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cylinder with a servo motor – brings advantages to all those involved: the engineer who can reduce the inefficient, low resolution and relatively expensive pneumatics in his machine, the production planner who can focus on one physical energy source – electricity, the employees who can finally operate in a noticeably quieter work environment, and by reducing energy use to help our planet.


DIGITAL TWIN FOR PLANNING, INSTALLATION, OPERATION AND SERVICE Vario-X is not only a collection of backplanes, modules, cables and I/O. A system automated with Vario-X has a digital twin right from the start: a portable 1:1 image of the virtual system that contains all the functions and parameters of the physical system – even


Murrelektronik has introduced Vario-X, designed to achieve 100% decentralised automation without control cabinets or compressed air


in the design phase, before even the first mechanical component has been ordered or assembled. For this purpose, Murrelektronik creates a kinematic of machines and systems in a unique software, where movements and processes can be simulated. With the digital twin, the same virtual kinematic is then run to control the real machine. The digital system can also be ‘placed’ directly into the manufacturing process with augmented reality (AR) on a mobile phone or tablet, so that all movement sequences and functions can be viewed virtually while assembling the machine or in production. “Allowing offsite testing of a machine in a


digital environment allows repeated testing and resetting of functions, without the need for materials waste. This is also a much quicker process, and one that most end


users are now happy to accept factory test results from,” Peter Rogers summarises the advantages of the digital twin. In addition, Machine Builders can use the


digital twin as a ‘3D blueprint’, for example via an augmented reality app or virtual reality glasses. This often works much faster than understanding a plan drawn in 2D. The Murrelektronik Applications Team is


leading the launch of Vario-X to customers in the UK. To arrange a demonstration or to discuss how Vario-X could be integrated into your machine or plant installation, contact the company via the details below.


Murrelektronik T: 0161 728 3133 techsupport@murrelektronik.co.uk www.murrelektronik.uk/gb/


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