Control of line equipment
Immersion heaters, filtration units, dosing pumps, ventilation plant and the rest of the line's equipment all run under the control system.
Automated control systems
The control system visualises the production process and drives every stage of the process cycle automatically. The operator supervises and responds to deviations, rather than setting regimes by hand.
At the core sit a control panel housing an industrial PLC and an operator console with a touchscreen HMI. The controller polls the temperature, level and position sensors and drives heating, cooling, the rectifiers and the hoist drives.
Processor-controlled rectifiers integrate directly: programmable current and voltage regimes hold the process precisely and deliver an even coating thickness.
The control system architecture is developed as part of the full design documentation package, alongside the process flow diagrams, 3D layouts and equipment specifications.
What the evess® control system does
Control of the hoists
The system cycles jigs between tanks to a defined algorithm - immersion times and process sequence are held exactly, with no operator influence on either.
Control of the rectifiers
Processor-controlled rectifiers integrate into the control system directly: programmable current and voltage regimes are what give an even coating thickness.
Unlimited process recipes
Any number of process recipes can be defined for different part types and coatings - every operation is standardised by its recipe rather than by operator habit.
Continuous self-diagnostics
The system continuously checks the condition of line equipment, sensors and actuators, and raises alarm and warning messages and signals.
Event logging
Logs of the recipes run, the part types processed and every alarm and warning raised - the history of each batch stays available for analysis.
Touchscreen operator panel
The panel visualises the process and puts an intuitive menu in the operator's own language: equipment control, entry of recipe parameters, review of the internal logs and everything else needed to run the line.
Remote access over the internet is built in: on request the system reports current parameters for each part of the line, the internal logs and whatever else is needed.
Displayed on screen
- Parameters and settings of the recipe currently running
- Status of every sensor and actuator
- Fill level of the tanks and vessels
- Fault and alarm messages from anywhere on the line
The operator interface
The line mimic shows tank status and the parameters under control. This demonstration schematic is based on the interface from a delivered project.
EVESS · Control system · Anodizing line automatic mode
jig route · hoists 1 and 2
Electrolyte temperature
20.4 °C
within setpoint
Current
412 A
within setpoint
Voltage
17.8 V
within setpoint
Immersion time
38:20
within setpoint
Log: 12:04 jig 347 → GS anodizing · 12:31 thickness check - within tolerance · no deviations
A demonstration of the EVESS interface. The values shown are illustrative and are not the parameters of a real process.
We will match the level of automation to your operation
The control system is engineered as part of the complete line project.