Industrial Automation Magazine India

Schneider Electric launches Modicon M262, IIoT-Ready Controller

Published on : Saturday 25-01-2020

The Modicon M262 Controllability-ready, designed and delivered with intuitive direct cloud connectivity.

January 2020 – Reiterating its commitment towards assisting smart manufacturing in India, Schneider Electric has announced the launch of a powerful solution for what it calls the ‘smart machine era’. The solution, New Modicon M262 controller is IIoT-ready for logic and motion applications. It offers intuitive, scalable and reliable machine integration into Industry 4.0 environment, machine to device, machine to human, machine to machine, machine to plant or machine directly to cloud. Additionally, Modicon M262 Controller embeds cybersecurity features and encryption protocols to provide direct cloud connectivity and digital services through two ready-to-work and independent embedded Ethernet ports.

Speaking about M262, Meenu Singhal, Vice President, Industry Business, Schneider Electric India said, “Several industries in India including manufacturing to a large extent, are striving to achieve globally competitive edge and scale, either by leveraging next-gen ground breaking technology innovations or by optimising the efficiencies of existing mission critical applications. Digitisation, pivoted on IIOT is the prime objective that not only bring down costs for businesses, but can also help augment operational requirements. With this solution, we aim to empower OEMs to successfully compete and innovate in the new digital era by maximising productivity and generating additional revenue streams by opening up new business opportunities.”

The Modicon M262 Controllability-ready, designed and delivered with intuitive direct cloud connectivity. No gateways are required. This enables OEMs to maximise profitability and optimise their time, from the design of performance demanding applications to the commissioning of the machine.