Vention launches industrial automation platform
by CM Staff
Vention says practitioners do not have to learn proprietary programming languages specific to each robot, PLC, and motor-drive manufacturer if operating on their MAP.
MONTREAL — Cloud-based manufacturing automation platform, Vention has launched MachineLogic V4.0.
The company says this is one of its biggest releases since the initial product launch in 2018. Offered on a freemium and subscription basis, new users can leverage the full feature set of MachineLogic in its cloud version. Subscriptions are required for those seeking to deploy equipment on the factory floor.
MachineLogic is one of several core products of Vention’s manufacturing automation platform. Focusing on code-free programming, the cloud and edge software provides a unified programming interface across robot brands (Universal Robots, Fanuc, and Doosan), actuators (linear axis, conveyors, and pneumatics) and I/Os (digital and analog).
Expert and emerging automation practitioners can program robot cells and automated equipment using visual sequences from their web browser, or directly on a teach pendant connected to the equipment. Vention says practitioners do not have to learn proprietary programming languages specific to each robot, PLC, and motor-drive manufacturer if operating on their MAP.
MachineLogic provides a plug-and-play software and hardware user experience with component detection and configuration, incorporating programming and software-assisted deployment. It works in unison with Vention’s motion controller, MachineMotion, and the full library of Vention modular components.
“MachineLogic is key to our mission of democratizing industrial automation, and subscribers can expect a series of additional features in Q3 and Q4 of 2022,” said Etienne Lacroix, CEO and founder of Vention in a statement.
“We are only scratching the surface of the user experiences that are possible when you combine industrial automation hardware and engineering software.”
