best practice principles in machine building

April 18, 2013 9:21 am

best practice principles in machine building
Rockwell Automation has identified five aspects of machine building, covering global standards, machine control, networks, programming and wiring
How would you feel about spending less time on labour-intensive, repetitive tasks, and more on solving your customers’ business challenges?
If this sounds good to you, Rockwell Automation can help. Rockwell Automation is constantly exploring faster, simpler ways to help you build more efficient, cost-effective machines and equipment. Its resultant solution is its new Midrange system portfolio, based on a simplified, compact control platform. This short guide looks at five aspects of machine building what Rockwell has identified as being unnecessarily complex. Covering global standards, machine control, networks, programming and wiring, the company outlines how it has simplified and improved processes, helping clients save time, money and effort.
What’s more, because it works with end users itself, it knows what it looks for from a machine builder. Taking note of these best practice guidelines won’t do any harm at all in terms of prospective business.
Best practice principle 1: build for the global marketImagine. A machine builder is in the fortunate position of being able to sell a machine in 10 different countries. It can be built in 10 different ways from the ground up to meet the needs and standards of each market, or it can be built as one machine which adheres to global standards and adapted from there. Which would you rather?
Rockwell’s Allen-Bradley Midrange platform helps you build machines and equipment that incorporate global legislative standards. It covers different voltages, operates on the common, globally recognised Logix platform, and is infinitely scalable and flexible.
By using one single platform, you can consolidate your spares inventory. Its support services are more focused and efficient, reducing downtime and maintaining productivity. At Rockwell Automation, its size and scale means that it have commercial agreements with many key manufacturers worldwide.
Rockwell supports you and your clients whenever and wherever you need it, whether at your site or during installation at your customers’.
Best practice principle 2: use one controller for every applicationTraditionally, because machines and equipment come in different shapes and sizes, so have the controllers. The more controllers, the more hardware and software needed to support them, the more product-specific installation and maintenance manuals, the more training, the higher the incremental costs and possible complications.
Traditionally seems to come with ‘complicatedly’ built-in, so Rockwell has made tradition truly a thing of the past. Its solution is simple. And that equals one hardware and software package, one user manual, one tool for all applications, regardless of size and complexity of machine and equipment. It makes for a much easier way of getting things done.
Brilliant. A simple, single, modular solution for today’s multi-faceted machine and equipment-building requirements. One that accelerates production processes and drives performance improvement.
• Maximum control integration and faster performance.• Reusable programmes save time and money.• Complete communications flexibility and consistency.• Reduced set-up, operation and maintenance costs.

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