Control Retrofits

Energy saving control add ons

  • PLC to control hydraulic pump run
  • Kettle Controls
  • Refrigeration Controls

    • Productivity, reliabilty, and ease of use control add ons

  • PLC to control mixer cycles (several)
  • PLC to control drier
  • sensor program and HMI add ons to make filler more friendly
  • interface add on to packaging machine
  • Process Freezer
  • Troubleshooting screens for HMI
  • Reliability improvements to process machines.
  • Several generations of upgrades to 'stuffing' machines.
  • Process liquid dispensing meters.
  • Process release agent conditioner.
  • Product loading lift control
  • Paper slitter control retrofit from 1980s vintage PC to PLC
  • Multi lane weigh scale control overhaul from PC to PLC and HMI.
  • Vertical form fill seal machnine control and operator interface replacement.
  • CNC welding machine control and operator interface replacement.
  • Sewage airation ORP control and SCADA integration.
  • Replacement of Camco gearbox with servo to improve reliability and speed.
  • PLC Controlled process simulator.
  • Industrial turbine steam pressure controller retrofit.
  • Aquaculture DO2 controls.
  • Complete replacement of controls for vertical form fill seal machine to improve uptime and process speed. Redesigned and had fabricated several key mechanical components at the same time.
  • Safety Retrofits to numerous machines.
  • Modified a capping machine to add uncap/ recap to specific torque to address QC issue using an inteligent servo and operator interface. Designed mechanicals to interface same.
  • Control makup, exhaust and wet scrubber air based on static and differential air pressures for an industrial process to reduce energy costs and improve operator comfort/safety.
  • Integrate pneumatic pick-and-place into an existing machine to improve speed and reliability.
  • Design, program and comission controls for automatic level control up stream of a 10 gate dam on a larger midwestern river.

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