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e-F@ctory Alliance
e-F@ctory Alliance - Partner Solutions for Smarter Manufacturing
The e-F@ctory Alliance brings together expert partners to deliver comprehensive, integrated solutions powered by Mitsubishi Electric FA technologies. Each partner plays a key role in supporting customers across the manufacturing lifecycle—from design to operation and maintenance
e-F@ctory Alliance Partner
Join Our e-F@ctory Alliance: Collaborate for Smarter Manufacturing Solutions!
Calling all System Integrators, Software Partners, and Device Partners! We are seeking collaboration to expand our e-F@ctory Alliance and develop better solutions for the manufacturing industry.
Advanced System Solutions from Shop Floor to IT
By combining Mitsubishi Electric FA equipment with complementary technologies, our system integrator partners deliver full production systems and tailor-made automation solutions that enhance productivity and efficiency.
Seamless Software Integration with Mitsubishi FA
Software vendors develop high-performance applications and drivers using Mitsubishi Electric technologies like EZSocket and SLMP. These solutions ensure reliable connectivity and optimized performance with our FA devices.
Peripheral Devices That Work Seamlessly
Device partners supply equipment designed for easy integration and long-term compatibility with Mitsubishi Electric FA systems—improving maintainability and simplifying engineering and operation. Together, we help you build smarter factories with reliable, flexible, and future-ready solutions.
Developing Future-Ready Engineers
In collaboration with universities and institutions, our education partners help nurture the next generation of engineers. By introducing Mitsubishi Electric products and real-world industrial challenges, they prepare students to solve complex problems and succeed in smart manufacturing environments.
e-F@ctory Alliance Worldwide
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Case.01
Engineering Design
A status monitoring system possible through alliances between Device Partner A, who provides smart vibration sensors,and Device Partner B, who provides remote connectivity.
Discovered flaws in gears four months after installation.
Feature
- Vibration sensor produced by Company A packaged with PLC
- Plug & Play realizes easy installation
- Even without expertise knowledge, secure VPN environments can be built using the remote connecting device produced by Company B
- Build scalable status monitoring system in short period of time, and quickly recover short-term investment
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Case.02
Engineering Design/
Production/Operation
Supporting “Prediction of Improvement Results”by simulating production using “visualization”of shop floor results information collected by the PLC.
Feature
- “Visualization” of shop floor results information collected by the PLC in real-time for the early detection of shop floor issues
- Early detection of the most effective measure by predicting the results of an improvement proposed for a particular issue using production simulation software
- A solution realizing a cyber-physical system enabling shop floor information to be used to improve productivity
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Case.03
Engineering Design
Advance verification of large equipment/device operations using digital mock-up preparation software.
Feature
- Verification with high-speed simulation
- 3D data high-speed display using a light 3D format
- High-speed mechanism simulation and dynamic interference check utilizing Multi-Core
- Simulation with high-speed communications possible through a dedicated connection interface with the PLC
- Concurrent development of equipment/devices possible through connectivity with other software
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Case.04
Operation/Maintenance
Thanks to the support of our partners, we offer a cloud service for the remote status monitoring and remote maintenance of laser processing machines and electrical-discharge machines.
A remote service supporting the productivity and maintainability of laser processing machines and electrical-discharge machines
- Transfer of machining results and consumable parts information from the processing machine to the cloud server to achieve visualization
- Directly connect and diagnose production equipment remotely during fault occurrence
Dashboard function
- Real-time display of operational information, predicted machining time, etc.
- Collect and accumulate operational results, power/gas consumption, etc.
Contributing to improving production prosses and reducing running costs
Improving maintainability
with a remote diagnosis function
- Remote diagnosis and preventive maintenance of customer’s processing machine from our service center
- Swift response by Mitsubishi Electric personnel when breakdowns occur
- Able to update software versions and change machining conditions from our service center
