Case Studies | Mitsubishi Electric Americas

kmV iSight Systems adds 180° product repositioning capabilities to their vision inspection machines, greatly expanding value for customers

February 15, 2018
kmV iSight is meeting their customers’ challenges for precise positioning of round bottles traveling on a rapidly moving conveyor line. Their vision inspection machines leverage Mitsubishi Electric controllers, simple motion modules, and servos to rotate bottles on the fly into precise position for inspection. This automatic orientation positioning results in a precise inspection system running at a rate of 100 feet/min.
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When three-phase power is unavailable, D&E Equipment helps farmers grow their operations with an innovative, cost-effective solution using Mitsubishi Electric VFDs

September 27, 2017
Today’s farms are more sophisticated agricultural operations than ever before. D&E Equipment of Wilmington, Ohio specializes in designing and installing customized farm infrastructure solutions such as grain storage bins, grain elevators, dryers, augers, grain handling systems and related equipment. Many of these systems require the use of three-phase power however many farms and rural areas don’t have access to three-phase power due to the cost of running additional power lines. As a result, they depend on phase converters and capacitor banks for power. Mitsubishi Electric variable frequency drives allow a single-phase system to run three-phase motors, providing a more power-efficient and economical solution over phase converters.
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Unique Machine turns "100% Mitsubishi Electric" into a Profitable Competitive Edge

April 24, 2017
Unique Machine & Tool of Phoenix, AZ manufactures high quality automated woodworking machines. Their customers are accustomed to buying a sturdy, high quality machine, paying for it once, and having it run for 30 years. Transitioning from a hodge podge of products from different automation providers to 100% Mitsubishi Electric components in most of their machines has given Unique a big advantage – even more confidence that they are delivering an outstanding product.
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Mitsubishi Electric helps Oliver upgrade existing slicing machine: better HMI and evolution from PCBs to PLCs pave the way for new market opportunities

April 10, 2017
Oliver Packaging & Equipment Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan had previously designed equipment using Mitsubishi Electric parts in both their bakery division as well as their sister meal packaging division. Well familiar with Mitsubishi Electric quality and value, they soon spec’d a Mitsubishi Electric human machine interface screen (HMI) and a PLC in their newly redesigned Varislicer 2005.
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Miller Process Coating Company optimizes machine performance with Mitsubishi Electric components and service

December 23, 2016
Miller Process Coating Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania had long been dissatisfied with their controls suppliers, and had been forced to switch several times, citing poor support and mediocre product performance in many cases. They found local distributor Proud Company, who swore by the quality of Mitsubishi Electric products for their applications, and also assured them that they had the skills and ability to provide the high quality support service that Miller had been lacking.
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ISSI revolutionizes the bagged ice palletizing process with EVOLUTION — designed from the ground up using CC‑Link communication protocol and all Mitsubishi Electric components

May 05, 2016
Before the ISSI Evolution, palletizers usually had the motors on one network and the touchscreen on another and the servos on yet another. Our vision for a best in class palletizer included getting everything on one single common platform, and Mitsubishi Electric’s CC-Link lets us do that. It’s simpler, cleaner and easier to wire and there’s no more lag in communication between components that can be a drag on operating speed.
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RR Floody’s powerful new Flexible Feeder System pairs Mitsubishi Electric robot and Cognex vision system for fully integrated, “best of both worlds” solution

April 25, 2016
The RR Floody Fully Integrated Flexible Feed System — a complete package with the Mitsubishi Electric robot and Cognex vision system joined by a high quality Graco G-Flex 1500 Feeder, and all fully integrated in-house and “85% ready to go out of the box” — promises to offer significant benefits for manufacturing operations concerned about the impact of shortening product cycles.
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IPSUMM’s New Flexible, Scalable IRIS Production Cells Promise to Revolutionize Conventional Manufacturing Processes

February 26, 2016
The IRIS backbone allows manufacturers to switch quickly among manufacturing tasks as diverse as picking, painting, assembly, packaging, vision inspection and more, on the same line, with little more than a simple change of a “plug and play” tool and picking a new recipe. In addition, individual IRIS based units can be networked so manufacturers can modify or add capacity cost-effectively as needed, without the risk of “overinvesting” in fixed capital equipment.
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Mitsubishi Electric Helps Rain Bird Corporation Expand Into Profitable New Markets

February 25, 2016
Rain Bird wanted to compete more effectively in applications where lower flow rates of about 100-140 gallons per minute were required, realizing that they could provide a superior option for these customers by providing a higher quality, more fully featured packaged pump station solution backed by the Rain Bird name and reputation.
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Versatech and Mitsubishi Electric Partner to Offer Innovative Energy Management Solutions

February 22, 2016
Versatech, LLC is a multi-faceted engineering company that has been meeting an escalating customer need by offering energy management solutions among their data management solutions, providing significant cost savings for large industrial facilities.
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Vision Inspection Integration with Mitsubishi Electric HMI’s and PLC’s

July 17, 2015
kmV iSight Systems wanted a new control platform for their products that reduced software engineering and introduced visual display control in-line with a vision control system seamlessly.
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Mitsubishi Electric CC-Link Automates Elephant’s Habitat Gates at the Zoo

April 15, 2015
A municipal zoo in upstate New York constructed a new habitat for their elephants and wanted to automate the giant, hydraulically operated gate system that controlled the elephant’s movement within the facility.
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PBC Linear Increases Uptime and Production Throughput with Mitsubishi Electric’s Automation Solutions

July 10, 2014
PBC Linear needed a machining center that could machine parts longer than the 12-foot parts its existing machine could accommodate. Having worked with Mitsubishi Electric Automation in the past, PBC Linear immediately considered the company as a top contender for the machine’s CNC system, drive and inverter.
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CHNC Turning Centers to Provide Customers with High Performance, Lower Cost Alternative

May 28, 2014
Hardinge, Inc. was seeking a state-of-the-art control system compatible with existing systems – one that was loaded with features and capable of super precision performance -- all at a lower cost to its customers. Hardinge chose the Mitsubishi Electric M70V, in part, because it provides program resolution and tool offset adjustment of .0001mm or .000010” which is a requirement for SUPER PRECISION® turning.
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Schaefer Megomat's wire processing machine increases throughput by 20%

May 02, 2014
Schaefer Megomat's goal was to create a state-of-the-art, fully automatic wire processing machine that could not only surpass the highest production speeds in the industry, but would also offer unequaled accuracy, reliability and simplicity.
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Reliance Tool Reduces Ceramic Bearing Production Time and Costs with Mitsubishi Electric Robot

January 06, 2014
Reliance Tool was awarded a contract to refine and quantify processing costs to machine precision ceramic components in conventional CNC machines.
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Accuracy, Traceability and Repeatability Key to Battenberg Haptic System’s Success

November 18, 2013
Battenberg's latest measurement robotics haptic system incorporates Mitsubishi Electric's RV-7F vertical, six-axis robot and controller. In addition to millisecond measurements, accuracy is further ensured with exceptional motion control through the use of a rigid arm design and forward feed trajectory.
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L Series PLC Provides a Simple Control Solution for Fully Automated Paper Converting Machine

May 27, 2013
Premier Paper Converting designed a fully automated Jumbo Assembler using Mitsubishi's flexible L Series Modular PLC and GX Works2 programming software. Additionally, the GOT acts as an intuitive operator interface, offering the flexibility to customize intricate feeding modes to assemble corrugated or fiberboard partitions of different sizes and finishes.
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Mitsubishi Electric Robot Connectivity to PLC, HMI and VFD with Collision Detection Function Reduces TCO

May 13, 2013
When a unique pick and place application was presented to load trays of fragile eggs into two types of containers, large boxes and reusable wire crates, T.O.P. became interested in creating a reliable robot solution.
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Mitsubishi VFD Reduces Energy Bills While Improving Overall Equipment Effectiveness for Pumping Application

April 15, 2013
In order to improve the shark tank’s flow control for significant energy savings, NEWPORT AQUARIUM© turned to Mitsubishi Electric’s Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) technology
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Mitsubishi Electric and R+D Custom Automation Reduce Programming and Installation Time with Easy-To-Use Robots

March 25, 2013
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. approached R+D Custom Automation with a daunting robotics challenge; to build and deliver a custom vision-guided pick and place system in less than 2 weeks.
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Romtech Technologies Doubles the Efficiency of its New Door CNC Router

March 18, 2013
Mitsubishi Electric's integrated iQ Platform and C70 CNC module provides Romtech with the flexibility to incorporate a multi-platform solution, while improving performance and communications to their RT custom software user interface.
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M&R Printing Equipment Beats Its Own World Record with MR-J4 Servo and Q170 Stand-Alone Motion Controller

March 05, 2013
M&R Printing Equipment challenged itself with a lofty goal. Beat the world record for the most T-shirts printed by a single operator in one hour. The benchmark was M&R's own record of 1909 shirts per hour set in 2010 with its Challenger III press. The company was confident that Mitsubishi Electric's successor to the MR-J3 would meet its needs.
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Thermoformer Packaging Machine Provides Best-In-Class Performance with Reliable L Series PLC Control

March 04, 2013
The i-Series Thermoformer from VC999 Packaging Systems successfully integrates Mitsubishi Electric’s reliable L Series control system supporting industry-leading Gigabit Ethernet speeds.
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PLC with MES Interface Module Reduces Manufacturing Cycle Time and Engineering Resources

February 25, 2013
Mitsubishi’s e-F@ctory solution with the iQ Platform Programmable Logic Controller and MES Interface IT module have helped increase Solla’s productivity from 12,000 tons of feed materials per month to 20,000 tons per month, almost doubling their production capacity.
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Robot Technology Boosts Accuracy, and Flexibility for Automated EMC Test Machines

December 10, 2012
RV-3SD robots are being used to perform EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility) testing, including EMI (Electromagnetic Interface) and ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) testing for compliance with the EMC regulations and directives.
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Failure Is Not An Option

January 23, 2012
Saunders Electric solves the problem of grid outages and brown outs by providing portable, temporary power services to the broadcast industry.
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Mitsubishi Electric Provides Superior Tension Control Registration and Servo Accuracy on the Performance Series P7 Press from Mark Andy, Inc.

August 08, 2011
Mark Andy, a leader in the printing industry, was looking to upgrade the controls on their servo-driven inline flexographic printing presses and to standardize their product line on a single architecture to improve the ability to support customers.
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F700-Based PowerGate Improves Uptime and Lower Total Cost of Ownership at Wynn Las Vegas

January 03, 2011
Wynn Las Vegas, a large resort casino in Las Vegas Nevada had been experiencing failures of the pump drives that provide the water flow for their famous Lake of Dreams. The high cost of replacing the failed drives and the downtime of a highly visible attraction led the engineering team at Wynn Las Vegas to pursue other, more reliable options.
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Industry-Leading Speed Frequency Response of the MR-J3-B Safety Servo Helps M&R Set a World Record

November 05, 2010
M&R knew the difficulty of breaking the world record for the most t-shirts printed by a single operator in one hour; they set the previous record in 2005 when they printed 1805 shirts per hour with the Formula press.
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Multi-CPU Logic and Motion System Improves Reliability and Reduces Time-To-Market in the Solar Industry

October 18, 2010
The SSCNET III connection to the MR-J3 servos reduced the total wiring by 25% and the noise immunity improved reliability by 30%.
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