Legacy Machine Retrofit with Siemens S7- 1200 PLC Summary DMC worked with a Houston-based plastics processing company to perform a controls retrot on a bagging machine which was outtted with legacy control hardware that was no longer supported by the original manufacturer. The retrot utilized Siemens S7-1200 PLCs and Comfort HMI. Customer Benefits Extended lifetime for existing infrastructure Signicantly improved serviceability Broadened options for controls support Eliminated downtime due to controls hardware failure Technologies Siemens Totally Integrated Automation (TIA) Portal Siemens S7-1200 PLC Siemens Comfort Panel HMI Solution DMC leveraged our experience with industrial automation platforms to evaluate a legacy plastics bagging line and propose a controls retrot to modernize

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