Technical Expertise
Electronic Line Shaft with Ratio Control
Slitter Lines
Inspection Frames
Dancer Control
Transfer Line Control
Batch Control with Distributed Flow Control
Technical Expertise
Inspection Frames
Coordinates overall machine control with a PLC control system to control the speed and tension in textile inspection frames, allowing operators to inspect for flaws while regulating tension to prevent product stretch or breakage.
Industries Served:
Textiles, Films, Paper
Products Used
- Micro PLC
- Flat Panel Operator Interface
- AC Flux Vector Drives
The Advantages:
- AC motors reduce installation and maintenance costs, an improvement over DC drives that are expensive to implement and maintain, and need more frequent maintenance.
- Flexible standard drives and motors keep costs of parts lower.
- Off-the-shelf PLC technology more cost-efficient than larger PLCs in drive systems.
- Operators have manual and auto-reverse controls to stop, reverse and move inspection frames forward again to check for possible product flaws.
- Flexible operator interfaces allow for better control, which leads to improved product quality.
How It Works:
- Tension control is made possible through two AC Flux Vector drives, providing speed regulation down to 0.01%.
- These drives are connected with a digital link that allows them to run in a digitally locked ratio loop, so the master speed can be automatically adjusted as needed.
- The Micro PLC provides the master speed reference and coordinates machine control.
- The system provides 1% tension regulation over the entire speed range.
- A color flat panel operator interface is used for machine setup, capturing of information, and machine diagnostics.
