SyncMaster controls package for integrated coil feed lines allows operators to control many of the servo feed, straightener, and coil reel setups and functions from a single location. This ability to work from a single touchscreen increases efficiency and decreases the chance of error. The system includes a coil reel, a power straightener with an AC drive, and a PLC that controls the straightener and reel, and communicates with the servo feed. The servo feed has a touchscreen HMI that controls the feed and communicates via Ethernet with the straightener and reel. The controller features a user-friendly 5.7-in. VGA color touchscreen interface featuring a selectable scale for feed lengths, height, and edge guides. Additional capabilities include 400-job set memory, automatic speed compensation, fault display and history, and more.
- Integration of coil feed system – servo feed, straightener, and reel
- Mode control and jogging of straightener from feeder HMI
- Laser loop monitoring and control configurable from feeder HMI
- Thread table raise/lower from feeder HMI
- Line speed averaging to avoid stop/start of a straightener
- Automatic lubrication control configurable from feeder HMI
- Automatic mandrel expansion configurable from HMI
- Drag brake setting by recipe
- Tight loop signaling to the feeder
- Loop feed fault detection to stop straightener if the feeder isn't running
- System E-stop control from feeder and straightener operating stations
