HMIs have been established as the best way of providing up-to-the-minute information about processes for years and it didn’t take long for users to realise that the data held within controllers and HMIs was a goldmine that could help maximise efficiency and minimise downtime affordably.
To make the best use of this data you need two things: A, the ability to collect and store it and B, the ability to quickly access and understand the data that has been collected. Connectivity such as FTP and MES are now embedded as standard in Mitsubishi Electric’s GOT HMIs, making it really easy to send reports to a manager’s desktop automatically or in the event of a problem. By analysing alarm data in a timely manner operators and managers can pre-empt problems with a process, saving valuable time and money by avoiding costly downtime.
