Extreme Manufacturing Makeover: Motor Plant Upgrades Without Halting Production
March 2, 2011 by Totally Integrated Automation Admin+
Filed under Controllers, Featured, HMI
Benefits of $35 million project include a 90% energy reduction, reduced inventory, streamlined operation, and direct HMI control. Redesigned workflow was key to upgrading without stopping production. Retrofits can keep a manufacturing plant up to date regardless of its age. A recent four-year makeover converted a manufacturing plant that opened in 1897 into a state-of-the-art facility. A $35 million expansion project was the latest of many for a vintage manufacturing facility... Read More
Case Study: Circuit Board Maker Upgrades Five Machine Controls Over a Holiday Weekend
March 2, 2011 by Totally Integrated Automation Admin+
Filed under Controllers, Featured, Software
Gorilla Circuits outgrows 13-year-old “black box” controllers, installs state-of-the-art controllers that it can support in-house. Integrator re-writes software vs. translating code line by line. As Gorilla Circuits Inc. built its printed circuit board fabrication business over the past four decades, it acquired production equipment from a number of suppliers. When control systems purchased in 1998 started to suffer from reliability and lack of support, the company decided... Read More