September 1, 2015
Vacuum Mixing System & Bulk Powder Handling
The system consisted of the following
- Two 3 Ton mixing vessels with mixers and anchors
- Two 1.5 Ton powder batch bins
- One 5 Ton pre melt vessel with mixers and temperature heating control and re-circulation
- Vacuum powder transfer with vac hoppers
- Bulk material transfer and quantity display
- Filling off system
Control system
Siemens S7-300 Plc, 2 x ET200M Remote I/O stations, 4 x Siemens TP177 Monochrome HMIs, 8 x Allen Bradley Power Flex (Sensorless Vector Drives) from 5.5kW to 45kW
Our scope
Siemens S7 Plc software design, Onsite system commissioning