Conveyor Controls Engineering

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Conveyor Control Engineering

Decades of Controls Expertise

Whether you have embarked on a recent project or are contemplating a complete transformation to your operations, our team of industrial process and controls engineers are here to support you.   Our engineers will fully assess your existing proposal, or provide you with a proposal, that fully assesses flow control, scanner placement, scalability, flexibility and cost-savings.  We are committed to ensuring that you maximize the results from your investment.

  • Evaluate twice, build once!
  • Optimize design for cost savings
  • Simulate flow control to maximize performance
  • Minimize scanner no reads and other errors
Capabilities and Benefits
Exceptional Controls Engineering Expertise
Decades of Design / Build Expertise
  • PLC programming
  • Field device installation / Integration
  • Remote troubleshooting / support
  • FactoryTalk View for simulation and monitoring
Technical Evaluation of Existing / Proposed Design
Field Device Functionality Assessment
  • Simulate and analyze flow
  • Simulate scanner function
  • Field device suitability
  • Evaluate twice, build once!
State of the Art Performance and Visibility
Reliability and Maintainability with Real-Time Performance Assessment
  • Programmable condition alerts
  • Field device performance / reliability optimization
  • HMI - real-time support
  • Real-time dashboard to view manage alarms
Electrical and Field Device Installation
Furnish, Install and Integrate
  • Motor controls
  • Scanners
  • Sensors
  • PLC to WMS / Middleware Integration
User Centric
Does it consider best industry practices within the context of your unique operation?
  • Does it work as specified?
  • Is in-house maintenance on the
  • Thorough, realistic testing
  • Excellent documentation and troubleshooting guides

System Integration and Controls Expertise

Manufacturing and Distribution Case Summaries

As noted in our applications examples, we are committed to a partnership that will provide our clients with significant improvements and cost-savings.

  • $2M shipping buffer control for product mix balancing:
  • Hand held scanner-based pedigree capture integrated to PLC/middleware at 645 separate data capture stations
  • In-line weigh scale integration for out of tolerance detection and divert
  • Robotic Inserter / extractors to eight double stacked horizontal carousels
  • $3M distribution center modernization - electrical and controls:
  • Technical evaluation for planned new conveyor layout with performance improvement recommendations (implemented)
  • Electrical installation - 24 volt - 460 volt wiring - field devices to control cabinets
  • Multiple control cabinet design / buildouts
  • Laser and camera scanner specification, installation, integration
  • PLC programming and communication to middleware
  • Pick Module - scan / divert controls
  • Consolidation Module - scan / divert controls
  • Carousel Pod sortation conveyor - scan / divert controls, five Pods / 20 Carousels
  • $700K Consolidation of multiple Navy parts depots on Eastern Seaboard
  • Carousel Pod Sort Module - scan / divert controls, three Pods with 9 Carousels
  • Tote staging zone control before elevating workstations
  • Control system engineering includes complete and redundant safety and restart systems
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