Factory Automation

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FA: Consistently changing for the better

Mitsubishi Electric celebrated its 100th anniversary in February 2021. The Factory Automation business has been a substantial part of that success story for almost as long. Here are just a few factory automation highlights from over the past years:

2010s

2019
Released the GX-F two-dimensional fiber laser processing machine.
2018

Developed FA devices that are compatible with the CC-Link IE TSN industrial open network ahead of the world.

2016
Released the GTW5 Series of laser PCB drilling machines that deliver high productivity and drilling position precision.
2016

Launched iQ Care Remote4U, a service for assisting the remote inspection of machine tools.

iQ care remote 4U

2012
Released the M5CM Series of smart meters that can read the exergy meter and be powered on/off by remote operation.
2011
Established Mitsubishi Electric Automation Manufacturing (Changshu) as a manufacturing company for industrial drive controllers in Changshu, China, to strengthen the framework for product supplies in the Chinese market.

2000s

2007

Proposed iQ Platform as a new concept for strengthening the linkage of FA devices in production sites, and released compatible controllers and network products.

2004

Released the GOT1000 Series of programmable HMIs that provide high-speed responsivity, operability and connectivity.

2000
Established Han Neung Techno as a sales and servicing company for FA products, to strengthen the FA business and enhance customer service in South Korea.

1990s

1997
Released the MDU breaker, the industry's first breaker for wiring devices that incorporates a circuit measuring and monitoring function.
1996

Developed the CC-Link FA field network that realizes connections with intelligent devices and the industry's fastest responsivity.

CC-Link

1994
Established Mitsubishi Electric Dalian Industrial Products as a manufacturing and sales base for circuit breakers for wiring devices in China.
1994
Released the MS-N Series of new electromagnetic switches having a CAN terminal for simple wiring and structural safety.

1980s

1986
Released the M300 Series NC unit that employs a 32-bit microprocessor for the first time in the world.
1982

Released the world's first electromagnetic switch (model MS-K) employing an "AC input DC excited" electromagnet.

1981
Released the ML-1000P SD-type CO2 laser processing machine that realizes high-speed response control and high-frequency pulse output.
1980

Developed and announced a 3kW CO2 laser processing machine that delivers enhanced laser beam condensation and stability, high efficiency and high output.

1920s-1970s

1968
Established a distributor system following the agency system for industrial equipment in 1962, to further strengthen the support framework.
1964

Developed and announced a built-in NC unit for computers in 1964 after exhibiting it for the first time at an international machine tool fair in 1960.

1962
Established an agency system for industrial equipment and built a detailed support framework.
1928
Acquired type approval for a watt-hour meter in 1928, and began its production at Nagoya Works in 1930. Production was transferred to Fukuyama Works in 1946.
1926
Developed and produced a three-phase squirrel-cage motor (model MK) based on Westinghouse technology.
1924

Completed the construction of a factory that was begun from landfill work in the previous year and established Nagoya Works. Began the production of general-purpose motors.