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IPSI’s customer in the rolled steel production business needed a way to collect data from their production line, monitor for any errors or alarm conditions, and store production data for reporting and continuous improvement.

SCADA Systems offer an opportunity for any network of devices to communicate the necessary information for more advanced monitoring, alarm detection, management, and more. This section explores the usage of SCADA systems, their common applications, and the ease of integrating devices into existing systems. Table of Contents SCADA Overview Imagine a system that seamlessly integrates…

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Searching for a PC can be challenging. With so much information to sift through it’s difficult to know what to look for. In order to help we’ve assembled a list of the top 10 considerations when shopping for the right Panel PC for you and your business. Table of Contents 1. Processing Power Processing Power…

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We developed a project for our PLC which include the functional logic necessary to meet the features and functions required for their medical radiation doors.

Leading OEM of custom stainless steel processing equipment and a preferred provider of quality products and services to the dairy, food, and other sanitary industries chose a Maple Industrial PC.

Maple Systems offers different types of PLCs to meet your system requirements, or control panel needs. Our Micro PLC is for small scale applications (Up to 36 Digital Inputs/Outputs and 2 Analog Inputs/Outputs) and our Modular PLC is expandable (up to 384 Digital/Analog Inputs/Outputs), which can be configured with any combination of modules to fit your application. Our strong…

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Human machine interfaces, or HMIs, are access terminals on machinery, in management stations, and countless remote locations that give plant personnel and other end users a way to visually monitor and adjust automated operations, machine controls, and output functions. HMI hardware traditionally integrates compact control electronics and a ruggedized display screen or touchscreen. Table of…

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Power over Ethernet allows electrical power to be transmitted over Ethernet network cables alongside data. This enables network-connected devices to receive power from the same Ethernet cable used for data communication. As a result, it eliminates the need for separate power cables. Table of Contents To illustrate the PoE technology, consider the typical installation of…

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A packaging OEM added a Maple HMI to control the physical equipment, act as the touch screen for the end user, display a HTML page, and communicate with their current PLC.

Using a Maple Systems HMI, Bart Stater, from CNC Solutions and Service, was able to improve quality, rate of production, and reduced the reject rate on the Honing machine.

AA Electric developed an out-of-the-box, ready to run predictive maintenance solution and selected the headless HMI for their analytics engine in addition to its enhanced functionality.

The Maple Systems controller allowed Baron-Blakeslee to develop new equipment, and gave them the opportunity to bring new products to the market faster, offer more features, and streamline troubleshooting.