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Adding functionality to the Powder Pump with a Maple Systems HMI+PLC
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De Dietrich Process Systems is composed of the organizations formerly known as De Dietrich Glass Lining, Rosenmund-Guedu, and QVF Process Systems. The company is now one of the most comprehensive global suppliers of engineered systems, equipment, and services in the fine chemical and pharmaceutical industries.
De Dietrich Process Systems
Industry: Machinery
Location: 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 pneumatic conveying system. It eliminates the need to manually handle solids and minimizes other potential hazards by securely transferring materials like powders, pills, granules, and flakes in a closed system.
The Powder Pump operates using a series of pressure and vacuum valves that turn on and off in an automated sequence, managing the transfer and flow of powder from the source equipment to the receiving vessel. The proposed application utilizes a Maple Systems 7.0″ touchscreen with an integrated IO module.
- Develop the PLC program for the Maple Systems HMI+PLC that meets the functional requirements as described by the customer. The project will include 10 discreet inputs/outputs and three alarms as described in the table.
- Integrate the PLC program with an existing HMI project.
- Perform function testing and integration testing in person and/or remotely with De Dietrich personnel.
Testing
Testing was performed remotely with through collaboration between the Maple Systems Applications Engineer and De Dietrich Machine Operator using remote access software. After testing, the program worked as expected and the customer was able to move ahead with their project.
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Supported Products
HMI+PLC Series
Our HMC series combines a Touch Screen HMI and PLC all in one unit. Utilized worldwide to employ diverse applications, our HMI PLCs lower costs, save space, and feature options including: Serial and Ethernet communication, support for Class I, Division 2 installations, and numerous I/O configurations. What’s more, our HMI PLCs provide an affordable combination of display and control in a single package and programmed by using our MAPware7000 software, which allows you to have web server functionality, data logging, recipes, graphs, alarms, trending, create objects with multiple tasks, and more.