Formtek-Maine recently shipped three press feed lines to Simpson Strong-Tie, a manufacturer of building hardware and connectors, to replace existing equipment in its Stockton, Calif., facility. Each system can handle cold-rolled steel up to 0.125 in. thick at 36 in. wide and 0.250 in. thick at 6 in. wide in coils weighing up to 20,000 lbs.
The system is equipped with Allen/Bradley Kinetix controls with Compact Logix PLC and a Total System Control package. A color touchscreen HMI at the straightener controls the back of the line with an auto-ready feature, digital roll position readouts, step-by-step thread-up instructions with illustrations, a maintenance schedule with diagrams, a lubrication schedule, and diagnostic fault messages with recommended remedies.
A bar code scanner is used to scan incoming coils and call up the job associated with that coil bar code. A second full-color touchscreen HMI at the feeder allows storage of additional features by job number such as passline height, width of coil, yield strength, and material thickness.
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Publish date : 2024-08-12 09:12:00
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