Company Information

FMC is an agricultural sciences company that advances farming through innovative and sustainable crop protection technologies. From industry leading discovery pipeline, to unique application systems, to modern biological products, FMC are passionate about bringing new solutions to growers around the world.
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Client

FMC

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Date

March 21, 2021

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Our Role

Electrical & Software design, Electrical Install & Commissioning

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Category

Process

Scoope Of Work

There are two systems programmed on one Siemens 1200 PLC. The first is a Filler IBC Changeover System &  the second system is the waste receiving control system.

Electrical & Software Design

The system is controlled by a Siemens S7-1214 CPU with Ethernet communications to a Siemens KTP BASIC 7 inch colour touchscreen. The touchscreen displays, animates and provides an operator interface to the plant equipment.

Electrical Installation

The Electrical installation consisted of cabling the new control panel up to the field equipment/IBC’s platform, The Installation was carried out using SY & YY cabling installed on galvanised basket tray work.

Commissioning

The commissioning was a duration of two days. I/O checks, weight amplifier configuration, various calibration of PLC timers and settings to get the optimal output.
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7009 - OPL - Filler IBC Changeover System V4
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