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Mitsubishi Electric and CC-Link IE. “We rely on Electric, comments: “Our main goal was delivering
Mitsubishi Electric’s automation products and the a system that is highly functional but also easy to
CC-Link IE family of open industrial Ethernet use, maintain and expand. For example, as the
technologies for our biogas production and water plant develops and increases its volume of
treatment projects. In fact, we believe that the processed livestock manure, Roana could easily
performance offered by these solutions is currently upgrade its system by installing a newer MELSEC
unmatched on the market.” iQ-R controller, which provides more advanced
To support Roana’s biogas operations, CC-Link onboard features and supports a broader range of
IE Field gigabit Ethernet connects a number of I/O modules.
automation devices from Mitsubishi Electric to “The networking solution is already very flexible
ensure high-performance communications. More and advanced so effectively futureproofs the
precisely, MAPS SCADA system is linked to a installation.”
MELSEC Q series PLC. This is then connected to
five inverters, from Mitsubishi Electric’s energy- A gateway to future-proof operations
saving FR-F800 series, that regulate the functioning Key elements of CC-Link IE Field that helped
of all the electromechanical devices and implement the vision described by Alberto Griffini
components used in the process. are the network technology’s gigabit bandwidth and
As a result, operators have a comprehensive its openness. Michele Di Stefano explains: “Thanks
view of the entire plant and its processes in real- to CC-Link IE Field, Roana could leverage a high-
time, adjusting critical process parameters as well speed system that benefited from a fast response
as conducting predictive maintenance strategies. time as well as an infrastructure that can be easily
Alberto Griffini, Product Manager at Mitsubishi modified and upgraded to address future needs.”

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