Industrial weighing
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- Our scope
- Hardware, firmware and software
- Outcome
- Field-deployed in weighbridges and in-line checkweighers, with event-wise readout in the cloud.
Case study · Industrial inspection
Inspection system: a customised PLC and its operator software
Controller hardware, control firmware and a .NET operator console for a gauging machine, engineered by one team and deployed in India.
- Our scope
- Controller, firmware, software
- Controller
- Customised PLC
- Software
- .NET operator console
- Status
- Deployed in India
Application and problem
An inspection machine gauges machined parts: bore, journal and height, passage and face run-out, groove width, concentricity, wall thickness and depth.
The operator needs a live reading and a pass or fail verdict for each parameter, plus mastering, trends and reports, from a controller and software that work as one system.
Constraints
What the design had to accommodate, as recorded for the project.
- A pass or fail verdict for each gauged parameter, visible while the machine runs
- Parameter set-up, configuration and reporting specific to this machine
- Live monitoring, diagnostics and trends from the same controller that runs the machine sequence
Our scope
- Customised PLC hardware
- Control firmware for the machine sequence and the verdicts
- .NET operator dashboards: parameters, mastering, bore trends and reports
Delivered by our engineering team. The client’s name is withheld for confidentiality; references are available on request. Some customer projects are contracted through our sister company, which the same team runs (see About).
Architecture
- GaugingMeasurements from the machineBore, journal, height · run-out, concentricity · groove width, wall thickness, depth
- ControllerCustomised PLCControl firmware for the machine sequence and the pass or fail verdicts
- Operator.NET operator consoleLive parameters with verdict lamps · mastering view · bore trend
- RecordsSet-up and reportingMachine-specific parameter set-up, configuration and reports
Engineering decisions
Design choices recorded for this project, and what each one provides.
| Design choice | What it provides |
|---|---|
| Hardware, control logic and software from one team | The PLC, its firmware and the operator screens were engineered together by the same team. |
| .NET for the operator dashboards | Used here; other software stacks are possible on other projects. |
| Verdict lamps per parameter | The parameters screen shows each measurement with its own pass or fail lamp. |
Documented outcome
Deployed in India.
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