Case
Study 2:
Polystar Plastics (Southampton)
Limited
(Relates
to Electrical Control
Systems)
The chief engineer of Polystar, pacing with
frustration, explained the downtime and lost production caused
by the
DC drives on one of his nip/rewind extruder control systems…
Small wonder reliability had become an issue; this particular system was 20
years old.
Being aware of the need to retain the existing footprint we designed
a new control system using modern DC drives. And, as part of the
design we proposed the addition of a new remote control and monitoring
station. This would allow control and monitoring to be carried out
without a constant staff presence on the shop floor, thus enabling
more effective deployment of personnel.
Within two days the new system was retro-fitted and commissioned.
It continues to run with 100% reliability and offers higher levels
of control. And now, instead of lost production time Polystar have,
through our control system, achieved higher production speeds!
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