FEATURE DRIVES & CONTROLS
OFFERING NEW DIMENSIONS in scalability and response time
At this year’s Drives & Controls exhibition B&R will be taking advantage of the opportunity offered by the UK’s premier trade fair for industrial automation systems and components to present its product range in Hall 3, stand D250. Two main topics are on the B&R agenda this year - maximising scalability and minimising response time
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ith Scalability+, B&R is establishing a new philosophy for scalability. This
new approach opens up entirely new dimensions for machine builders, making it possible to tailor an automation solution directly to the needs of a specific machine. It allows you to select a hardware and software solution that best fits your automation needs - all without being forced to enter into any kind of commitment. If it becomes obvious during development that the components or solutions need to be scaled up or down, this can be done at any time without losing a single bit of the work that has already been done. All of this makes it possible for machine manufacturers to adapt automation systems directly to the needs of the machine without having to make compromises along the way.
A NEW SERIES OF COMPACT CONTROLLERS B&R has developed a whole new series of hardware components that further enhances the interoperability and
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scalability of automation systems. New compact controllers with integrated I/O have been added to the X20 series of controllers. The Power Panel product series is also being upgraded to include several new touchscreen systems - with and without controller functionality - that will also be given their UK launch at Drives & Controls.
GROUNDBREAKING CYCLE TIMES USING STANDARD TECHNOLOGIES This year’s Drives & Controls is also the perfect venue for B&R UK to unveil reACTION - a technology that reduces cycle times to new levels. This new approach allows time critical sub- processes to be implemented using standard hardware - all within the requirements of IEC 61131 - while reducing not just the load on the controller, but overall costs as well.
NEW VERSION OF APROL B&R will also be introducing the UK to the latest version of its process control
Above: with Scalability+, B&R is establishing a new philosophy for scalability
system - APROL R 4.0 - including many new features. Sharing the spotlight will be EnMon energy monitoring and ConMon condition monitoring solution packages from APROL, both of which are well suited for use in factory automation. With APROL, machine manufacturers not only can expand their core competencies, but also offer factory owners and operators the resulting added value. Another solution package, APROL APC (Advanced Process Control), includes various components such as a 10x10x10 model predictive controller for providing simple solutions to complex control tasks. These and other innovations from all
areas of automation - from simulation- based mechatronic software development and high end PC-based systems to drive technology and mobile automation - will be on display at the B&R booth.
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