AUTOMATION :


Automation is greatly preferred in bulk plating operations, predominantly for the
reasons of :

- Consistency and improvement in quality.
-  Increased production under optimum conditions.
-  Reduction in production bottlenecks.
-  Reduction in chemical costs.
-  Reduction in labour and operational costs.
-  Elimination of human error.
-  Regulated inputs.
-  Reduction in inspection.
-  Maintenance of operating efficiency.
-  Effective control of production.
-  Versatility and
-  Quality consciousness.


With the advent of computers and industrial logic controllers, the material handling systems of plating plants have become far more flexible with unending possibilities, limited only by commercial prudence. Important parameters like raw materials control, data logging of production and other MIS systems can be incorporated. The PLC which is the most vital part of automation itself can be interfaced with a main computer to integrate with the automatic production line.

PLCs can also be provided with necessary auxiliary driver cards with I/O's (analog / digital) wherever required and software packages for controlling parameters like process temperature, pH, plating current, ampere hr., consumption, etc.

Simens Familyof PLC's :

 

 

Transport Wagon

Digital input

Digital Output

Memory

Language

S7-200
1 No .
16
8
16KB

STL ladder&CFS

S7-300

2nos. and above

28 & above

16 & above

upto 64 KB

STL ladder &CFS



Allen Bradley Family of PLCs :

 

Transport Wagon

Digital input

Digital Output

Memory

Language

SLC 5 / 01
1 No .
16
8

4 KB

Ladder

SLC 5 / 03
2 nos. and above
28 & above
16 & above

up to 64 KB

STL ladder &CFS