Today, 01/29/2025, we finalized the installation of control system for a roller mill at a local feed company. This system controls the startup, and shutdown, of four 50HP motors on the roller mill, as well as related augers and elevator legs. There are provisions for monitoring motion of all motors, as well as email alerts […]
Automated Conveyor Line Controls and Integration for Mfg. of Wood Windows Complete control panel that included PLC, HMI, Drives, with remote HMI station The system controls 7 conveyors, and 2 turn tables, and is interlocked with downstream plant equipment. We provided the complete control system, along with detailed schematics, and full installation and startup services.
This project included upgrading a very old Allen Bradley SLC controller to a newer MicroLogix PLC. This controller was on an automatic pallet stretch wrapping machine, part of a robotic palletizer line. We replaced the old PLC with a new one, also replaced much of the original panel wiring. Old PLC: New PLC:
This is a small project we did to control an industrial hot water pressure washer at a meat processing facility. We installed a Horner APG PLC/HMI to use as the front end, and also to provide PID control for constant pressure. The PLC was wired to a pressure transducer to sense the line pressure. The […]
This is to document a small control panel we built for a sheet metal fabricating facility, to operate a spray unit for applying oil to sheet metal parts. The machine operator at the customer facility had been applying the oil by hand with a spray bottle. They wised to automate the process, and purchased a […]
We are pleased to have provided troubleshooting and upgrade assistance to a local mfg. of roll formed sheet metal products. We received a call that their main roll forming machine was down, and needed attention immediately. We arrived at the plant and soon noticed that the PLC in the control cabinet was not communicating with […]
In the automation world, we have been getting more involved in the industrial networking side of things, specifically connecting PLC controlled machines to the office network. Traditionally industrial networking has been very expensive and cumbersome in order to get data from the office environment to the production machines on the plant floor. This data is […]
Carlo Gavazzi