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Extrusion Line Control Retrofits

Converting Systems Inc. is proud to offer one of the finest extrusion line control systems in the industry.

Our systems utilize Allen Bradley based components including Contrologix, PLC-5, or SLC 500. An operator touchscreen is standard with all systems.

These systems are designed to be retrofits for existing lines, for customers adding additional extruders, and for those looking to modernize their equipment with the latest in PLC to Drive systems communications.

Allen Bradley's DeviceNet protocol has been successfully implemented in this package to provide communications between the host PLC and, in most cases, an AC or DC Line Drive system. A large number of drive manufacturers now provide Devicenet capable systems.

Drive systems currently in use include ABB AC Drives and the Eurotherm LINK2 system. Others available upon request.

Single and multi-layer systems are available.

These retrofits provide the customer with top of the line systems with all the industry standard "Bells and Whistles" at a fraction of OEM cost.

What are the benefits to upgrading an extrusion line?

Here are a few, the list is to long to provide on this sheet.
1) Elimination of many discrete controllers, that in some cases have become obsolete.
2) Automatic line control features such as Auto-ramping, recipe downloads, and purging routines.
3) Automatic line shutdowns for safety and scrap related reasons.
4) Printable data sheets show customers their products operating conditions and provide a paper trail
5) Overview screens of extruders show all critical information. Each Extruder screen also has a dedicated trend chart to display data over a short period of time.
6) Trending features useful for operations troubleshooting.
7) Networked drive systems allow for greatly reduced installation costs. A small industrial communications cable has replaced a majority of the wiring.
8) Multi-lingual touch-screens standard.
9) All temperature control can handled through the operator interface OR stand alone instruments.
10) System and line diagnostics available through the touchscreen.

What about basic extrusion line panels?

CSI also offers basic extrusion line control panels, single or multi-layer. These panels utilize discrete temperature controllers, digital displays, push/pull buttons, and potentiometers. With prices starting at around $ 22,000, this is an attractive way to eliminate those obsolete panels.

These panels are a great way to simply upgrade those older panels. All drives used are AC vector type with vector duty motors.

As with our PLC extrusion control packages, we can also integrate existing extruder line drive systems if required.

For more information on this Extrusion Line Control Retrofit please Contact Us.

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