ILS Technology Inc. has announced that it has entered into a joint development agreement with Mitsubishi Electric Corp. Under the agreement, Mitsubishi will use ILS Technology’s deviceWISE 2.0 framework to expand the functionality of its Q Series programmable logic controllers (PLCs) in the areas of database connectivity, service oriented architecture (SOA) connectivity and configuration management.
“As a global leader in automation systems, Mitsubishi Electric understands the end customer benefits of establishing enterprise-to-automation connectivity in real-time,” said Fred Yentz, chief operating officer of ILS Technology. “The joint development project substantially supports our company’s goals of enhancing connectivity between the plant floor and the enterprise. This increased level of connectivity enables greater business intelligence by allowing companies to operate with peak efficiency and productivity.”
“Mitsubishi Electric partners with best-in-class companies to enhance its automation offerings and reinforce its leadership position in the global market,” said Yuji Watanabe, senior manager for Mitsubishi Electric. “The opportunity to work with ILS Technology represents our on-going effort to assess the most innovative technologies available and explore ways to bring these enhancements to business leaders around the world.”
“ILS Technology has developed an impressive technology portfolio to directly link controllers on the production floor with enterprise applications through its deviseWISE 2.0 framework.” said Satoshi Takeda, manger controller section for Mitsubishi Electric. “Our companies are working together to develop world-class automation systems that capture real-time data on the production floor and communicate directly with enterprise systems, increasing reliability and greatly reducing the fault domain. Such systems could greatly improve inventory management programs and in-process production decisions for a variety of production enterprises.”
