Overview
Coil winding machine manufacturers are constantly readjusting the products they create based on market demands. Traditionally, this involved auto bobbin feeding, individual spindle control, yarn length measurement, and adjustable tension to get the results just right. Thanks to the recent contributions of powerful Programmable Automation Controller (PAC) technology; productivity, versatility, and consistency of winding machine has all been heavily upgraded. Therefore, today’s coil winding manufacturers are not only much better armed to deal with ever-changing cone types, but can also guarantee consistent, accurate, and high-quality products to their customers.
Application
System Requirements
After many tough years, thewinding and textile industry has learned that survival relies on investing in new equipment and technology. In the past, they relied on two R&D teams (PLC and PC) to develop and calibrate the machinery, which created a huge bottleneck, effecting both development time and quality. Our customer was interested in adopting proprietary controllers, but was turned off by the high maintenance costs and the difficulty to maintain the system (Ladder Diagram, C, VB…).
The requirements for resolving their difficulties are:
- High accuracy on motor position control with a flexible design
- Two/three-axis linear and circular interpolation
- Isolated Digital I/O and motion control integratedin one application
- A HMI interface to display the current process
- Real-time features to fit high speed applications
- Standard programming language for all controls
System Description
In this new system, ADAM- 5550KW works as the main controller with built-in HMI functionality through the VGA port, no longer requiring users to develop additional SCADA PC's; the FPM-3120G can directly attach to the VGA port and operate the working data on the ADAM-5550KW tomanage the pattern database and machine information. Modern winding operations require high-speed cutting with automatic data flow control. This is achieved by taking advantage of the ADAM-5240 for the speed and position control of the spindle. All the limit switches and push buttons, emergency stop buttons are managed by ADAM-5055S Digital I/O modules. In this new system, the ADAM-5550KW Programmable Automation Controllers incorporate multi-domain functionality, common development platforms, open standard interfaces and distributed modular architectures.
Conclusion
Advantech introduced awinding machine solutionintegrated with PAC-based technology, which could be easily maintained and operated, and run their entire operation more efficiently. Utilizing a single programming tool is one of the most important factors in saving time on development applications.
Coil winding machine applications require highly stable operating systems to satisfy conditions such asreal-time functionality, handling system crashes and unpredictable system resets. Embedded operating system Windows CE provides excellent support for ADAM-5550KW. With proper programming, control programs can operate correctly, even if the system is under blue screen status. Engineers have no fear of an OS crash by an unexpected system reset, and there will be no need for R&D teams to handle PC and proprietary systems separately.
Product
Programmable Automation Controllers
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ADAM-5550KW |
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ADAM-5240 |
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8-slot Programmable Automation Controller
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4-axis Stepping/Pulse-type Servo Motor Control Module
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ADAM-5055S |
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16-ch Isolated Digital I/O Module with LED
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Industrial Monitors
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FPM-3120G |
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12.1" SVGA Industrial Monitor with Resistive
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