M&I-400 - A learning system designed to help technology instructors who are looking for innovative formulas to help their students to develop skills and get used to the most sought after mechatronics and industry 4.0 technologies.
M&I-400 emulates a highly automated factory, where different types of products are produced, packed and shipped. The M&I-400 training system makes it possible to work on advanced and connected manufacturing concepts. This training equipment makes it possible to carry out projects and activities that motivate students during their practical classes due to the relevance of the integrated industrial components and its attractive design. The M&I-400 training equipment offers a professional training experience that matches the industrial reality, where all the components are of standardised use in the industry. What's more, it's a flexible system that allows the user to customise certain parameters, such as the range of controller used.
Within physics, pneumatics is part of the mechanical branch and studies the balance and movement of gaseous flows. It is also the technology that uses compressed air as a mode of transmission of the energy necessary to move and operate mechanisms.
A sensor is a device, module, machine, or subsystem that detects events or changes in its environment and sends the information to other electronics, frequently a computer processor. With advances in micromachinery and easy-to-use microcontroller platforms, the uses of sensors have expanded beyond the traditional fields of temperature, pressure and flow measurement.
It is a scientific discipline that includes methods for acquiring, processing, analyzing, and understanding real-world images in order to produce numerical or symbolic information so that they can be processed by a computer.
It is the part of the robot that comes into contact with the parts when moving them, holding them or generating measurements.
It is a warehouse management system that uses a light source to warn the employee about the situation of the storable object. Suitable for optimizing shipments and collections in warehouses.
Motion control is a sub-field of automation, encompassing the systems or sub-systems involved in moving parts of machines in a controlled manner. Motion control systems are extensively used in a variety of fields for automation purposes, including precision engineering, micromanufacturing, biotechnology, and nanotechnology.
Converts such an electrical input signal into the required form of mechanical energy. It is a type of transducer. There are two types of actuators: electro-mechanical and electro-hydraulic.
Efficient use of energy, also known as energy efficiency or energy saving, is the goal of reducing the amount of energy required to provide products and services.
These technologies not only prevent accidents and protect workers, but also optimize production processes, reducing downtime and costs associated with incidents. The protection of machinery and the implementation of guards and physical barriers have become essential elements.
It is an electronic device, usually connected to other devices or networks through different protocols such as Bluetooth, NFC, Wi-Fi, 3G, X10, etc., which can work interactively and autonomously.
Technology that allows repetitive, non-ergonomic or dangerous processes to be carried out, capable of working together with operators, without the need for safety systems and enclosures present in traditional robotic facilities.
Industrial communication refers to a data transmission system designed to enable communication between field devices, such as sensors, actuators, and controllers, and the monitoring and control systems in industry.
The space where interactions between humans and machines occur. The goal of this interaction is to allow effective operation and control of the machine from the human end, while the machine simultaneously feeds back information that aids the operators' decision-making process.
Distributed I/O is a system architecture that distributes input/output modules near various field devices and connects them to a central controller (such as PLC or DCS) through a network. Unlike traditional centralized I/O systems, distributed I/O systems distribute I/O functions to various nodes and realize data transmission and control through industrial Ethernet, fieldbus or wireless communication.
They are integrated systems that not only optimize processes, but also enhance interdepartmental collaboration. This facilitates the implementation of global strategies, aligning all operations with organizational objectives.
Is a component of an electricity supply system that divides an electrical power feed into subsidiary circuits while providing a protective fuse or circuit breaker for each circuit in a common enclosure.
Industrial coding is the process by which a unique identifier is assigned to each piece of equipment, product, item or system within a company. Industrial labels and other elements such as cards or signs offer a fast and reliable solution for the identification of equipment and facilities. They are systems such as RFID, BCR, NFC and QR.
An electronic control system and associated instrumentation used for industrial process control. Such as, supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, or DCSs, and programmable logic controllers (PLCs).
MQTT is an OASIS standard messaging protocol for the Internet of Things (IoT). It is designed as an extremely lightweight publish/subscribe messaging transport that is ideal for connecting remote devices with a small code footprint and minimal network bandwidth. MQTT today is used in a wide variety of industries, such as automotive, manufacturing, telecommunications, oil and gas, etc.
A set of technologies that allow a user to observe the real world with virtual graphical information added by means of a technological device. In this way, tangible physical elements are combined with virtual elements, thus creating an augmented reality in real time.
"A vacuum is space devoid of matter. The word is derived from the Latin adjective vacuus (neuter vacuum) meaning "vacant" or "void". An approximation to such vacuum is a region with a gaseous pressure much less than atmospheric pressure. In industry, vacuum allows a temporary bond to be generated between the machine and the workpiece. This makes it possible to move light elements in production."
A web service is a technology that uses a set of protocols and standards that serve to exchange data between applications. Different software applications developed in different programming languages, and running on any platform, can use web services to exchange data on computer networks such as the Internet.
