Control Systems for bella EXTRUDEX Machinery

EC400 touch-screen control system

for extruders and extrusion lines - Based on Sigmatek® Control Panel with integrated PLC

The heart of the control system is the Color-Multitouch (capacitive) display with a PLC and hard-realtime  communication via  Ethernet-based VARAN bus.

The standard version consists of 1 extruder drive, 7 heating zones, 1 melt pressure, 1 melt temperature.

Maximum version controls up to 7 freely selectable extruders with 15 heating zones each along with a total of 24 heated tooling elements and each follow-up drives, melt temperatures and melt pressures. The temperatures are shown graphically and in tables and controlled by an integrated 3-point controller with heater current monitoring. All drives can be operated in synchronous operation or by a ramp function.

 

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Additional features:

  • Recipes with machine and product parameters
  • Self-optimizing temperature controller with weekly timer program and ramp-function
  • Integrated pressure-RPM control
  • Trend displays with separate scales and simultaneous recording of up to 10 channel inputs can be saved in CSV files.
  • Alarm administration with clear-text displays, logbook and additional freely configurable alarms per drive
  • Help texts displayed in pdf format; file loading via USB port of control system
  • Remote maintenance via VPN router optional
  • Interfaces to external control units and systems such as Ethernet, PROFIBUS and CAN available if required
  • Access authoization to screen pages by different password levels
  • Available screen sizes: 10" to 21"
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SimCon 300 / 7-1500 touch-screen control system

For extruders and extrusion lines - based on Siemens S7/1500 with TP1900 Comfort Panel

The heart of the control system is the Multi Panel (TFT colour touch display) with integrated soft PLC and real-time capable communication via PROFIBUS. The standard version controls up to 6 freely selectable drive units, 32 heating zones, melt temperatures and melt pressures. The temperatures are shown graphically and in tables and controlled by a remote 3-point controller. All drives can be operated in synchronous operation.

 

Additional features:

  • Storage of process recipes with machine and product parameters
  • Self-optimizing temperature controllers with heater current monitoring with weekly timer program for heater zones
  • Integrated pressure - RPM control
  • Trend displays with separate scales and simultaneous recording of up to 8 channel inputs
  • Alarm administration with clear-text displays, alarm journal and 6 freely configurable alarms
  • Remote maintenance capability via VPN router optional
  • Interfaces to external control units and systems such as PROFINET available if required
  • Access authorization to screen pages by different password levels
  • Available screen sizes: 12", 15", 19"
  • SIMATIC industrial-grade PC 427D with Industrial Flat Panel can be used as alternative hardware
  • Data logging via OPC server or logging software using a CSV format is available as an optional feature.

All EXTRUDEX machines and equipment carry CE marking certifying full compliance with corresponding EU standards.

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