ABB to supply comprehensive digital control solution for new Gulf Ply mill in Dammam, Saudi Arabia

ABB to supply comprehensive digital control solution for new Gulf Ply mill in Dammam, Saudi Arabia

ABB has been selected to supply a mill-wide distributed control system (DCS) and quality control system (QCS) for the Gulf Ply Paper Company’s new paper mill in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Based on ABB Ability System 800xA, the solution includes ABB’s Pulp & Paper Library, providing a flexible, consistent and comprehensive means of controlling and supervising manufacturing processes when the new mill becomes operational in October 2019.

 

 

 

Why a motor condition monitoring device like Omron’s K6CM is a key component of a downtime prevention strategy

Why a motor condition monitoring device like Omron’s K6CM is a key component of a downtime prevention strategy

Across a wide variety of systems and applications, three-phase induction motors are too important to fail. If and when failure does occur, it can result in unexpected downtime at a high cost to the facility. For this reason, it’s important to invest in a continuous monitoring system for these integral components of your facility.

 

 

 

How to Avoid a Shocking End: Protecting Workers From Injury

How to Avoid a Shocking End: Protecting Workers From Injury

Do you know the first question you should ask before opening an electrical enclosure? Plant managers, building maintenance staff and electrical repair personnel repeat the question “Is it safe?” so often that it’s practically a mantra. And rightfully so. The people in these professions are constantly at risk of experiencing a life-threatening current while on the job.

 

 

Key factors of an automation IDE that will directly impact your business operations

Key factors of an automation IDE that will directly impact your business operations

Choosing the right automation integrated development environment (IDE) is essential for ensuring that your operations run smoothly. Due to their centrality in the automation process, software environments play a major role in determining the organization efficiency of businesses of all sizes.

 

 

 

Cost Saving with VFD and its built-in PLC (SoftPLC)

Cost Saving with VFD and its built-in PLC (SoftPLC)

 

In conventional applications, pumps or fan should be run at full speed, then pressure or flow should be controlled with a control valves hence some energy will be wasted when you throttling control valves. One of the major usages of VFD is cost saving through energy saving. But we want to look from different angle of cost saving which is capital saving through removing some instrumentation and control valves and utilize VFD with built-in PLC.

 

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The Factory of the Future . . . Today!

 

Earlier this year, while attending Hannover Messe 2019, I had the privilege to partake in a private tour of Rexroth’s booth. As I have noted in previous writings on Hannover it is difficult to truly relate the size and scale of the booths at this show if you have not attended, but many easily reach into the 10-15,000 square foot range, and Rexroth’s booth was right there among the largest. Not only that but their booth was the only one that featured hosted 5G outside of the special 5G pavilion and was also toured by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

 

Breaking the Digital Transformation Log Jam in Manufacturing

Breaking the Digital Transformation Log Jam in Manufacturing

Digital transformation is top of mind for business leaders, solutions providers and consultants these days. The multi-trillion-dollar predictions on everything from IOT to AI/Machine Learning are indeed staggering to think about. That said, when it comes to manufacturing systems our recent experience suggests that organizations are still cautious when it comes to investment and taking their first steps into the digital world.

 

 

 

Crop Nutrition has a Vital Role, backed by Saskatchewan’s Potash Mines & Rittal’s HD Enclosures!

Crop Nutrition has a Vital Role, backed by Saskatchewan’s Potash Mines & Rittal’s HD Enclosures!

The United Nations estimates that world population will climb from 7 billion to 9 billion by 2050. This means higher demand for food for the growing population, and more work for the farmers to produce more food. And they will need fertilizers to do it, which is where potash comes in, as 96% of the world’s production of potash is used in fertilizers.

 

 

 

Why you should always supplement your safety light curtain with stop time measurement

Why you should always supplement your safety light curtain with stop time measurement

A safety light curtain can help avoid serious accidents on the factory floor by ensuring that a potentially hazardous machine ceases operation before a person enters the hazard zone. However, this is only the case if the light curtain has been set up at a sufficient distance relative to the time it takes for the machine to stop.

 

 

 

Water/Wastewater: Drive Out Distortion With a Low-Harmonic Drive

Water/Wastewater: Drive Out Distortion With a Low-Harmonic Drive

There’s a contaminant that has long troubled water and wastewater operations, and you won’t find it in the water. Harmonic distortion is like a pollutant on a power line. It can cause electrical equipment to act erratically or shut off, resulting in unplanned downtime. And it can frustrate workers by making water treatment systems more difficult to optimize.

 

 

 

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Discussing Automation and IIoT with Harting Canada’s Carl Maalouf and Peter Hannah

Harting Canada held their annual trade media luncheon in Toronto this past month to provide insight into the company’s direction moving into the next fiscal year. The event provided Panel Builder & Systems Integrator a fantastic opportunity to sit down with Carl Maalouf, the Canadian Director of Sales for Harting Canada, as well as Territory Sales Manager, Peter Hanna.

 

 

 

ENHANCED ROBOT CALIBRATION IMPROVES PROGRAMMED PATH PERFORMANCE

ENHANCED ROBOT CALIBRATION IMPROVES PROGRAMMED PATH PERFORMANCE

Cole Technologies, Inc, located in Columbus, Indiana, are a certified Universal Robots system integrator supplying automation systems specializing in pick and place, deburring, and plastic part trimming applications. One recent project involved the deflashing of molded parts where a more accurate robot path was deemed necessary.

 

 

 

Key reasons why a backward-compatible system is essential for a future-oriented manufacturing facility

Key reasons why a backward-compatible system is essential for a future-oriented manufacturing facility

Omron are committed to developing advanced technologies that maximize our customers’ potential for innovation. They invest 7% annually in research and development so that they can design and build products in-house that work together at maximum efficiency.