Controllers

2009-02-26 − Reliable Mixing and Metering - In addition to wasting time, production interruptions are also very expensive – maximum availability of production facilities is crucial for the competitiveness of any manufacturing company.

2009-02-04 − Changing to low carbon markets - The switch to low carbon technologies must continue, and not fall by the wayside as we work hard to adapt to new economic times, says Jeff Whiting of Mitsubishi Electric.

2009-01-28 − Recognising low carbon market opportunities - Global warming should be good for solutions providers! With highly skilled scientists and engineers supported by academia, plus the enterprise of commercial and marketing people, we should be able to develop and distribute the technologies needed for a low carbon future.

2008-11-26 − Tiny controller plays big role in recycling - The humble FX compact PLC from Mitsubishi is playing a vital and increasing role in reducing landfill and improving recycling.

2008-11-12 − Energy Saving Retailer - Fashion company Per Una has proven that it is possible to enjoy runaway commercial success whilst simultaneously making major strides to curtail carbon emissions.

2008-09-24 − NEC Exhibitors get personalised power supplies - A new SCADA-based power distribution system at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre will provide instant power to every stand of each new show, removing the massive job of installing new cables runs every time.

2008-08-13 − Suck it and see - Pennine Healthcare has used a range of Mitsubishi equipment to automate the sterile bagging of its range of Yankauers – suction devices used by surgeons to remove excess fluid from areas of the during surgical procedures..

2008-08-13 − Traditionally Modern Pottery - Denby Pottery may be approaching its 200th birthday, but its plant is so modern that it does not look in the slightest way out of place in the 21st century.

2007-01-17 − Robots at University - Students at Plymouth University are now getting hands on experience of flexible automation, following the installation of four high tech Mitsubishi robots by Barr & Paatz from nearby Totnes. The Mitsubishi RV-2AJ five axis robot is designed to be flexible and adaptable to a great many tasks in manufacturing industry. They are also used in fields such as research labs, mediacl facilities and CD pressing plants. There 64 bit controller makes them highly intelligent and thier poweful servo motors enable them to work with payload of up to 2kg.

2007-01-17 − Laser cell uses latest positioning technology - The first use of the new MR-J3 super servo has been made by automation specialist TEC of Melton Mowbray, which has used them to drive an x-y table in a laser marking cell it has developed. Launched only at the 2006 Hanover Fair in April, the MR J3 series is Mitsubishi Electric’s latest generation of servo amplifiers and motors. Designed to be easy to install and configure with vibration suppression and advanced autotuning, a high-resolution absolute position encoder is fitted as standard.

2007-01-17 − Drives work wonders for woodworkers - A plant wide energy efficiency installation is already saving £120,000 a year in the woodworking shops at door and mouldings company BLP in Doncaster. The new system, based on variable speed drives, PLCs and HMIs from Mitsubishi Electric, is being expanded into a third building, bringing even greater gains in the near future.

2007-01-17 − Howzat! Who put the lights out? - A power cut left the Warwickshire Cricket Club ground in the dark after just half an hour’s play of the Friday evening match between the Bears and the Royals in the Twenty20 Cup in front of a packed ground in early July this summer. Both scoreboards were closed down and the score had to be announced through the PA system at the end of each over as Warwickshire slipped to their third defeat of the season.

2007-01-17 − Dancing in the Street - Passers by at the Yorkshire Dance Studio in Leeds are in for a surprise as they stop to admire a sculpture on the side of the building of several dancers, because every 30 minutes the dancers suddenly come to life. Pivoting on their toes, gliding across the façade and leaping into the air, the dancers perform a five minute routine of grace and beauty, driven by a combination of electric rotary actuators and rodless pneumatic cylinders, and all under the control of a tiny Mitsubishi FX PLC.

2006-06-14 − New processor module for high-level language programming from Mitsubishi Electric - New microprocessor module for System Q with a real-time operating system for programming production and process controller applications in high-level languages (C/C++).

2006-01-10 − New Profibus Master from Mitsubishi Electric - Mitsubishi Electric has released an innovative new Profibus master module for its MELSEC System Q automation platform.

2006-01-10 − Mitsubishi Electric presents its next generation of compact controllers - Mitsubishi Electric announces the worldwide launch of the FX3U series – the third technology generation of its successful range of compact PLCs.

2005-11-16 − MELSEC System Q - Economical failsafe performance: The new redundant controller technology for the process industry from Mitsubishi Electric

2005-11-16 − ALPHA XL - New Controllers and Functions: Mitsubishi Electric extends its micro controller series Alpha XL

2005-12-15 − MELSEC ST - the new remote I/O series from Mitsubishi Electric

2005-12-15 − Power Supply with Flat Form Factor - Mitsubishi Electric optimises power supply technology for miniature controllers

2005-12-15 − Redefining the Switchgear Cabinet - Mitsubishi Electric presents an innovative controller wiring system