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Automation & Controls
Automation & Controls
Controls designed with the machine, not added after it. Control is planned with the mechanics, for a single machine or a complete line, by the team that engineers the equipment. Digitalization & IIoT is part of the same work, where a project needs it.
3 levelsMachine · Line · Monitoring
In-housePanels and programs
IIoTWhere a project needs it
Technical data
| Item | Specification |
|---|---|
| Built and programmed by | The MACHINE-X team |
| Control panels | Designed, built and wired in-house, for single machines and full lines |
| Programs | PLC and HMI programs written for your process and your operators |
| Also covers | Industrial electrical work · custom electronic boards · SCADA line monitoring |
| Existing equipment | New control panels and PLC programs for eligible MACHINE-X equipment and systems MACHINE-X supplied or integrated |
What it does
- Level 1: MachineOne machine with its own control panel, PLC program and HMI screen. Operators set and adjust it at the machine.
- Level 2: LineSeveral machines and conveyors controlled together: start-up and shutdown in sequence, speeds matched between stages, and interlocks so one stage reacts when another stops.
- Level 3: MonitoringSCADA screens that show the status of the line in one place, so supervisors see what is running and what has stopped.
- Digitalization & IIoTConnects equipment and process information where the application needs a connected view of production, and makes the relevant operating information accessible and usable. Technologies are selected per project, from the process and any standard your site already uses.
What to define first
- Not every project needs every level. The right level depends on how many machines are involved and what your team needs to see and change.
- Digitalization starts where every controls project starts: the process, the sequence of operation, and what operators and supervisors need to see and decide.
- What can be done on existing equipment depends on the machine’s condition and the information available about it.
