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Easy Automation and Monitoring with All-In-One PLC Improves Machine Safety

Summary:

Energy Plant Solutions of Palmerston North, New Zealand provides a wide range of energy solutions. They needed a cost-effective automation solution for a new range of package boilers. They wanted to improve machine safety by automating more of the process. Using Unitronics Vision1040 PLC+HMI, they were able to control the boilers, monitor key functions remotely, and use Unitronics alarm functions to quickly react to any problems that arose.

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How can retrofitting old controls with an all-in-one PLC improve machine flexibility?

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OPA Consulting Services provide industrial process control solutions, including reetyofitting for a wide range of industries and customers. OPA often relies on Unitronics PLC+HMI controllers to offer powerful, easy-to-use solutions. For one recent project, OPA replaced the 40 year old control system on a monofilament extrusion machine with Unitronics PLCs. The new controls were user-friendly - with integrated HMI panels - and increased the application’s flexibility, leeting the customer switch between local and remote functions.