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| Project Title: |
| DFC Ceramics Australia – Dryer and 4 Head PLC Replacement |
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| Customer: |
Company: |
DFC Ceramics Australia |
Description: |
DFC Ceramics manufactures Fire Assay Crucibles
and Magnesite Cupels which are the first choice of most
major laboratories both within Australia and around the
world. |
Contact: |
Alan Osborn (General Manager) |
Phone No.: |
+61 (08) 9249 4400 |
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| Customer Requirements: |
| Following the successful replacement of a TI505
PLC Control System for DFC Ceramic's Kiln with a new Koyo PLC
Control System, DFC Ceramics decided to replace two other old TI
Control Systems in their Malaga based plant during their 2006
Christmas shutdown period to prevent any loss in production time.
The first system to be replaced was a TI140 PLC System controlling
a Dryer, and the second system was a TI505 PLC System controlling
a 4 Head Machine. |
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| Solution: |
KAPP Engineering was instructed to replace
both systems with new Koyo PLC hardware to perform the exact same
functionality as the old TI systems. For the 4 Head system the old
TI505 PLC was replaced with a new Koyo DL205 PLC which consisted of
the following:
• 1 x Main Control PLC rack (56 I/O Points)
• 1 x Expansion I/O Rack (40 I/O points)
• 1 x C-More Micro Touch Screen
• ZipLink Terminal Blocks were supplied for all PLC I/O
Modules, providing
for quick and simple
re-wiring of the existing input and output wire connections
KAPP Engineering added value to the system with the addition
of a C-More Micro Touch Screen that enabled DFC operators to
easily change specific attributes of the machine. The C-More
Micro plugs directly into the Koyo PLC's communications port
(through which it communicates and receives power) for easy
plug-in and removal.
For the Dryer system the old TI140 PLC was replaced with a new
Koyo DL205 PLC which consisted of the following:
• 1 x Main Control PLC rack (36 I/O Points)
• ZipLink Terminal Blocks were supplied for all PLC I/O
Modules, providing
for quick and simple
re-wiring of the existing input and output wire connections
In the case of both systems KAPP Engineering supplied complete
replacement hardware for the old TI systems, updated all electrical
drawings, and converted all original PLC code to the new Koyo PLC
systems. Both systems were successfully upgraded during DFC
Ceramic's shutdown period such that no production time was lost. |
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