How open automation can drive a sustainable and data-driven future for Indian industries

The factory floor has been dominated for decades by its own automation systems that are closed, specialized and linked to single manufacturers. Although it was found that this legacy approach was very effective, it has now become a bottleneck in an era defined by rapid technological change, especially with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). While India is on its way to becoming a global manufacturing power, the traditional model of industrial automation makes way for a new paradigm – open automation. The first episode of Discover Open, Mint’s new series presented by Debashis Sarkar, editor, Hindustan Times – Technology, and powered by Schneider Electric, has seen Rajat Abbi, VP – Marketing, Schneider Electric India, and Arvind Kakru, VP – Industrial Automation, Schneider Eeltric India. After open automation, not just like any other technological renovations, but is a fundamental change that has the potential to be not just like any other technological renovations, but a fundamental change is India’s industries. Open automation increases the efficiency, promoting innovation and managing sustainability. Look at the complete episode, the origin of open automation, we hear the term ‘automation’ in our daily lives, especially with the rise of digital technologies. But its application in the industrial sector undergoes a sea voyage. Kakru talked about traditional automation systems and shared: “Traditional automation systems were peculiar, linked to specific manufacturers with a strong intention to protect the IP.” While these closed systems worked well in isolation, they created rigid, tailed environments that were difficult to integrate with other technologies. As economies are globalized, a single manufacturing plant can get machinery from a dozen different countries, each with its own automation system. This complexity creates an obstacle to seamless integration and data exchange. Abbi compared these outdated models to earlier technology devices that worked in isolation, without the ability to freely connect and share information. According to him, the move to open automation is a leap forward – utilizing seamless integration, interoperability and innovation. “Open Automation is also software-defined automation. It is a larger framework that disconnects software hardware and one that can support communication between multiple automation systems on the store floor or in a manufacturing environment. of the fact. Platform-independent control algorithms and support communication between devices and systems of different sellers, breaking down the seller. Reconfigured, expanded or moved between different platforms, and quickly adjusted to changing claims. This means that sustainability within industries and factories can go a long way to accelerate the sustainability track of the world. ‘Help with complicated tasks, and the factory floor becomes a dynamic, intelligent ecosystem. There is a tendency among clients to use legacy systems. We want to change that mindset and make automation more open, accessible and future ready, “Abbi said. The goal is to build an ecosystem of stakeholders, including clients, partners, influencers and policymakers, to promote dialogue on why automation systems in India should move outside closed systems.” Why can’t they be open if everyone wants the environment around them to be open? “He asked. It’s about a real demonstration of what it means to today’s customers,” he said. The response of the industry was encouraging, largely because the benefits are clear and tangible in the form of higher productivity levels, long -term reduction in operating costs and improved sustainability statistics. Sustainability of the lighthouse factory in Hyderabad Schneider Electric’s Smart Factory in Hyderabad is a sustainability of the world, and it is a factory in the world, and it is a sustainability of the world. A scope of the impact of open automation. Over the past few years, we have reduced the carbon emissions by 61 percent. We lowered the defect rate by 90 percent, so that means we get better, good quality products with a faster execution rate. We have reduced energy losses by about 52 percent, “Kakru said. These results serve as a powerful motivator for other industries to follow. The time to act is now, as India promotes its ambition to become a global manufacturing center, there is an urgent need to modernize its industrial infrastructure. A strong national commitment to this transformation. This dynamics requires flexibility and scalability, which is the USPS of open automation. It also addresses the critical issue of skills development. By adopting a common software frame, the skills needed for automation, it becomes more transferable and adaptable, reducing the sector, which is no longer a job sector. afford to find out. You can’t keep waiting as the world develops so dramatically in the era of AI and digitization. ”Note for readers: Discover Open is an editors of the mint in partnership with Schneider Electric.