June 2011

Four ways machine builders can improve performance

End users expect OEMs to be automation equipment subject matter experts. That’s a given. At the same time, OEMs are looking for ways to improve their own performance/price ratio.

Here are four ways partnering with Rockwell Automation will help you expand your market – and your bottom line:

1. Ease integration with better development practices and technologies. The easier it is to integrate machines with plant level control and information systems, the more receptive end users will be to those machines. Our information-enabled solutions provide “plug and play” functionality, while integrated safety solutions improve machine productivity and enhance safety.
   
   
2. Reduce overall costs. As a long-term partner, we can help you get more value at each stage of a machine’s lifecycle, from design through development and delivery. Our solutions are designed to lower the Total Cost to Design, Develop and Deliver^SM machines – improving the overall performance of your machinery and your operations.
   
   
3. Build more innovative and flexible machines. Achieve the versatility your end users demand while taking advantage of cost-effective design approaches including scalable control solutions, mechatronics and robotics.
   
   
4. Simplify machine systems. Reduce engineering time and integration risks by converging the network infrastructure with EtherNet/IP, eliminating the need to design, integrate and maintain multiple networks.

More ways to improve productivity

These tools and design toolkits will help you develop more efficient machine designs and speed your time to market.

• Modular programming – consistent framework helps you get the most from our Integrated Architecture™ system.
• Accelerator toolkits – swiftly design, install, operate and maintain a machine control system.
• Connected Components Building Blocks – quickly and easily implement common control tasks.
• Motion Analyzer software – minimize design risk and speed time to market with tools to analyze design alternatives for robotic motion control applications.
• Product Selection Toolbox – save valuable development time with easy access to products, configuration tools, and CAD drawings.

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Partnering For Your Success: Improving Machine Builder Performance with Innovative Solutions

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Machine Builders: Optimize your machines.
High-quality components can spell the difference between meeting uptime commitments and lost productivity. The Components Matter enewsletter explains how our components can help enhance system performance, lower time to market, and improve equipment reliability.

Concerned about worker and equipment safety?
The latest issue of The Journal from Rockwell Automation and Our Partners explains how to lower the risk of arc flash and take preventive measures for electrical safety. Since global standards are here to stay, machine builders can learn how to comply with international safety standards to gain competitive advantage while providing end users with more reliable machines.

Reduce wiring time.
Ethernet-enabled CENTERLINE® 2500 MCCs change the way control wiring is handled so you can leverage corporate standards and control schemes on a global basis. Series C uses galvanized metal instead of white paint for all internal steel parts to help improve internal grounding. Now easier to install and modify in the field, reducing wiring time.

Protect people and equipment.
SensaGuard™ family of non-contact switches offers the latest RFID technology protection to improve your operation’s flexibility and productivity. Category 4/SIL 3 rated switches are TÜV functional safety approved to IEC 61508.

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