Variable Speed Drives: An IIoT Tool That Benefits Both OEMs and Manufacturers
Manufacturers, in their efforts to remain globally competitive, face many challenges including fluctuating demand, mass customization, high productivity/output expectations, and consistency of high quality. And the machine builders (OEMs) that support them face their own set of challenges. In today’s competitive environment, a key differentiating factor has become the ability of machines to continuously adapt to changes required by end users. For OEMs, success hinges on their ability to build better performing machines in terms of production speed and output quality. Flexible architectures are necessary in order to comply with varying end user specifications and connectivity in terms of integration into different architectures is critical, as well as accommodating suitable infrastructure for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) . Last but not least, machines must not compromise the machine operator’s safety. Addressing these challenges has become simpler thanks to recent enhance...