Success Stories
Industrial Radios Breath New Life Into Old QuarryThis article describes the complete overhaul of a mining operation in Missouri. A proprietary, obsolete and inadequate system was replaced with Allen-Bradley equipment including an industrial PC, a SLC 5/03 processor, VersaView monitors, a ControlLogix processor and a MicroLogix processor, all communicating via RadioLinx wireless modems from ProSoft Technology. Company execs estimate new control system will save approximately $100,000 per year in downtime and manpower. In-Rack PC Delivers Speed for Multihead WeigherTriangle Packaging Machinery Company had an application in which their Multihead Weigher and Vertical Form Fill Seal Bag Machine (VFFS) were used. This equipment works at extremely high speeds, and thus their control system would need the ability to process data rapidly and accurately. Triangle found their solution in ProSoft Technology’s in-rack PC56 module for the ControlLogix chassis, because the product has the flexibility of a Programmable Logic Controller and the speed of an industrial computer. Avoid Collisions on the TrackTwo OSB Miles utilize twenty RadioLinx Industrial Hotspots for their multi-million dollar crane anti-collision systems. Petrobras Chooses In-Rack Flow Computers for Brazilian Natural Gas Operation16 flow computers from ProSoft Technology were installed in the Urucu province, the second largest natural gas reserve in Brazil with an average daily production of over five million cubic meters per day, and where 38 flow streams of natural gas are transferred to an oil treatment plant owned by Petrobras. With ProSoft Technology’s in-rack flow computers, flow rates and gas volumes could be calculated at the oil extraction plant directly over the backplane of their SLC 5/03 processors. Water Flows in IraqIn Badaah, Iraq, David Watts adds finishing touches to his work in the Nasiriyah Water Treatment Plant—his home away from home for nearly eight weeks. The largest water treatment facility in Southern Iraq, the Nasiriyah Plant supplies 10,000 cubic meters per hour of fresh drinking water to approximately three million Iraqis in Ad-Dawayah, Badaah, Al-Shatra, Al-Garaaf, Nasiriyah and Sug Ash Shuyuk. Wireless Communication Saves the Day for ThyssenKruppThe ThyssenKrupp Waupaca Foundry in Marionette, Wisconsin reaped a $600,000 ROI when they decided to go wireless. Texas Pipeline RadiosWalnut Bend oil field in Gainsville, Texas experienced a problem with elevated noise zones in its 150 MHz licensed-frequency radio network caused by power grid interference, which in turn caused the system to overload and shut down without warning.Walnut utilized ProSoft Technology's 2.4 GHz radios to correct the problem. Ada County Landfill: Technology Talks TrashIn AdaCounty, a highly maintained landfill site requiring strict vegetation irrigation and gas process extraction used ProSoft Technology's Ethernet wireless radios to preserve a natural-looking environment in an area overlooking residential homes.By utilizing the flexible and invisible RadioLinx modems, Ada was able to maintain the valley's visual appeal while obtaining the benefits of wireless capabilities. |
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