SyncMaster Integrated Controls for Coil Feed Lines
Description
SyncMaster controls package for integrated coil feed lines allows operators to control many of the servo feed, straightener, and coil reel setups and functions from a single location. This ability to work from a single touchscreen increases efficiency and decreases the chance of error. The system includes a coil reel, a power straightener with an AC drive, and a PLC that controls the straightener and reel, and communicates with the servo feed. The servo feed has a touchscreen HMI that controls the feed and communicates via Ethernet with the straightener and reel. The controller features a user-friendly 5.7-in. VGA color touchscreen interface featuring a selectable scale for feed lengths, height, and edge guides. Additional capabilities include 400-job set memory, automatic speed compensation, fault display and history, and more.
Specs
- Integration of coil feed system – servo feed, straightener, and reel
- Mode control and jogging of straightener from feeder HMI
- Laser loop monitoring and control configurable from feeder HMI
- Thread table raise/lower from feeder HMI
- Line speed averaging to avoid stop/start of a straightener
- Automatic lubrication control configurable from feeder HMI
- Automatic mandrel expansion configurable from HMI
- Drag brake setting by recipe
- Tight loop signaling to the feeder
- Loop feed fault detection to stop straightener if the feeder isn't running
- System E-stop control from feeder and straightener operating stations