities,
providing information such as
increased traceability, productivity
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