Software Remains Integral to Hydraulics and Machine Development
Software has become an integral part of many machine designs — both as a tool to aid their development as well as a component within machinery to enable their operation. Its use is only likely to grow in the coming years as automation increases as does the desire to get more functionality out of mobile equipment.
“Software, and all the benefits that you can get from software, is here to stay, and it's only going to accelerate the pace of technology [and] functionality development,” said Joe Maher Sales Director, Connect and Control Solutions at Danfoss Power Solutions. “Everyone is trying to find new ways to be more productive on the job site and…not only [provide] ease of use for the operator but also the ability to get the operator out of dangerous types of situations.”
The PLUS+1 platform from Danfoss is an example of such a software tool in the market. PLUS+1 offers a whole ecosystem of software, hardware and additional tools to help create control systems which meet the productivity, ease of use and automation requirements of today’s off-highway equipment.
Danfoss’ deep knowledge of hydraulic systems and off-highway machinery is combined with that of highly skilled software developers to create the PLUS+1 ecosystem and “serve our customers in the best possible way to help them achieve their targets,” said Paola Lugo, Vice President, Software, Danfoss Power Solutions.
Watch “Continued Investments in Danfoss PLUS+1 Software Capabilities Aids Machine Design” for the first part of our interview with Lugo and Maher to learn more about the PLUS+1 platform and the various benefits it offers.
Lugo and Maher agree that the use of software will only continue to grow in the hydraulics and mobile equipment industries. “I see that software is something that is becoming an integral part of every industry…and that is why Danfoss is investing so heavily in that area,” said Maher.
In this second of a two-part interview series, Lugo and Maher discuss the role software is playing in the development of mobile machine control systems as well as the continued growth opportunities they see for software in the coming years.
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Sara Jensen
Executive Editor, Power & Motion
Sara Jensen is executive editor of Power & Motion, directing expanded coverage into the modern fluid power space, as well as mechatronic and smart technologies. She has over 15 years of publishing experience. Prior to Power & Motion she spent 11 years with a trade publication for engineers of heavy-duty equipment, the last 3 of which were as the editor and brand lead. Over the course of her time in the B2B industry, Sara has gained an extensive knowledge of various heavy-duty equipment industries — including construction, agriculture, mining and on-road trucks —along with the systems and market trends which impact them such as fluid power and electronic motion control technologies.
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