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Recent projects

New control systems and upgrades of obsolete equipment for food, building materials and manufacturing clients across Ireland and the UK.

Mitsubishi FX5UC PLC with three 16-point output modules and orange spring clamp connectors, wired up for bench testing

Asphalt productionUpgrade

Asphalt plant filter valve control upgrade

A failed, obsolete control board on an asphalt plant's filter replaced with a Mitsubishi FX5UC PLC, now controlling 48 valves across multiple cleaning sequences.

Old control
Failed obsolete control board
New PLC
Mitsubishi iQ-F FX5UC
I/O
16 inputs, 64 outputs
Row of blue chilled water pumps with local isolators and insulated pipework in a plant room

DairyNew system

Chilled water and glycol plant control

Automation software for a new 2,000 kW refrigeration plant supplying chilled water at +2 °C and glycol at −2 °C, with four 20,000 litre stainless steel storage tanks.

Capacity
2,000 kW
Chilled water
+2 °C
Glycol
−2 °C
WinCC SCADA screen with a temperature transmitter faceplate open beside Vessel 2

PharmaceuticalNew system

Two-vessel process control on Siemens S7-1500

Control and SCADA for two process vessels with mixing, product pumping, load cells, temperature control and CIP, built on Siemens S7-1500 and WinCC Professional with a reusable library.

PLC
Siemens S7-1500
SCADA
WinCC Professional
Drives
Danfoss VSDs on PROFINET
The original Allen Bradley SLC 5/03 rack sitting above the Mitsubishi iQ-R rack that replaced it

Meat processingUpgrade

Spiral blast freezer control upgrade

An obsolete SLC 5/03 and Red Lion HMI replaced with Mitsubishi iQ-R and GOT2000 after the original builder closed, with the program reverse engineered from a backup.

Old PLC
Allen Bradley SLC 5/03
New PLC
Mitsubishi iQ-R R04EN
HMI
Red Lion to GOT GT2510
Red rail-mounted precast concrete handling machine in a production shed

Precast concreteUpgrade

Precast handler control upgrade in a single day

Ageing Allen Bradley controls on a rail-mounted precast handler replaced with a Mitsubishi FX5UC, a new operator HMI and Weidmüller remote IO, installed and SAT tested in one day.

PLC
Allen Bradley to Mitsubishi FX5UC
Remote IO
Weidmüller UR20, Modbus TCP
On site
1 day, including SAT
Twin ultrasonic blades positioned over the cutting belt of a bakery machine

BakeryNew system

Twin-blade ultrasonic cake cutter

Control system for a twin-blade ultrasonic cutter for loaf cakes and tray bakes, with servo blade positioning, 100 product recipes and a 10 inch touchscreen.

PLC
Mitsubishi FX5
Motion
MR-J4 servo
HMI
Mitsubishi GOT, 10 inch

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