Metals
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
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