ADVERTORIAL TECHNOLOGY IN ACTION
ABB control system cuts costs and boosts production for cable maker
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PRO.TECT range with new Heavy Duty additions
with the launch of four new Heavy Duty (HD) products. New to the range of silicone free gloves are the PRO.TECT
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Green HD and HD+ and the PRO.TECT Black HD and HD+. The new disposable gloves provide a range of wearer benefits including:
• Chemical resistance - against paints, oils, grease, brake fluids, thinners and Diesel
• Ultra-Heavy Duty Construction – makes the gloves tough, durable and long lasting
• Textured palm and fingers - provides improved grip, particularly when working in wet or oily conditions
• Silicone free formulation means no finger marks on metal or glass surfaces
• Ambidextrous fit - you don’t have to split a pair to replace a damaged glove
• High Wearer Comfort – nitrile formulation conforms to the hand for close, natural fit
Unigloves u 0800 049 6602 u
enquiries@unigloves.co.uk
and protection specialist Unigloves has enhanced its PRO.TECT range of latex and nitrile disposable gloves
Unigloves enhances its
ritish Cables Company (BCC) in Manchester, UK, replaced the control system on two insulated
cable-making lines resulting in a 29 percent increase in the number of reels produced during an eight-hour shift. The new system controls the wire tension and maintains the correct drawing diameter as the wire is pulled through an extruder, while running at an increased speed of 1,800 metres a minute.
The company was unable to source spare parts for
the original control system. This resulted in frequent breakdowns costing over £60,000 per annum in lost production. Restarting the system added a further £38,000 per annum in engineering costs.
The original control system was slow to respond,
setting up the machine to produce a new colour of cable often resulted in several false starts, resulting in wire snapping and up to 10,000 metres of scrapped cable.
The new ABB Compact HMI SCADA system, supplied,
installed and commissioned by ABB’s Engineering Centre in Coalville, UK, controls two ABB AC500 programmable logic controllers (PLCs) on each line. The PLCs are linked by ProfiNET to five ABB variable speed drives (VSDs), rated between 4 kW and 60 kW, each of which control the speed of ABB AC motors. In addition, a smaller ABB VSD is used to control the positioning of the water trough that cools the extruded wire. Upgrading the motors and drives has reduced energy costs by £16,000 a year across the two lines.
The control system now triggers cable colour changes on the fly by reducing the machine speed to 200 metres a
minute during the changeover. This has resulted in an 80 percent reduction in waste. Additionally, safety of the production line is improved as guards are electrically controlled and rotating equipment is electrically interlocked.
ABB Ltd u 01925 741517
Full Lifecycle Traceability: The Unique Component ID F
ull lifecycle traceability enables manufacturers to track an individual component and view the entire history of the part
from raw material, through machining to assembly and installation. Traceability starts with the application of a unique identifier, such as a 2D Data Matrix code, to each individual component. Marking machines, such as Dot Peen and Laser, can engrave a
permanent, machine-readable Data Matrix code onto a flat or curved component, capable of marking cell sizes as small as 0.15mm. This unique ID can be scanned at the start of every process during production to build a significant bank of information associated with the individual part, from operator data to environmental conditions.
The simple process of applying a unique ID to an individual component is the first step in full lifecycle
traceability, also delivering wider a range of benefits for manufacturers of all sizes, from process control, production monitoring and waste reduction.
Pryor Marking u 011427 66044 u
www.pryormarking.com
NEW from Solid Gear – the Onyx Safety Shoes and Boots N
Great value safety footwear with the unique BOA closure system for maximum comfort.
owadays, good safety footwear is part and parcel of a comfortable day’s work on site – just like good working
clothes and quality hand tools. Combining maximum comfort and protection with a robust
and durable design, Solid Gear’s Onyx is available as a shoe or a boot and ideal for different types of on-site work. This EN-accredited footwear has a modern-looking style that
integrates a seamless upper and Cordura reinforcements with a poured polyeurethane midsole, a breathable footbed and strong rubber outsole for maximum grip on slippery and uneven surfaces. Metal-free protection comes from the fiberglass toecap and penetration board for extra personal safety. What’s more, the unique BOA Closure System – used on many top-brand sports shoes - distributes the pressure of
the fastened shoe evenly across your feet to ensure a glove-like fit all day for maximum comfortable protection. Solid Gear
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www.solidgearfootwear.com
introduction of their integrated wireless valve manifold system – EX600W. The system was initially developed following a request
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from a large Japanese automotive manufacture, with a major production plant in the UK, who wanted to eliminate the issue of production downtime due to communication cable failure within a robot. Power and air can be supplied very robustly in a robot
through the robot arm but work fatigue of an industrial communication cable is a recognised issue. The EX600W wireless manifold is a master and slave
configuration that connects up to 127 slave modules to the master over a 10metre radius and operates on band width of up to 2.4GHz. By simply eliminating the communications cable completely EX600W users can now benefit from both reduced installation time and costly production downtime.
SMC Pneumatics (U.K.) Ltd u 01908 563888 u
www.smc.eu
CONNECTINGINDUSTRY.COM/FACTORYEQUIPMENT SMC’s EX600W - the
world’s first Integrated Wireless Valve System
Wins Best New Technology Award at the Motion Control Industry (MCI) Awards Evening
MC Pneumatics (UK) Ltd are leading the way in numerous robot applications following the
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