Case Study
PLC Conversion for Sausage Converting Machine
PLC Conversion for Sausage Converting Machine Sausage Casing Summary DMC upgraded an obsolete control system on a sausage casing converting machine. DMC replaced and reprogrammed the outdated PLC and added data collection and advanced recipe management. Customer Benefits Increases productivity with reduced job setup time Improves system maintainability with replacement of outdated control hardware Protects against data loss through use of backup storage for recipe and production data Allows process improvements and more informed production decisions through data collection systemTechnologies Siemens S7-317 PLC Siemens Positioning Module FM 354 (Servo Controller) Siemens Positioning Module FM 353 (Stepper Controller) Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Microsoft SQL Server Solution This machine is