Emerson to unveil new approach to discrete automation

Visitors to Hall 6, Stand D 060 can view the Discrete Automation portfolio of ASCO, AVENTICS, Branson, Movicon, PACEdge, and PACSystems, as well as CoreTigo solutions.

Emerson experts will show attendees how to access and harness critical data of their machines, production lines, or their full production plant. Through live demonstrations and visioning sessions, visitors will learn how using these technologies to get essential insights that will help them drive continuous improvement throughout their operations and make processes more productive, smarter, and more sustainable.

In addition to the Discrete Automation booth, Emerson will have another booth throughout SPS Italia: CoreTigo – Hall 6 Stand E 058. In addition to its advanced solutions, Emerson will present how monitoring utilities such as compressed air can help companies achieve net-zero goals.

During the presentation, Stefano Noccioli, Executive Leader IIoT (Italy) and Application Engineer will share how compressed air consumption can impact on a company’s net-zero goals. He will outline compressed air monitoring solutions and why these solutions are critical to achieving a company’s sustainability targets.

Product highlights:

AVENTICS series advanced electronic system (AES) with integrated OPC UA

The award-winning AVENTICS Series Advanced Valve (AV) system with Advanced Electronic System (AES) is the first pneumatic valve system with an integrated Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture (OPC UA).

The AES helps interoperability challenges and accesses data more easily, while the digital twin integration improves productivity efficiency and reduces costs.

In 2022, the AVENTICS Series AV system with Advanced AES won an Endeavor IDEA! Award, earned silver in the LEAP Awards and was named a finalist for the NED Innovation Awards

AVENTICS series AF2 flow sensor

AVENTICS Series AF2 Flow Sensors have helped plants around the world successfully reduce compressed air consumption and improve energy efficiency.

By monitoring air consumption in pneumatic systems, AF2 sensors enable rapid intervention if leaks occur, helping optimise energy consumption, reach net-zero targets, prevent machine downtime, and reduce costs. Emerson now offers a high flow model of this advanced sensor that propels compressed air monitoring beyond individual machines to benefit larger air lines and systems. This expanded capability allows users to easily optimise energy consumption across an entire packaging facility and improve overall plant sustainability.

Multimedia monitoring solution

The multimedia monitoring solutions, including CoreTigo wireless communication, analyse water, compressed air, gases, electricity, steam (WAGES), and other utilities. The Edge Analytics Dashboard measures efficiency, optimises productivity, and avoids or reduces downtime. Emerson experts will demonstrate the multimedia monitoring cabinet solution and the insights it offers, which will support meeting sustainability goals.

Movicon.NExT HMI/SCADA

Among Movicon.NExT modules, Movicon Pro.Lean provides performance data and analytics for evaluations of OEE and Movicon Pro.Energy measures and tracks consumption, while the advanced Movicon NExT.AR solves operational problems through visualisation tools that allow personnel to evaluate previously unreachable equipment.

For maximum flexibility, Emerson also provides Movicon WebHMI, an HTML5-based visualisation tool that can be used as a stand-alone HMI product running on Windows or Linux operator panels, or as a Web Client for Movicon.NExT SCADA applications, as well as Connext, an industrial protocol gateway.

PACSystems innovations in Edge technology

Industrial edge software and solutions help analyse and solve problems where they occur – at the machine edge.

PACSystems Edge Solutions is the most advanced portfolio of edge computing and control systems and includes edge hardware and software that help significantly simplify problem-solving at the machine level and allow easy, cost-effective analytics, and communication at the edge.

PACSystems Edge Solutions includes the true edge controllers, edge computing devices and compact controllers and leverage Movicon.NExT, WebHMI, Connext OPC UAserver and the PACEdge platforms in optimised software packages to provide powerful and flexible connectivity and visualisation and a cloud-enabled toolset. PACSystems makes the move to the edge easy.

PACSystems RSTi-EP CPE200 controller

The PACSystems RSTi-EP CPE200 compact controller family delivers large programmable logic controller (PLC) capability in a compact, rugged design that allows quick and easy IIoT implementation without sacrificing performance.

It provides security-by-design, open programming, and open communications built in, significantly reducing cost and complexity. A range of advanced features come standard, such as OPC UA communication over high-speed 1-Gb Ethernet and C programming capabilities, plus the advantages of Emerson support. In addition, it includes analytics, is IIoT-ready and features future-proofing packaging and process systems for new technologies or existing equipment.

AVENTICS series SPRA electric rod-style linear actuator

AVENTICS Series SPRA electric rod-style linear actuator is an efficient, high-performance actuator that offers improved load capacity, accuracy, and reliability.

In addition to outstanding precision and repeatability, the Series SPRA is also extremely versatile and flexible, with a choice of three different screw technologies that allow implementation in a wide variety of (demanding) applications. Compliance with the ISO-15552 standard, easy-to-use online sizing and selection tools and a wide range of mounting accessories ensure simple selection of the appropriate linear motion solution for the application.

AVENTICS AV valve systems

AVENTICS Advanced Valve Systems form a reliable basis for both compact handling systems and complex automation solutions. Especially in the area of machine safety, the AV family offers intelligent solutions that significantly reduce effort when creating a safe design.

The valves of the AV family – AV03 and AV05 – have set standards with their diagonal spool in both sizes. They are characterised by an excellent volume flow ratio and a record-breaking energy balance. With the serial Advanced Electronic System (AES) interface, the AV valve system communicates effortlessly with modern controllers via all common fieldbus systems. The modular electronics form the basis for high networking, flawless data transmission and integration into Internet-of-Things concepts.

Edge devices and software

Emerson Edge devices combine the best deterministic controllers on the market with secure, nondeterministic controllers for analytics and machine learning algorithms to proactively optimise business outcomes. These rugged devices are designed for remote industrial areas and equipped with our vendor-agnostic PACEdge software to safely run nondeterministic applications. This reduces latency and meets all application performance requirements.

AVENTICS G3 electronic fieldbus platform

In today's highly automated machines, the AVENTICS valve system of the Series G3 electronic fieldbus platform replaces conventional, hard-wired solutions. It integrates communication interfaces with pneumatic valve systems that have input/output (I/O) capabilities.

This next-generation electronic platform provides easy access to connections. It is easy to assemble, install, commission, and maintain. The functionality of the G3 enables programmable logic controllers to turn valves on and off more efficiently and transmit I/O data from sensors, indicator lights, relays, individual valves, or other I/O devices on a channel basis over various industrial networks.

The G3 has an easy-to-read graphic display, which can be used for configuration, commissioning, and diagnostics. It offers application, performance, and serviceability improvements for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and end users alike.

Cylinders and actuators

Industry-standard AVENTICS pneumatic cylinders and actuators are fundamental components of today's automated systems. No matter how compact or demanding the application, we have a solution that will exceed performance standards and fit into any available space.

Branson GSX-E1 ultrasonic welder

The Branson GSX-E1 ultrasonic welder, and the advanced automation systems it enables, helps manufacturers improve efficiency and reach sustainability goals.

Controls automatically monitor critical weld parameters in real time, delivering actionable performance and diagnostic data to help determine OEE (overall equipment effectiveness), enable traceability and optimise maintenance.

The welder’s encryption technology ensures data integrity and security. Compared to joining techniques like heat sealing, adhesives or mechanical fasteners, ultrasonic welders like the Branson GSX-E1 use less electricity, require no consumable materials, and yield less waste, cutting assembly-line carbon footprints.

Wireless automation solutions

Optimise every stage of the manufacturing process with real-time control, monitoring, and data analysis provided by next-generation wireless automation solutions from Emerson and CoreTigo.

These wireless automation solutions connect devices and unlock trapped data. The combination of expertise from Emerson and industrial wireless technology from CoreTigo results in a fully 7/8 connected ecosystem that can reduce inefficiencies and help customers get to market faster.

Wireless automation systems feature IO-Link Wireless, a deterministic, reliable, and scalable universal wireless communication protocol with low latency (5 milliseconds) and low synchronisation rates (tens of microseconds).