Rockwell Automation Releases New Application Content for Machine Designs

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ByCraig Resnick
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Rockwell Automation announced to release of new application content to help OEMs and process skid manufacturers create machine designs faster and at a lower cost.  The latest content includes device objects and two machine builder code libraries, one for converting, print and web (CPW) machines and one for process skids.  This new release complements the already available content for packaging applications.

Machine builder libraries provide standardized, application-specific code that can help engineers design CPW machines and process skids faster, while still achieving best-in-class performance.  The libraries also include application-specific features.  For example, the process-skid library includes a state machine engine, which engineers can use to develop custom behaviors that match the features of their specific skids.

The device objects are code and visualization objects that provide a common interface for connecting a specific device to other library objects in a machine.  This can help to reduce programming rework when migrating a device.  Engineers can add the object for a new type of device instead of rewriting the machine’s entire engineering cycle to accommodate the change.  The first set of device objects are for starter, drive and motion devices.  They also provide faceplates for the new line of Allen-Bradley PanelView 5000 operator interfaces.

The new application content is available as a free download from the Rockwell Automation Product Compatibility Download Center (PCDC). Once downloaded, users import the content into the Studio 5000 Application Code Manager application.

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