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Industry: Packaging CompanyHeadquarters: Charlotte, NCCompany size: 16,500+ employeesYear founded: 1960 At Sealed Air, we partner with our customers to solve their most pressing resource challenges by delivering new solutions derived from our unmatched industry knowledge and expertise. These solutions create a more efficient, secure and less wasteful global food…

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JM Controls & Electric Industry: ElectronicLocation: Ontario, CanadaCompany Size: 25 peopleYear founded: 2014 Visit the JM Controls Website Requirements Interface with an Allen-Bradley PLC Needed the touch screen controller to be low-cost to keep overall cost down. Needed the touch screen controller to be CE UL rated. JM Controls…

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While making the system mobile allows for flexibility around the facility, it also makes it difficult to connect to the local network for the machine to send system notifications or perform diagnostics as there may not always be a convenient network port at that location.…

Read More OEM adds Wi-Fi for improved flexibility and visibility

The problem Operators and maintenance often must walk around the machine to troubleshoot or diagnose issues and adjust the system on the fly as it is running, and requested a way to be online with the equipment while they walked around the machine. This solution…

Read More By adding Wi-Fi to their machine, this OEM improved safety and productivity

Project History The OEM customer uses a Touchscreen Industrial Panel PC for their production-series tablet pressing machines. This rotary tablet press boasts features essential for successful mid-sized tableting without the full-scale price. The application requires a cost effective 12” panel touch screen industrial PC with…

Read More Adding a Maple Systems Stainless Steel Industrial Panel PC with Wi-Fi to an existing machine saved this OEM time and money

Industry: Water / WastewateryLocation: California, USACompany Size: 11-50 People Visit the Enaqua website “The more we can keep our operation and maintenance cost down is a benefit to our ratepayers.” “In a day-to-day operation, it runs, we don’t have to touch it, and it does its job. The…

Read More Water Treatment company chose Maple Systems Industrial PC over a standard PC

Industry: Water & Wastewater TreatmentLocation: Texas, USA Visit BG&D’s Website Baird Gilroy & Dixon (BG&D) specializes in Electrical Engineering for Water and Wastewater Treatment. This includes full-service planning and design, project management, design-build, EPC (engineering, procurement and construction), construction management, SCADA programming, and plant commissioning services. The…

Read More Adding a High Brightness Industrial Monitor and Industrial Box PC is the right choice for this application

Visit the Aqua Sierra Controls Website Aqua Sierra Controls Aqua Sierra Controls is an Instrumentation and Electrical Contractor specializing in process control automation for industrial and municipal installations. Industry: Water/wastewater treatmentLocation: California, USA The Problem During their large revamping of a utility control system, Aqua Sierra’s customer…

Read More Our high-brightness industrial panel PC with Wi-Fi checked all the boxes

Industry: PlasticsLocation: Illinois, USA Visit the Fast Heat Website Fast Heat Inc Fast Heat Inc is a trusted supplier of temperature control and diagnostic equipment used in the plastics injection molding industry. Fast Heat temperature controllers provide superior control over the process and create repeatability with the…

Read More Plastics industry leader revitalizes product line with Maple Systems HMI

De Dietrich Website De Dietrich Process Systems Industry: MachineryLocation: New Jersey, USA Project Scope Jake Davis, product engineer for De Dietrich Process Systems, Inc, contacted Maple Systems to help redesign the Powder Pump, one of the company’s top-selling pieces of equipment. The Powder Pump is a dense-phase…

Read More Adding functionality to the Powder Pump with a Maple Systems HMI+PLC

But many companies are hesitating to implement, not taking advantage of the available technology. Even if customers are not ready to integrate their systems right away, they will want to implement an IIoT strategy to keep up with their competition. When customers decide to implement…

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Protect HMI from unauthorized access First and foremost, Maple Systems HMIs let you protect your HMI data with extensive password control. You can restrict access to the HMI’s local setup menus with a password and require authentication before uploading or downloading new projects. Passwords also…

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