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Intel and Mitsubishi Electric Collaborate to Create Next Generation Factory Automation Systems(ENP Newswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ENP Newswire - 02 October 2014 Release date- 30092014 - TOKYO, Japan - Intel Corporation and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation today announced a new collaboration to develop next generation Factory Automation systems with Internet of Things technologies and a pilot program at Intel's backend manufacturing facility in Malaysia. The pilot demonstrates the benefits of the IoT in a factory setting. The pilot system will focus on delivering productivity enhancement through innovative functions, such as predictive failure, by combining Intel's expertise developing solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) and Mitsubishi's 'e-F@ctory' automation capabilities. Intel realized a savings of nine million dollars over the course of the pilot. IoT and Big Data in Action As an initial collaboration, Intel and Mitsubishi implemented the IoT and big data solution at Intel's backend manufacturing facility in Malaysia. Using an Intel Atom processor-based IoT gateway called the C Controller from Mitsubishi Electric, part of their iQ Platform, Intel was able to securely gather and aggregate data for the analytics server. Data was then processed using Revolution R Enterprise software from Revolution Analytics, an analytics software solution that uses the open source R statistics language, which was hosted on Cloudera Enterprise, the foundation of an enterprise data hub. The solution has improved equipment component uptime, increased yield and productivity by minimizing misclassification of good units as bad, enabled predictive maintenance, and reduced component failures. Initial results include a savings of nine million dollars through cost avoidance and improved decision making. 'The data mining and analytics pilots done in Malaysia have demonstrated great value and benefits for Intel manufacturing using Intel based IoT products and technology,' said Robin Martin, vice president and general manager of Intel's Assembly and Test Group. 'Through this collaboration and pilot with Mitsubishi Electric, we will bring the know-how, assets and technology of both companies to develop next generation factory automation systems with predictive analytic capabilities. This will allow other companies to reap the benefits of the Internet of Things for factory operations.' The commercialization date for the product is 2015 and to the companies will show a live demonstration of the solution in Intel's booth at the IoT Japan 2014 tradeshow, which will be held on October 15-17 at Tokyo Big Sight in Japan. About Intel Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world's computing devices. As a leader in corporate responsibility and sustainability, Intel also manufactures the world's first commercially available 'conflict-free' microprocessors. About Mitsubishi Electric Corporation With over 90 years of experience in providing reliable, high-quality products, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) is a recognized world leader in the manufacture, marketing and sales of electrical and electronic equipment used in information processing and communications, space development and satellite communications, consumer electronics, industrial technology, energy, transportation and building equipment. Embracing the spirit of its corporate statement, Changes for the Better, and its environmental statement, Eco Changes, Mitsubishi Electric endeavors to be a global, leading green company, enriching society with technology. The company recorded consolidated group sales of 4,054.3 billion yen (US$ 39.3 billion) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. Contact: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation Tokyo Building, 2-7-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310, Japan Tel: (+81) 3-3218-2111 (c) 2014 Electronic News Publishing - |