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Panasonic and Siemens partners for next-gen equipment assembly plants

Panasonic and Siemens have signed a memorandum of understanding regarding a cooperation between the companies in the fields of automation concepts for the electronics industry.

The focus lies on standardised line integration concepts, which the partners plan to develop not only for individual production lines but also as overarching integration concepts for all process steps at the factory level, and as company-wide automation standards for globally distributed production networks. Over recent years, Panasonic and Siemens have both worked independently on concepts linking digitalization and automation. In essence, the Smart Factory offering from Panasonic encompasses automatic assembly systems and the Manufacturing Execution System application PanaCIM. With the Digital Enterprise, Siemens is bringing to the table a portfolio encompassing the core elements of industrial software and automation, industrial communication, security and services. The contribution Siemens aims to make to the jointly developed concepts will be first and foremost its expertise in control and automation technology. At the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding, Hiroyuki Aota, Director in charge of Factory Solutions Business and Executive Officer of Panasonic Corporation said: “To significantly improve the productivity and quality of electronic equipment assembly, it is vital to connect all the equipment of any vendor in order to control the entire factory floor in real time. So concluding the memorandum for collaboration with Siemens, a company which has excellent technologies based on control devices and optimization software, will enable us to enhance our smart factory at the global level.” Anton S. Huber, CEO of the Digital Factory Division at Siemens AG added: “Electronic production offers enormous potential for digitalization. The use of integrated automation solutions paves the way for substantial increases in both productivity and quality. Cooperation with Panasonic offers an exciting opportunity to selectively advance our Digital Enterprise portfolio for companies in the electronics industry.”

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March 28 2024 10:16 am V22.4.20-2
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