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Coating Systems International (CSI)


Coati g System


manufactures equipment to apply coatings to


control platform, with a sim lesimple user interface, forfo a range of coating wi


pharm ceuti al tablets. It needed a flexible con rol platform, w th interfa


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provides products and services tailored to meet the needs of its customers in the pharmaceutical industry. A mainstream product is equipment that applies the coatings to pharmaceutical and nutraceutical tablets and the company provide film and sugar coating of


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solid dosage s options for


products. CSI prides itself on making equipment that is easy to operate acros s multiple languages and is backed up by a solid support team .


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LIABLE, E PLATFORMA FORM To meet its high standards for product


wanted a low cost, flexibl use control platform. The performance, CSI needs a


machine control and also simple operator interface


reliable, easy to


e controller for company


that was easy needed a


to customise in order to deploy its products worldwide.


“We have found Unitronics, with local support from i4 Automation, to be one of those companies with product that inspire you to push the boundaries. We were redesigning a control system that has been around for many years, on


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machines with a payload of up to 500 litres. CSI wor


a range of coati ma


i4 Automation to select the UniStream all-in- one PLC+HM from ni


tio to select


Unitronics, which offers flexible modular I/O and clear, precise graphics


, w ich offers and


clear, preci e graphics SI was established in 1996 and


different platforms, and with Unitronics and i4 Automation we actively looked to see how we could improve the product using the modern technology, but without adding additional cost. Unistream is such a product.”


The controller of choice for CSI was a Unitronics PLC+HMI. It selected the UniStreamPLC with an inbuilt seven inch display. This all-in-one PLC+HMI has a modular design, with the opportunity to attach I/Omodules both locally and


remotely. CSI liked this approach, because, as David Grahamexplains, the “highly flexible I/O selection allowed us to distribute the I/O around themachine.” Additionally, UniStreamoffers excellent connectivity, with standard features such as a built in webserver and VNC capability. SQL connectivity for data logging and the ability to communicate serially or via Ethernetmakes Unistreama very versatile choice. Protocols include Ethernet IP, Canbus, FTP, SNMP orModbus and


adapters are available for BacNet and KNR . i4 Automation CLEAR GRAPHICS CLEAR GRAPHICS


Available as a seven 10.4 or 15 inch colour touchscreen allowed CSI to offer its customers a range of options using crisp, clear graphics. Screen quality is the key to creating a user-friendly systemthat uses primarily images rather than text, crossing language barriers without using the Unistream’s ability to change language at


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Unitronics offers flexible control for CSI and with


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the press of a button. UniStreamoffered CSI the option of using both static and animated graphics, as well as embedding PDF, video and audio. A spokesman for CSI noted that “with the use of a base GIF animation file and almost unlimited overlay of text or images to represent machine conditions, a comprehensive screen can be built to display everything the operator needs to know.”


UniStream’s powerful HMI features offered CSI an effective operator interface,


easily programmed i Both control and v communicate across which needed little t


multiple languages. ranslation to


isualisation were n the sam e


environment, using the intuitive UniLogic programming software from Unitronics where, unlike their major competitors, the programming software and


telephone support is provided free of charge. Local support is provided by i4 Automation, making the whole process as smooth and easy as possible.


anufactures equipment to apply coatings to pharmaceutical tablets. needed a flexibl


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