Factory Automation

FA's Contribution to the history of Mitsubishi ElectricFA innovations, firsts and vision

FA: Consistently Innovating

At Mitsubishi Electric innovations are not random chance but are evidence of our culture of Kaizen. As a result we are regularly one of the top five companies globally for filing international patent applications, many of which go on to become products in their own right. FA has been a strong contributor to such technical innovations; here are just a few examples:

2018

Industry pioneer:

release of AI enabled iQ Edgecross Real Time Data Analyser software and the MELIPC industrial PC series

2001

Industry pioneer:

launch of the e-F@ctory FA-IT integrated approach to manufacturing

1999

Performance leader:

highly responsive MELSERVO-J2-Super series AC servo improved productivity of industrial machines

1991

Japan's first:

development of the ultra-compact inverter, FREQROL-Z024 series

1987

Company first:

launch of the Movemaster high performance micro robot for education and industry

1985

Best seller:

release of the MELSEC-A series all-purpose PLC for FA applications

1973

Company first:

launch of the MELSEC-310, Mitsubishi Electric's first PLC to replace the relay control panel

1964

Company first:

the company's first fully manufactured EDM system, the DIAX

1933

Industry first:

Japan's first fuseless 15-35A circuit breaker