Predictive maintenance thanks to ASi-5 and IO-Link
SPAX International produces up to 50 million screws each day in Ennepetal (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany. Bihl+Wiedemann's ASi Safety solutions have long been used to meet all safety requirements. Standard signals are also transmitted cost-effectively on the same ASi infrastructure. In the ongoing modernization of machines, SPAX always benefits from simple wiring and connection technology thanks to AS-Interface.
Machines made Industry 4.0-capable
In 2020, SPAX developed a concept with Bihl+Wiedemann to make all machines Industry 4.0-capable. IO-Link was selected for the sensor system, and ASi-5 is used to integrate IO-Link. OPC UA was selected to make the process and diagnostic data available for evaluation by the IT department.
Machine conversion is easy to implement. Existing ASi-3 gateways can be substituted by new ASi-5/ASi-3 PROFINET gateways with integrated safety monitor and OPC UA interface; compact IO-Link masters replace existing digital ASi modules. The converted machines now enable predictive maintenance. In addition to digital information, the connected IO-Link devices can now also provide process and diagnostic values.
ASi-5 simplifies RIELEC installations
Thanks to the ASi-5 technology, RIELEC Logistic Systems reduces installation costs and increases the flexibility of its projects. One of the key benefits of AS-Interface is that it enables machines to be assembled and disassembled quickly and easily. In addition, signals of all types can be easily integrated into the communication bus. The RIELEC Fit Sorter package sorter uses ASi-5 to control LED strips and to monitor conveyor belt sections. The ASi-5 gateways are responsible for collecting process and diagnostic information which is then transmitted to both the PLC and the cloud.
Predictive maintenance thanks to ASi-5 and IO-Link
SPAX International produces up to 50 million screws each day. To make the machines in production Industry 4.0-capable, the company relies on ASi-5/ASi-3 PROFINET gateways with an integrated safety monitor and compact IO-Link masters. The machines can be easily converted and now facilitate predictive maintenance. In addition to digital information, IO-Link devices can now also provide process and diagnostic values.
ASi-5 guides storage and retrieval machine safely through the aisles
Klinkhammer Intralogistics relies on safety solutions from Bihl+Wiedemann for the new storage and retrieval machine (SRM) in an automated high-bay warehouse. ASi-5 Safety Gateways connected via Safe Link enable safe communication between the moving stacker crane and the control cabinet. Accelerating and decelerating the stacker crane as quickly as possible maximizes the throughput of goods.
Danish brewery saves over 2.5 km of cable thanks to ASi
The brewery, which recently opened in April 2019, was designed and built by the brewery experts GEA Process Engineering A/S. All the brewery’s processes including ASi Masters and motors are controlled via PROFINET by two Siemens PLCs. All the brewery’s processes including ASi Masters and motors are controlled via PROFINET by two Siemens PLCs. All the tanks, kettles and plant components can be mutually connected by means of a system of 744 pneumatically activated process valves – controlled by eight ASi Masters from Bihl+Wiedemann. The ASi network also links together instruments and sensors that record the process data from each fermentation tank, such as the pressure, level and temperature.
Ardo A/S are now saving forklift time in their freezer room
Thanks to an ASi solution from Bihl+Wiedemann, food manufacturer Ardo A/S saves time when using forklift trucks in the freezer room. The ASi system, which controls a total of 30 Lenze Smart Motors, works reliably at all times, even at minus 20 degrees. It comprises two powered conveyor belts inside and two palletizing machines outside the freezer room.
Building materials company simplifies wiring thanks to ASi
LIP Bygningsartikler saves now 22% of the total cost on their conveyor modules thanks to an ASi solution from Bihl+Wiedemann. Each module and the complete system is connected through an ASi network with integrated safety from Bihl+Wiedemann. New conveyor modules can be added simply without additional wiring from the main PLC.
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