Lenze
Think smart not big: Smart data cuts costs & conserves resources
Big data is not a panacea: the right data minimizes the waste of energy, time and material over the entire life cycle of a machine - from efficient design and safe operation to simple recycling.
Minimizing the waste of energy, time and materials with smart data
Industry, especially SMEs, is facing increasing cost and innovation pressure. And this in turbulent times. The challenges are numerous: lack of raw materials, rising material costs, supply bottlenecks, lack of personnel and uncertain geopolitical developments. Increasing productivity is the key to competitiveness.
At the same time, three trends are manifesting themselves: demographics, digitalization and decarbonization. Companies need to take action to counter the shortage of skilled workers, drive forward the digital transformation of their business and reduce their CO2 emissions. Automation is the answer to these challenges.
Automation needs a raw material, namely data
Data is the raw material for effective digitalization and automation. Here too, quality comes before quantity. Big data is not a panacea - being innovative and efficient is also possible with less data, as long as it is the right data. This is where Lenze's domain expertise and application know-how come into play. This means that precisely the data whose analysis and interpretation leads to improvements is selected - in every phase of a machine's life cycle: from efficient design and safe operation to simple recycling.
Smart data migrates to the digital twin and makes it possible to simulate complex processes and systems in a virtual environment in order to identify and solve potential errors and problems before they occur in the real world. This leads to greater efficiency and quality, increased productivity and safety.
Optimization options in all phases of the machine life cycle
Planning: The EASY System Designer (ESD) enables optimum drive design with the correct dimensioning and reliable planning of machine solutions. This reduces engineering costs and conserves resources.
Implementation: With the ready-to-use Lenze-FAST software engineering modules, up to 80% of software engineering can be implemented in 20% of the time. With the "Auto-Tuning" module, the controller cascade in the servo inverter is set automatically based on data, in just 60 seconds.
Operation: When the machine is ready and in operation, the digital twin is used to optimize the machine's energy efficiency, improve performance and avoid unplanned downtimes.
Recycling: The greatest waste of resources occurs at the end of the life cycle of a product or machine. This is when the product is simply disposed of, even though the valuable material could be reused. In future, the Product Passport will contain all data on the machine/component and serve as the basis for the circular economy.
Another highlight at SPS 2024: Open Automation with NUPANO
We counter increasing cost and innovation pressure with intelligent automation: with smart data, the digital twin and open automation!
NUPANO enables machine builders to create new revenue streams and offer digital services to become more efficient and sustainable.
NUPANO is the bridge between the IT and OT worlds. The open automation platform makes digitalization manageable: Machine builders can bring innovations to their machines and exploit the potential of digitalization for themselves, even without their own IT knowledge.
NUPANO is more than just a conventional app store. The platform offers two areas: one with public (commodity) apps and one for machine manufacturers for the apps that make their machines special.
NUPANO relies on open standards, simple handling and maximum security to protect know-how. The machine manufacturer's intellectual property is and remains protected at all times.
At SPS in Nuremberg, we will show how machine builders can open up new possibilities in the digital age thanks to the use of proven IT technology and without specific software and programming knowledge.
About Lenze
Lenze is a leading automation specialist and focuses on the design of efficient and sustainable production and material flow processes. The company has been setting the pace in automation for over 75 years and is a strong partner at the side of its customers in the plant and mechanical engineering sector. With the help of the triad of electrical engineering, software and platform strategy, Lenze accompanies its customers in digitalization and helps them to reduce costs, optimize plant utilization and life cycles and reduce their energy consumption. Lenze's portfolio includes high-quality mechatronic solutions, high-performance systems comprising hardware and software for machine automation and digital services for machine and plant engineering.
The Lenze Group, based in Aerzen, employs more than 3,700 people worldwide and is represented in 45 countries. Group-wide, the company generated a turnover of around one billion euros in the 2022/2023 financial year.
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