Automation platform (hardware)
iQ Platform MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC EUROPE

Mitsubishi Electric's iQ Platform is the enabling hardware for our e-F@ctory concept. Its key benefits:
Minimized TCO
Seamless integration
Maximized productivity
Transparent communications
iQ is the world's first automation platform combining all key automation types on one controller. iQ offers an extensive array of controller types that seamlessly operate together on the same backplane.
Throughout the automation lifecycle, iQ reduces your costs. First, project lead time is reduced due to the high level of integration and the iQ Works suite of engineering tools. iQ Works allows a system to be developed and commissioned faster thanks to powerful simulation tools and reduced programming. iQ Works supports all key iQ control types, whether it's PLC, motion, or even HMI screen design.
iQ's CPUs lead the industry in performance. Combined with an advanced backplane architecture to optimize system communications, these provide faster ROI due to reduced cycle times and increased productivity. iQ's PLC CPUs execute programs in microseconds while handling thousands of I/O. Advanced motion capabilities control dozens of axes simultaneously via the noise immune 50Mbit/s SSCNET/III.
Industries requiring automated assembly benefit from the iQ's integration of a fully featured robotic controller. Combining process and discrete control on the same system also allows the iQ to handle a range of hybrid applications. Even complex systems can easily be handled in a single controller.
iQ is compatible with a wide variety of networks for engineering complete plant systems. Thanks to its scalability it is capable of automating whole lines as well as at home running single machines.