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A small PLC able to communicate as part of the Internet of Things, em4 is more than just an innovative, high-performance and easy-to-use nano-PLC. It constitutes a real growth platform for OEMs and integrators who are looking for an easy way to move their application into the digital era. It opens up a new ready-touse infrastructure to them, plus an ecosystem of online tools and services, creating new added value for their customers. em4, the smartest and easiest way to remotely manage equipment and generate new business
With the launch of em4, Crouzet Automation is introducing an offer that complements the current range of Millenium 3 logic controllers. Aware of the challenges presented by machineto-machine technology, the team identified in its existing and prospective customers - specialists in small machinery and equipment - a strong need for connectivity of their installations. It was also apparent that they needed to stand out from the crowd on their markets, mainly by proposing new services for their customers.
All this while continuing to benefit from the strong points of the Crouzet Automation range: easy to use, adaptable, application-oriented backed by unrivalled technical support. Sébastien de Peretti, General Manager of Custom Sensors & Technologies’ Automation business unit, has no hesitation in talking revolution when he mentions em4: “This new type of offer meets our customers’ key expectations on different markets! This is why we are proposing a unique offer which is totally new, based on a nano-PLC.”
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A groundbreaking offer This new nano-PLC, which can be fully remotely controlled, has a set of innovative features allowing Crouzet Automation to provide its customers with not just a product, but new expansion potential!
››em4 alert: capable of sending SMS or email alerts
“em4 has all the ingredients to support our integrators and OEM customers in implementing new cost-effective models”.
One of the main strengths of em4 remote, the flagship product in the range, lies in being connected to the internet, thus offering programming, monitoring and control, datalogging functions that allow remote management of an application, a single machine or a fleet of machines. This is how the offer differs from other commercially-available solutions: em4 is part of the Internet of Things, and opens up a world of communication capabilities to all customers, even those without experience of managing network infrastructure or complex automation systems. In this sense, em4 remains true to one of Crouzet Automation’s key values: “easy to use”.
››em4 local: designed for applications that do not require remote communication or only a local area network (See boxed text below).
A simple, accessible and compact product, em4 can provide new service opportunities to customers who wish to make a difference on their market, in particular by allowing the sale of associated services. For this reason, Crouzet Automation has created 3 versions of the em4 and has rolled out “em4 lab”, an environment similar to a “toolbox” including all tools, services and partners. It allows customers to reinvent their applications and thus generate new business opportunities. em4 has been conceived and designed to make a totally integrated solution available to integrators and OEMs (industry, infrastructure and buildings), allowing them to connect their devices via the internet on demand, without adding additional modules.
In terms of data exchange, em4 has no embedded web server, but operates on a machine-to-machine connection. This is essentially an exchange of raw data between the controller and the dedicated server. Communication is therefore optimised and the server’s memory space is prioritised over the em4’s embedded memory. Like its built-in communication capabilities, the em4 is proposed as a complete solution comprising: the nano-PLC, a SIM card, data exchanges and remote access (em4 web and em4 app).
The em4 range comprises the following: ››em4 remote: fully connected to the secure infrastructure
A comprehensive range supported by a dedicated environment em4 lab partners soft web app community
em4 remote Fully connected nano-PLC Includes all em4 lab functionalities
em4 alert Nano-PLC that can alert you via SMS or email
em4 local The em4 for standalone use or local area network
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em4 lab consists of an environment which allows the integrator and his customer to benefit from a dedicated resources and services area
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em4 lab, an environment which stimulates creativity em4 lab consists of an environment which allows the integrator and his customer to benefit from a dedicated resources and services area. “In this way Crouzet Automation is providing its customers with service offers combined with em4, arising from collaborations with our partners, that have been tested, validated and documented”, says André Chovin, em4 product marketing manager.
››the em4 partners community, which can provide an application with extra functionality via peripheral automation components (such as for example the insertion of Kavlico Pressure Sensors products, one of Crouzet Automation’s partners), and also design additional services for the end customer, such as a remote management platform or a smartphone application customised with their colours.
em4 lab is based on 4 founding pillars:
Typically, em4 lab meets the needs of both OEMs and their customers who wish to manage several machines as a fleet. The machines are then accessible at a single point on the server, for example to simplify compilation of data as statistics. The “on-demand” server connection can also be used to locate a faulty installation. It is equally possible to benefit from geolocation (via triangulation using the telecommunications network), which is handy for managing a fleet of mobile machines, in their location, etc. All this plus numerous possibilities for managing events or alarms.
››em4 soft, the most intuitive software on the market. It is functionally compatible with the M3 Soft software, a cornerstone of the Millenium 3 offer which has been well received by users and has contributed hugely to its success. The em4 soft programming tool can read and offer translation of programs created using M3 Soft. One of the strengths of em4 soft lies in the application-specific function blocks which make programming particularly quick and easy, not to mention the ability to program all communication directly from the same software, simply and in graphic form. ››em4 web, which provides access to the application from a simple web browser anywhere, anytime. This is a platform where the user can for example grant access rights to his customers in both runtime and maintenance phases, and also control, monitor and manage data from his application parameters if appropriate. ››em4 app, which offers access from a smartphone, especially event management in push mode, plus simplified local or remote control, by using a QR code on the product.
em4: responding to target markets Water treatment, access control, building equipment, small industrial machines are all sectors in which em4 allows its users to quickly integrate their applications and bring extra functionality to their customers. To meet the challenges of this launch, Crouzet Automation has developed a website dedicated to em4: www.em4-remote-plc.com, which offers modern, quick and easy access to all the information about this offer.
Accuracy and performance of an extraordinary nano-PLC In the “under 50 I/O” category, em4 becomes the first automation component that can interact with high-precision industrial sensors operating at 0-20 or 4-20 mA. These robust inputs embedded directly in the product avoid measurement errors linked to the distance between sensor and controller, while ensuring 1% measurement accuracy. As well as a 32-bit processor, em4 has double the memory capacity (compared to Millenium 3) and a cycle time 5 to 10 times faster for task execution.
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Attractive custom design Identical in size to the Millenium 3, em4 stands out with its high-tech design with clean, smooth lines, inspired by the interface on devices with which the general public are already familiar. em4 is offered with a choice of a black or white casing. em4 is mechanically interchangeable with other commercially-available automation control modules. This means it can be integrated seamlessly in an existing machine.
About Crouzet Automation Supported by an experienced technical team, Crouzet Automation is a pioneer in the simplification of programming. The brand offers the easiest-to-use and most adaptable alternative automation solution for specialized and demanding needs. Crouzet Automation is a brand of Custom Sensors & Technologies (CST). www.crouzet.com
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FRENCH INNOVATION The em4 offer was developed under the auspices of the French Single Interministerial Fund (FUI) run by the Minalogic competitive cluster. It is a joint development in partnership with leading public research laboratories (INRIA Grenoble, Grenoble INP) and innovative French companies (Motwin, Vertical M2M). The aim of this partnership is to link the worlds of automation, computing, telecoms and networks, to offer users remote management of their devices that is both simpler and more comprehensive. em4 represents the first stage of a singularly innovative project, using cutting-edge technologies to serve industrial and professional machine manufacturers.
About CST Custom Sensors & Technologies (CST) is a specialist in designing and manufacturing sensing, control and motion products. Through its brands, BEI Kimco, BEI Sensors, BEI PSSC, Crouzet, Crydom, Kavlico, Newall and Systron Donner Inertial, CST offers customizable, reliable and efficient components for mission-critical systems in Aerospace & Defence, Transportation, Energy & Infrastructure, Medical, Food and Beverage and Building Equipment markets. Focused on premium value offers and committed to excellence, CST, with 4.500 employees worldwide and sales of $600M US in 2013, is the dependable and adaptable partner for the most demanding customers. www.cstsensors.com
