A CNC and automation networking system that delivers analytics
Four major players involved in industrial automation are collaborating on the development of a platform that connects CNC machines, robots, peripheral devices and sensors. The purpose of the system is to deliver analytics that optimize manufacturing production.
Four major players involved in industrial automation are collaborating on the development of a platform that connects CNC machines, robots, peripheral devices and sensors. The purpose of the system is to deliver analytics that optimize manufacturing production.
The four companies developing the platform, called the FANUC Intelligent Edge Link and Drive (FIELD) system, are robotics and automation company FANUC Corp., Oshino-mura, Japan; IT company Cisco Systems Inc., San Jose, Calif.; artificial-intelligence company Preferred Networks Inc., Virginia City, Nev.; and Rockwell Automation Inc., Milwaukee.
The FANUC Intelligent Edge Link and Drive (FIELD) platform connects CNC machines, robots and peripheral devices and sensors to deliver analytics that optimize production. Image courtesy FANUC.
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July 2016
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