With the hardware and software of the Logiscend material flow management system, Panasonic enables complete end-to-end solutions for the control of containers, materials, and goods movements. Smart Panasonic View Tags combine the best of both worlds as intelligent IoT labels that combine the advantages of visual identification on the container with the strengths of automated, IT-based track & trace through embedded RFID transponders. In this way, effective solutions for efficient and error-free intralogistics can be set up for employees and IT systems alike. And all completely paperless. Logiscend’s modular software supports smart work processes, from replenishment requests via View Tag clicks to an intelligent container, inventory, and WIP management, as well as the transmission and visualization of container-specific work instructions on the View Tag's electrophoretic (e-paper) display. Specifically, a pilot project will begin early in 2021 at the Siemens site in Görlitz, Germany. It will digitize the flow of goods at the Siemens Energy headquarters for technology and process development. The Logiscend software and View Tags hardware will be tested over a period of six month with the material flow management converted to paperless logistics. Further locations are under evaluation.

 Material flow control

To develop market-leading complete solutions with high-performance components for individual applications and industry sectors, Panasonic Industry Europe maintains cooperation agreements with manufacturers worldwide. The compact, modular MINAS A6 Multi 400V servo drive system is the focus of a particularly successful collaboration in Europe. Each of the slim drive controllers, which are book-sized at only 50 mm wide, can control two axes, thereby reducing the space required in a control cabinet by up to 64 percent. With eighteen integrated safety functions, the MINAS A6 Multi meets SIL3 safety guidelines. Motors from 400 W to 5 kW in power are available for the new drive system.
In the field of CNC and other high-end applications, Panasonic works closely with the German control supplier Eckelmann AG from Wiesbaden. The MINAS A6 Multi can be easily and quickly integrated into Eckelmann’s EXC89 motion and CNC controller via EtherCAT to provide a universally applicable hardware platform for various applications. Numerous technology-specific functions are supported and allow demanding applications to be created quickly – for example, in special manufacturing technologies, such as non-circular grinding, knife cutting, flame-cutting, sewing, or laser processing. MINAS A6 Multi allows flexible and dependable setups for applications with up to 64 CNC or motion axes.

 MINAS A6 Multi servo drives