{"id":9227,"date":"2017-09-12T05:00:13","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T13:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2017\/09\/12\/news-3000\/"},"modified":"2017-09-12T05:00:13","modified_gmt":"2017-09-12T13:00:13","slug":"news-3000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2017\/09\/12\/news-3000\/","title":{"rendered":"The future of material handling is &#8220;smart&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Mark Duncan| Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2017 12:00:13 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-40769 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.schneider-electric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Tesys_Brochure_Cover_cmyk-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.schneider-electric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Tesys_Brochure_Cover_cmyk-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.schneider-electric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Tesys_Brochure_Cover_cmyk-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.schneider-electric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Tesys_Brochure_Cover_cmyk-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>Are your machines talking to each other? Not long ago this would have been a question for a sci-fi movie, but today it\u2019s becoming a fundamental goal. The increasing interconnection between technologies and devices, referred to as \u201csmart manufacturing\u201d or the \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.schneider-electric.com\/b2b\/en\/campaign\/innovation\/industries.jsp\">industrial internet of things<\/a>,\u201d is driving a huge transformation. The smart manufacturing enterprise can maximize efficiency and safety through networking and intuitive collaboration with its users. The entire manufacturing floor \u2013 including picking, sorting and conveying systems \u2013 must evolve to accommodate more predictive planning and more flexible business needs. Below, you\u2019ll find some things to consider as you \u201cget smart\u201d with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.schneider-electric.us\/materialhandling\">material handling<\/a>.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40767 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.schneider-electric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/smart-conveying-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"903\" height=\"695\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.schneider-electric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/smart-conveying-1.jpg 903w, http:\/\/blog.schneider-electric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/smart-conveying-1-300x231.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.schneider-electric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/smart-conveying-1-768x591.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 903px) 100vw, 903px\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><strong>When machines talk to each other, the result is increases in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Efficiency<\/li>\n<li>Safety \/ cybersecurity<\/li>\n<li>Flexibility<\/li>\n<li>Connectivity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-40764\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.schneider-electric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9-8-2017-10-26-40-AM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"457\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.schneider-electric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9-8-2017-10-26-40-AM.jpg 457w, http:\/\/blog.schneider-electric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9-8-2017-10-26-40-AM-300x148.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Features of the smart enterprise<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40761 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.schneider-electric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9-8-2017-10-19-18-AM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.schneider-electric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9-8-2017-10-19-18-AM.jpg 650w, http:\/\/blog.schneider-electric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9-8-2017-10-19-18-AM-300x133.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.schneider-electric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/9-8-2017-10-19-18-AM-344x152.jpg 344w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Smart material handling in practice<\/strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Monitoring operating modes and status through automated conveying systems<\/em><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t always use the full capacity of machines and equipment, depending on production objectives. Key areas are frequently stopped in order to activate only the needed resources. These techniques can be efficiently applied in conveying, such as becoming active only when the load arrives rather than running continuously. Replacing direct on line starters and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.schneider-electric.com\/en\/product-category\/1500-contactors-and-protection-relays\/\">contactors<\/a> in conveying systems with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.schneider-electric.com\/en\/product-category\/2900-motion---drives\/\">variable speed drives<\/a> can add up to 30% energy efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>Stopping, idling and on-hold functions deactivate the actuators, and should be integrated in the programming to generate further energy efficiency for the benefit of end users.<\/p>\n<p>Studies have demonstrated that machines are rarely in production 100% of the time, and it is estimated that consumption could be reduced nearly 37% if machines were properly managed during these idle periods \u2013 for example, by simply powering them off.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Solutions for material handling systems<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Automation solutions that allow you to quickly build more connected, efficient, flexible and safe material handling systems.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Automated storage and retrieval<\/strong> \u2013 scalable control solutions for single carousel or various fully automated high-rise shelves<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pick and place robot systems<\/strong> \u2013 solutions for high-performance machines up to 30 robots, with optional embedded safety<\/li>\n<li><strong>Automated conveying systems<\/strong> \u2013 scalable conveying control solutions, from simple to high-performance applications<\/li>\n<li><strong>Automated guided vehicles<\/strong> \u2013 scalable AGV solutions for designing flexible product flows to guarantee delivery of parts in a fully integrated solution<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Contact us to learn about specific solutions Schneider Electric offers in these product categories.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.schneider-electric.us\/en\/work\/solutions\/system\/s4\/machine-control-material-handling\/\"><strong>Learn more &gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>To learn more about material handling solutions, read our white papers:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/go.schneider-electric.com\/NAM_IBU_US_201701_Evolution-of-Smart-Manufacturing-Enterprise-WP.01-Evolution-of-Smart-Manufacturing-Enterprise-WP-EA-LP.html?source=Social%20Media&amp;sDetail=SE_Blog_MH\">The Industrial Internet of Things: An Evolution to a Smart Manufacturing Enterprise<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/go.schneider-electric.com\/NAM_IBU_US_201701_MOF-Understanding-Smart-Machines-WP-Web-01-MOF-Understanding-Smart-Machines-WP-PF-LP.html?source=Content&amp;sDetail=SE_Blog_MH\">Understanding Smart Machines: How Will They Shape the Future<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/go.schneider-electric.com\/NAM_IBU_US_201701_Safety-Wireless-Technology-eBook-Web.01-Safety-Wireless-Technology-eBook-EA-LP.html?source=Social%20Media&amp;sDetail=SE_Blog_MH\">Wireless Technology \u2013 Changing the Face of Safety Applications<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/go.schneider-electric.com\/NAM_IBU_US_201702_Web-OEM-Improve-Energy-Efficiency-WP-01-OEM-Improve-Energy-Efficiency-WP-PF-LP.html?source=Content&amp;sDetail=SE_Blog_MH\">On the road to green machines \u2013 How OEMs can improve the energy efficiency of machines<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.schneider-electric.com\/?feed-stats-post-id=40755\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" style=\"display: none;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.schneider-electric.com\/machine-and-process-management\/2017\/09\/12\/future-material-handling-smart\/\">The future of material handling is &#8220;smart&#8221;<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.schneider-electric.com\">Schneider Electric Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.schneider-electric.com\/machine-and-process-management\/2017\/09\/12\/future-material-handling-smart\/\" target=\"bwo\" >http:\/\/blog.schneider-electric.com\/feed\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Mark Duncan| Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2017 12:00:13 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Are your machines talking to each other? Not long ago this would have been a question for a sci-fi movie, but today it\u2019s becoming a fundamental goal. 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