Case Histories
01.
TOTE WEIGHING SYSTEM
This is a small 4 weigher batching system where all 4 weighers can weigh out different raw materials at the same time. Batches are typically 500 - 1,000 kg. The dischargers are two speed and so weighing is very accurate.
There is an industrial touch-screen for the operator to enter batching requirements. Batch records from any date range can be downloaded to a USB memory stick for loading into Excel for analysis and logging.
02.
CLEANING SYSTEM
This system controls a farm grain cleaning / grinding system. It uses a Siemens S7 PLC and has our impressive graphics to clearly show the operator what is going on. You can zoom, swipe and perform manual operations from the graphics.
03.
ENERGY MONITORING AND LOGGING
This is a powerful energy monitoring system. It reads temperatures, flow rates, steam flows, gas flows and calculates a variety of values for display and logging. The system can read Modbus and analogue values on any type of device and logs values to an SQL Server database for analysis and recording
04.
Weighing and Batching system
SuperSCADA has a very powerful weighing and batching system with all types of weighers supported (feeding in, weighing out and so on), tote additions, liquids metering and hand additives. The system has very powerful automatic in-flight adjustment, auto-jog, alarms, logging and full traceability for all raw materials. When it comes to logging, there are very comprehensive search and report facilities built in
05.
John Loader (Wessex)
John Loader (Wessex) is part of the Badminton Feeds and Baileys Horse Feeds organization and has built a brand-new production facility at its Fordingbridge plant in Hampshire.
The plant consists of nine bins and a tote feeder feeding a main weigher. Batches are transferred via a live bin to two Bühler vertical grinders and the mixer top hopper. A further weigher is used to weigh out of a 1-tonne tote bag, and a hand additives station also feeds the mixer top hopper. The main mixer adds two liquids before transferring to a holding bin to feed the pellet press—a La Meccanica CLM630 with the usual conditioner adding steam and molasses. Product is then transferred via a sieve to the finished product bins.
The whole plant is controlled by ControlControl Ltd.’s new SuperSCADA® control system and uses two Mitsubishi iQ-R series modular PLCs. SuperSCADA® features full security, user-configurability, superb graphics to visualize the whole plant, and all the data logging you could want.
Installation and commissioning of SuperSCADA® went smoothly, and any issues were resolved quickly.
The operators value SuperSCADA®’s clarity, its straightforward operation, and especially the support from ControlControl’s engineers, who are always on hand to help.
Richard Barrett, Managing Director, finds his remote PC view of operations very convenient and believes that ControlControl’s SuperSCADA® is “head and shoulders” above the rest.
The main operator station at John Loader (Wessex)