Posted to News on 21st Mar 2018, 13:34
Lenze to showcase its automation platform at Foodex 2018
Lenze will showcase its automation platform at Foodex 2018, demonstrating how it makes it easier to deal with the growing complexity of machine design by giving programmers and design engineers the tools, products and services required to improve performance and reliability.
The Lenze FAST application software toolbox uses standard software modules - that are all pre-configured and tested - to accelerate the development of systems. The standard modules are constructed to support a wide variety of machine operations, including both food production and packaging machinery.
Stewart Hylden, Managing Director at Lenze UK, explains the benefits: "It allows a significant reduction in the development time for basic functions. The time saved can be invested in further developing special machine features."
Lenze FAST covers around 80 per cent of all software engineering requirements, meaning that the majority of a machine's software development can be carried out automatically.
Industry 4.0 and the IoT
Lenze will also demonstrate its ability to help customers embrace Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT) by enabling capabilities such as remote monitoring and storing machine data in the cloud.
The ability to capture and analyse digital data is becoming vital in manufacturing. Building on its history as a component supplier, Lenze has increasingly become a provider of solutions that can acquire and analyse machinery operating data, and store it in the cloud.
Connectivity to the cloud will become a standard feature in the next few years. Lenze uses standardised protocols such as OPC UA or the MQTT standard in its automation portfolio, to guarantee that its components are future-proof.
Meet the people who can make it happen and talk about your applications over coffee. Foodex takes place on 16-18 April 2018 at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham. Lenze is in Hall 3A, Stand T280. Or find out more about Lenze at www.lenze.com.
