I currently program Allen Bradley PLC's with rs500 and rs5000 software along with panelview and factorytalk view ME touchscreen developement within the food industry.
My question is this.
I am currently looking at a german made ARBURG Allrounder 170 CMD injection molding machine with Dialogica controls from the mid to late 80's for a friend of mine and I am fully capable of controlling the movements of any machine with I/O in ladder logic along with HMI's and networking.
But I am under the impression that I must have some sort of clamping and injection controls seperate from the plc platform in order to achieve good control of the shot portion.
The person interested in having it competely gone through and programmed with a PLC and Touchscreen said they have a Micrologix 1500. That was my first concern.
I am under the impression they do not want to spend too much in an upgrade.
I would be charging for my time, wiring and startup.
What kind of time and effort could I expect in the complete devoplement of controls, schematics and touchscreens. I am not familiar with the technical inner workings of this machine.
I have a basic understanding of how an plastic injection machine works. It is the proportion valves and closed loop feedback controls I am concerned with.
How much time and effort would I be looking at.
I am thinking at least a Compaclogix with a panelview.
They want me to make this machine much simpler. Is that even possible. It seems to have a massive amount of screens on this old controller now.
How many screens would I be looking at for controls.
Looks like a massive amount of HMI developement to me.
Thanks,
My question is this.
I am currently looking at a german made ARBURG Allrounder 170 CMD injection molding machine with Dialogica controls from the mid to late 80's for a friend of mine and I am fully capable of controlling the movements of any machine with I/O in ladder logic along with HMI's and networking.
But I am under the impression that I must have some sort of clamping and injection controls seperate from the plc platform in order to achieve good control of the shot portion.
The person interested in having it competely gone through and programmed with a PLC and Touchscreen said they have a Micrologix 1500. That was my first concern.
I am under the impression they do not want to spend too much in an upgrade.
I would be charging for my time, wiring and startup.
What kind of time and effort could I expect in the complete devoplement of controls, schematics and touchscreens. I am not familiar with the technical inner workings of this machine.
I have a basic understanding of how an plastic injection machine works. It is the proportion valves and closed loop feedback controls I am concerned with.
How much time and effort would I be looking at.
I am thinking at least a Compaclogix with a panelview.
They want me to make this machine much simpler. Is that even possible. It seems to have a massive amount of screens on this old controller now.
How many screens would I be looking at for controls.
Looks like a massive amount of HMI developement to me.
Thanks,