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FEATURE MACHINE BUILDING, FRAMEWORKS & SAFETY
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CYBER SECURITY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN MACHINE BUILDING Faced with the challenges of cyber
security, energy efficiency, the growing skills gap, and more, today’s machine builders need automation solution providers who are ahead of the game. Marc Vissers from Lenze talks to Rachael Morling about how the company can help
costs, why wait to use higher efficiency motors? Lenze doesn’t think you should! With the introduction of its IE5/IE7 motor drive
system, Lenze has created a portfolio that offers the highest efficiency in the most compact size. At the heart of this drive system is the new permanent magnet synchronous motor, which offers significantly higher efficiency thanks to lower losses inside the motor and in the rotor, in conjunction with the precise control provided by the drive software. According to Lenze, the combination of motor,
gearbox and frequency drive reduces losses by 60% and provides an overload torque of 300%. While IE7 is currently the maximum energy saving motor rating, Lenze is already heading towards IE9 solutions which will offer the highest levels of efficiency possible.
becoming ever more essential to improve time to market in the face of stiff competition, but at the same time machine users are expecting more from their machinery. Despite this, quality, productivity, safety and energy efficiency need to be of the highest level. Added to this there is the ever growing skills gap. With companies finding it increasingly difficult to find skilled workers – and those who have the right skills for the job retiring from the industry – there is the real danger that the knowledge base will be lost. One further and very real issue, however, is cyber security, something which everyone in the supply chain needs to keep on top of. The problem here, comments Vissers, is that while engineers want to create something, hackers want to disrupt it. Their opportunities to do this are becoming greater, and by doing so they have the ability to make the competition weaker. So in this complex and volatile world, everyone needs to be prepared for the future and take their cybersecurity extremely seriously. Machine builders therefore need to be fully
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aware not only of the NIS2 Directive but also the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), and this is where Lenze can help. As a provider of a huge range of technologies and solutions, Lenze ensures its automation products have in-built cyber security functions, taking the pressure off machine builders. Using these products, they can be sure that their machines, systems and plants comply with both the NIS2 Directive and CRA, Vissers explains.
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oday’s machine builders face a myriad of challenges. The market is changing – increasing levels of productivity are
PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT As a manufacturer of a wide range of products and solutions, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is an important tool for Lenze to ensure its products meet application requirements for many years before being replaced, repaired or recycled. Vissers explains the stages of PLM: In the early
stages, that is when we tell the world about the product. The Active stage is when the product is in use; the Mature stage is when the product is still being used and will be available for the next ten years or so; and then there is the Limited stage, where the product will eventually be discontinued at the End of Line stage. As a result, Lenze
products are manufactured to the highest quality levels, ensuring reliability for many years to come. It is natural, however, that products will eventually be discontinued, but these will be replaced by the next generation that offers even greater levels of features and benefits to the user. With this being the case, Lenze is already lined up to introduce a range of new products at the upcoming SPS (Smart Production Solutions) show which takes place on 12-14 November in Nuremberg.
ENERGY SAVING SOLUTIONS Electric motors are responsible for a huge
LENZE AT SPS 2024 So if you are heading out to SPS, be sure to stop by the Lenze stand where you will not only be able to discover its high efficiency motors, but you will be able to see the latest in safety solutions, discuss cyber security in machine building, investigate robotics, and find out more about the Nupano Open Automation Platform (covered in previous issues of Design Solutions) which enables machine builders to harness the great potential of digitalisation for their machines.
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amount of energy consumption across the world. To reduce energy use within the manufacturing industry, IE (International Efficiency) standards have been introduced which indicate motor efficiency levels. IE5 motors, for example, will consume significantly less power than lower rated motors. But in the face of ever increasing energy
With the introduction of its IE5/IE7 motor drive system, Lenze has created a portfolio that offers the highest efficiency in the most compact size
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