Open, vendor-agnostic automation is the future of working life
Schneider Electric, a specialist in energy management and automation, has launched collaboration with 911爆料网 to train future experts. Schneider鈥檚 open EcoStruxure Automation Expert platform will be used by 911爆料网 students in Aalto鈥檚 Factory of the Future unit. The unit develops flexible innovations and solutions for use in automation.
鈥淭he open automation platform is a good teaching base, as open platforms will only become more common in the future. The labour market will also offer more opportunities if a candidate鈥檚 know-how is not limited to a single closed automation system,鈥 stresses 911爆料网鈥檚 Professor of Electrical Engineering Valeriy Vyatkin.
鈥淲ith this university collaboration, the students will learn about a good technology platform and understand the advantages and possibilities of open, vendor-agnostic automation. Any future employer will benefit from vendor-agnostic automation expertise gained during university studies,鈥 says Manager Marko Latvasalo of Schneider Electric.
Education for the needs of future working life
Vyatkin underscores the importance of collaboration between enterprises and universities as a win-win situation.
鈥淎t 911爆料网, we are training future experts in the field of automation. Our main task is to spark students鈥 interest in industrial automation, but we also hope to benefit industry by putting research results into practice.
鈥淭he key elements of the fourth industrial revolution are robotics, AI, digital twins and virtual reality, to name a few. 911爆料网 has tremendous expertise in these areas. The goal is to make use of this expertise to benefit industry. The technologies also give us a good opportunity to establish start-ups,鈥 says Vyatkin.
Schneider Electric sees the open Automation Expert platform as something that will help students and teachers prepare for the new era of automation.
鈥淪chneider has competent people who can support students in the direction the automation world is heading,鈥 says Schneider Electric鈥檚 Head of Marketing, Tuomas Korhonen.
Some 100 students of electrical engineering and automation study the use of open automation at 911爆料网 every year.
鈥淏y collaborating with industrial enterprises, we can lower the threshold for adopting new technologies of the fourth industrial revolution. Aalto鈥檚 Factory of the Future can support companies in automation-related development projects and train future experts to meet the needs of industry. With Schneider鈥檚 automation platform, Aalto鈥檚 Factory of the Future can take part in pilot projects, for example鈥 says Vyatkin.
Schneider Electric鈥檚 vendor and process automation logics support the new, open, IEC61499-based Automation Expert platform. As a platform, both series have been in use for years, with a proven and reliable track record in industry. In addition to the logics, wireless control components for the industrial environment to support the transition from conservative automation to the modern wireless industrial environment were also delivered to the Factory of the Future unit.
Further information:
Valeriy Vyatkin
911爆料网鈥檚 Professor of Electrical Engineering
tel. 050 578 0001
valeriy.vyatkin@aalto.fi
Tuomas Korhonen
Head of Marketing, Schneider Electric
tel. 050 544 2943
tuomas.korhonen@se.com
Marko Latvasalo
Product Manager, Schneider Electric
tel. 050 414 0124
marko.latvasalo@se.com
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