Leading Italian machine builder IMA Automation is seeing
significant simplification and speed benefits in the design and
evolution of automotive application solutions
MILAN, June 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Rockwell
Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world's largest company dedicated
to industrial automation and digital transformation, today
announced that IMA Automation has successfully deployed
RapidLaunch, a new platform from Rockwell that offers a globally
accepted, scalable, multi-lingual, automotive controls
standard.
IMA Automation, a division of IMA Group, has successfully
demonstrated the capabilities of the RapidLaunch platform in the
design, virtual test, and build of a prototype box cell developed
for the assembly of electrical vehicle e-motors. The Italian
machine builder is now looking to deploy it for future technologies
it is developing for the assembly of other EV drivetrain modules,
especially for the North American market.
Designed to address the faster implementation demanded by the
automotive industry, the pre-engineered, streamlined, and
systematic development environment offered by RapidLaunch is ideal
for simpler and quicker development, testing, and deployment of new
production cells, lines, and processes. Central to its
functionality are the standard code library and automatic code
generation, which can be used for automotive-specific equipment and
complete machines or processes, such as battery pack assembly or
final assembly.
Paolo Butti, global vice
president, OEM and emerging industries, Rockwell Automation,
explains: "IMA Automation knows from experience that the pace of
change within the automotive industry means that it must design,
test, prove, and install assembly and process technologies faster
than ever before, or the opportunities will simply pass it by. For
this reason, RapidLaunch will become an incredibly powerful
development and operational tool."
Standardization is a powerful business strategy, delivering
efficiencies at every stage of a technology's lifecycle. This is
especially true at the design stage, where it allows OEMs to
develop solutions much faster, allowing their customer to react
with more agility to changing market trends. What RapidLaunch
offers is a pool of scalable and reuseable pre-engineered hardware
and software solutions that can help remove vital days, weeks and
potentially even months off the critical path.
"Automotive is a growing market for our assembly technology,"
said Lorenzo Maldarelli, vice
president, IMA Automation Sector. "We also want to grow our
presence in the North American market, so RapidLaunch is the ideal
candidate to support and speed our development efforts. We are
already seeing significant time and development gains from the
automatic code generation, more than 50% of which is ready to use,
out of the box. We also anticipate huge potential from the
Emulate3D dynamic digital twin software, especially the
plug-and-play of real PLC code for a realistic emulation of the
machines."
About Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), is a global leader in
industrial automation and digital transformation. We connect the
imaginations of people with the potential of technology to expand
what is humanly possible, making the world more productive and more
sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, Rockwell Automation employs approximately 29,000
problem solvers dedicated to our customers in more than 100
countries. To learn more about how we are bringing Connected
Enterprise to life across industrial enterprises, visit
www.rockwellautomation.com.
About IMA Automation
IMA AUTOMATION is the global partner for the supply of machines
dedicated to the advanced automation world. We arise from the union
of a historical network of companies, with profound technological
know-how driven by vibrant passion for research and innovation
activities. We synergically use the knowledge of the companies of
the Group we are part of to create highly customized, cutting-edge
solutions. We shape our vision of the future to pursue a common
goal, a structured offer of solutions and products with a strong
innovative character. We do it in a sustainable, concrete way and
with a strong digital accent.
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