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Aluminum Casting Department Cooling Tower control system

  • 2 - 75 hp Allen-Bradley 1336 VFD's (used for temp control), Allen-Bradley PLC5 for pump, valve, flow, and pressure controls, TCP Smart Screen for HMI

Aluminum Plate Mill Safety Upgrade

  • GE Fanuc 90/30, Red Lion HMI and misc. safety relays to indicate machine safety status

Aluminum Plate Mill Conversion

  • GE Genius Bus system to Ethernet Interface and GE Fanuc 90/30 Data Collector PLC

Aluminum Mill Paint Line Ovens Data Collection Upgrade

  • Rockwell RSView 32

Aluminum Plate Mill Process Monitoring

  • GE Cimplicity HMI, various GE PLCs communicating over Ethernet to Monitor and Log Data

Cast Pipe Paint Line Conveyor Upgrade

  • Explosion-proof drive system upgrade using A-B Powerflex

Three-Head Milling machine Control System Upgrade

  • A-B PLC5/03 with HSV motion control module, PanelView Plus Interface using RSView ME

Roller Bearing Heat-Treat Furnace PLC Controls Upgrade

  • Replacement of (2) A-B PLC-2s, (1)PLC-3 and existing multi-axis servos with ControlLogix, Ethernet Communications, Remote I/O, 2-client RSView SE, RSSQL and MSDE SQL Server Edition for recipes

Aluminum Plate Flatness Measurement

  • National Instruments Motion Control and Data Acquisition integrated with VisualStudio.Net, Laser Sensors

Aluminum Clad Assembly Line

  • (2) GE Genius Networks with (6) VFD Modules, a high-speed counter module controlling numerous hydraulic and pneumatic valves, motors, pumps and other devices

Aluminum HCL Bridle Drive Upgrade

  • (4) Vector Controlled VFD Drives to replace 300HP DC Drives, modification of GE 90/70 PLC

Robotic Bearing Parts Handling System Upgrade

  • A-B Controllogix PLC w/3 Axis Sercos communication to (3) Kinetix 6000 Servo Drives Data-Highway + communication to existing PLC5, PC-Based Visual Basic Operator Interface

Aluminum Scrap Winder

  • GE 90/30 PLC with VersaMax Ethernet remote I/O, A-B PowerFlex 700 Closed Loop Vector Main Drive and GE Quickpanel touchscreen

Aluminum Plate Casters and Plate Mill Control

  • GE Fsnuc 90/30 PLCs, Genius Network, CTC Operator Interface with Interact software, Reliance Motion Control, Siemens DC drives, A-B Powerflex AC drives, Wonderware, RSView and DVT vision system

Roller Bearing Heat Treat System PC Upgrade

  • Dell Optiplex PC w/A-B PCI Data Highway + communications, A-B PLC5, Microsoft VisualBasic.Net, OPC Server, MSSql

Stainless Steel Rolling Mill, Three Vertical Strip Annealers

  • Project Management, vendor coordination, electrical system installation, and startup

Aluminum Cold Mill Davy Gauge/Shape Control System Software

  • Interface the Davy mill computer to a DEC central computer to enable automatic mill setup

Aluminum Hot Mill Slab Furnace Department SCADA System for 8 Furnaces

  • UNIX-based GE Cimplicity I/U

Aluminum Hot Mill Slab Preheat Furnace

  • Allen-Bradley PLC 5 and PanelView MMI, A-B 1336 VFDs

Aluminum Plate Casters and Plate Mill control systems

  • GE Fanuc 90/30 PLCs, Genius Network throughout the plant, CTC Color Flat Panel with Interact software for MMI, Reliance Motion Control, Siemens DC Motor Drive, A-B 1336 VFDs

I-Beam Flange Line, Precision Punching

  • Allen-Bradley SLC 5/05, Computer with VB custom program for operator interface and communications with MIS computer via Ethernet, DC Drives

Forged Flange Torching Machine (for contouring 4" thick flanges)

  • GE Fanuc 90/30 PLC, GE Dual Axis Motion Control Module, DC Motor Drives

Steel Rolling Mill Coil Reports

  • Visual Basic (VB) with Keithley-MetraByte (K-M) Analog/Digital Interface Board and K-M VTX Custom Controls for VB

Heat Treat System for Inner and Outer Bearing Races 10"-36" Diameter

  • A-B PLC 5/40, US Data FactoryLink SCADA software, Rexroth Hydraulic Servo Valves, 3 Axes Allen-Bradley IMC Servo Controllers and AC Servo Motors

Precision Grinder for Bearing Outer Races - Software Rewrite

  • Allen-Bradley PLC, Nematron Color Toolbox for HMI, Stepper Motor Control

Wheelbarrow Leg Production Cell Automation

  • Reliance Servo-powered Roll Former, Power Press controls, Allen-Bradley SLC500

Heat Treat System for Shovels

  • GE Fanuc 90/30 PLC, GE Cimplicity 90-ADS for HMI

Vehicle Frame Rails - Washer, Dryer, Spray, and Conveying System

  • A-B PLC 5/60C, PanelView HMI, ControlNet network for PV and Robot Interface

Aluminum Melting Furnace Controls

  • GE Fanuc 90/30 PLC, Genius I/O, CTC HMI Terminal with Interact

Aluminum Plate Stacker

  • GE Fanuc 90/30 PLC, Genius I/O, GE PLC Motion Modules, Allen-Bradley 1394 Servo Amplifiers

Piston Broaching Machine

  • Allen-Bradley SLC 5/04, PanelView 600 Touchscreen, New Hydraulic System

Torch Scale System

  • Modicon PLC, D/S Wireless Scales & Message Displays, Uticor Displays

5000 Ton Forging Press Ram Control

  • GE Fanuc 90/30 PLC, Maple Systems HMI, Message Display

Environmental Process Monitor, Data Collection and Reporting System

  • Cimplicity HMI Plant Edition, MS Access, GE Fanuc PLC's, GE Genius, Ethernet, ASP & IIS

Brass Strip Annealers Data Collection and Reporting System

  • Honeywell PLC and CoProcessor, Visual Basic

Cast Rod Material Handling, Conveying and Cut-to-Length Process

  • Allen-Bradley SLC 5/04, Remote racks, PanelView 1000 Touchscreen, 1336 VFD's

Aluminum Clad Line

  • GE Fanuc 90/70 PLC, GE Genius, Fuji VFD's, Ethernet to Cimplicity, TCP Message Displays, Crane Control

Bearing Assembly Line Data Collection and Reporting

  • Allen-Bradley PLC's, RSLinx, RSView32, Message Display

Magnesium Powder Processing Line Control System

  • (2) A-B Compactlogix L32E PLCs, (3) CTC Operator Inerfaces
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