Product category:
Process Control: SCADA, ERP, MES and networks
News Release from: Schneider Electric | Subject: Jez Palmer
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 08 September 2004
Open letter on Collaborative Engineering
Much has been pronounced about open architecture, open networking, open automation, seamless integration and the like: collaboration is the key to future proofing efficient and effective manufacturing
Collaboration is the key to future proofing efficient and effective manufacturing Much has been pronounced about open architecture, open networking, open automation, seamless integration and the like
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 18 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
New Magelis industrial PCs have four models
The new range of Magelis industrial PCs offer tough ruggedised designs, suitability for continuous 24/7 operation, great tolerance to impact and vibration, with global certifications as key benefits
Website unravels 17th Edition wiring regulations
Schneider Electric has unveiled a new section of its website, devoted to explaining the new 17th Edition Regulations and all of the ramifications for electrical contractors, FMs and building engineers
Mostly these are mere buzzwords aimed at reassuring an engineering audience that incompatibility between system components and hence commercial lock-out is not happening.
In reality this is not true.
Not only do such purveyors of such automation fabrication mislead a public that already has anxieties about keeping up with production deadlines, cost constraints and ever rising targets, but they also fail to grasp the true needs of their customers.
In practice, the vast majority of manufacturers have simply defined quests: to make their products efficiently and at lowest cost; to maintain their manufacturing facilities and machinery; to control output; and to be free to migrate to system improvements as new technology becomes available.
To achieve these objectives requires the confidence of the automation manufacturer to deliver truly open systems in the sure knowledge it will continue to compete in the future; and to establish long term partnerships based on both trust and detailed knowledge of the client's needs.
It is only through the establishment of initiatives such as Schneider Electric's Collaborative Engineering that a realisable Collaborative Manufacturing Model (CMM) can be attained.
Founded on a platform of software, Transparent Ready hardware and most significantly, know-how, such partnerships are inherently designed to last and glean the maximum rewards for the end user.
Jez Palmer, Product Marketing Manager, Schneider Electric.
• Schneider Electric: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Processingtalk email newsletter
• Processingtalk Home Page
Search the Pro-Talk network of sites
