Radway Control Systems Ltd have recently completed the upgrade and safety enhancement of the control system for the entry section of a coil coating line.
The original control system comprised the following equipment, originally installed by GEC Industrial Controls Ltd in 1989:
- 1 x Gem80/400 Entry Section PLC Controller [This was originally a Gem80/310 which was later upgraded]
- 5 x GEC Gemdrive Micro 1 DC Drives [Pay Off Reel 1, Pay Off Reel 2, Bridle Roll 1, Bridle Roll 2, Accumulator]
- 28 x GEC Gemstart CCU Controllers for DOL starters
- 8 x GE Versamax Remote I/O Stations with HPCi Controller used as data router
This was replaced by a mainly Siemens solution which included the following equipment:
- 1 x Siemens S7-1516F-3PN/DP Failsafe PLC
- 5 x Siemens DCM Micromaster DC Drives, with Safe Torque Off
- 4 x Siemens Sinamics G120 Inverters with Profisafe Safe Torque Off
- 24 x Siemens Simocode Intelligent Starters
- 9 x Siemens ET200SP Remote I/O Stations with Failsafe I/O on an MRP ring
- 7 x Fortress Armaguard Pro Gate Interlocks with Profisafe Interface
- 2 x Sick Absolute Encoders with Profinet Interface
- 6 x Siemens Scalance XC200 Series Switches
- 1 x Siemens Scalance SC636 Cyber Security Appliance