“The Valor IoT manufacturing solution with the Open Manufacturing Language (OML) should revolutionize today’s automated electronics assembly industry. OML will bring much needed interoperability to the PCB manufacturing industry,” stated Dick Slansky, senior analyst, PLM & Industry, ARC Advisory Group. “Mentor’s plug-and-play, comprehensive, secure networking and connectivity solution is a significant milestone for the mass customization of manufactured electronics.”
The Valor IoT manufacturing distributed architecture offers a high degree of scalability and allows for parallel real-time flow of huge data volumes, eliminating potential networking and connectivity issues. Its rugged construction offers high data integrity and security, including power back-up and fail-safe data management.
“By seamlessly sharing accurate real-time data between machines and processes, our new Valor IoT Manufacturing solution allows manufacturers to connect to any MES, ERP, or other enterprise system and deploy shop-floor IT projects without changing their world,” stated Dan Hoz, general manager of Mentor Graphics Valor Division. “This is a break-through advancement for the industry. As long-time leaders in delivering shop-floor connectivity solutions, we are proud to provide the first, all-inclusive, interface solution that supports all machines and processes.”
The solution will be available in the third quarter of 2016. The company will also provide advanced process consulting services to help manufacturers navigate Smart Factory, Industry 4.0 and the internet of manufacturing challenges.
