At Mitsubishi Electric, we are providing smart manufacturing solution and we call it'e-f@ctory' that utilizes cutting-edge Factory Automation products based on its high-speed networking technologies like CC-Link IE and CC-Link IE TSN to visualize information and coordinate with high-level Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), to improve productivity, while reducing Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). It enables rapid Digital Transformation of the manufacturing industry by integration of IT & FA/OT systems. For this, all our FA Products like PLCs, HMIs, Inverters, AC Servo Systems, CNC Controllers, Industrial Robots, IPCs, and Low Voltage Switchgear are equipped with advanced technologies for communication. We also have pre-engineered software development packages called'iQ-Monozukuri' which are specifically developed for processes like And-On, Packaging, Handling, Converting, etc. These solutions help to reduce the development and deployment of Industrial Automation Solutions to the Industry and enable faster production, reducing the time to market and increase efficiency.

As a pandemic grips the world, a person could be forgiven if they had forgotten about another threat to humanity's way of life - the rise of robots. For better or worse the robots are going to replace many humans in their jobs, analysts say, and the coronavirus outbreak is speeding up the process. "People usually say they want a human element to their interactions but Covid-19 has changed that," says Martin Ford, a futurist who has written about the ways robots will be integrated into the economy in the coming decades. "[Covid-19] is going to change consumer preference and really open up new opportunities for automation." Companies large and small are expanding how they use robots to increase social distancing and reduce the number of staff that have to physically come to work.