How Are Advantech’s Weighing and Packaging Machines Useful? - Alltronix India

1. With humans relying enormously on machinery to do major parts of their work, every industry today uses a variety of machines on their premises. Industrial sectors like pharmaceuticals, jewelry, food and beverage, and many others are using highly accurate automatic weighing and packaging machines to weigh and pack their goods effectively and efficiently. The weighing machines weigh the goods as required and then send them to the packaging system via a conveyor system to have the goods packed. With such machinery, flexible orders and detailed production systems are being incorporated in the manufacturing process. Today, weighing and packaging machinery with powerful programmable automation controllers (PAC) are used to achieve high-precision driving with high-end capabilities. But earlier, people used programmable logic controllers (PLC) with touchscreens for the same purposes, which caused them great difficulty in various aspects. Some of these aspects included PLC motion control, interlock control functions, integration of a third party weighing scale via a communication interface, and running out of memory for control and production parameters. Therefore, there had always been a need for a powerful new PAC to fulfill easy expansion capabilities with simple secondary development to achieve high precision driving with advanced features. How has Advantech changed the scenario today? With the advancement of Advantech, this has been possible with the brand’s APAX and AMAX controlling units that can integrate motion, networking, and information processing functionality. These controllers can recognize complicated processing systems by

2. integrating high-precision motors and high-power variable frequency drives. Combining both digital input and output can help achieve integration and optimization of such control. AMAX and APAX work together to manage the entire process. AMAX receives digital sensor signals and generates output signals to control various components like switches, buttons, indicators, etc. Then the analog signal from the weighing scale is measured to get the information about the weight of the object, by connecting with an Ethernet I/O module. The system is completed with a flat panel monitor having resistive touchscreen functionality, and a flexible Human Machine Interface. The time deterministic control is ensured by implementing distributed motion control products. APAX provides C and .NET API for high performance motion and DI/O control. Additionally, embedded computer systems allow for conversion and storage between the database and Human Machine Interface to be easily recognized, while the production data is transmitted to the back database via the Ethernet. What are the benefits achieved by this automation? With the automation systems spoken of above, high accuracy and motion control can be achieved. When APAX, ADAM, and distributed motion controls are connected, the system integration efforts are shortened, while increasing the accuracy and reliability. Also, the overall system cost is reduced by incorporating a high-precision motor and high-speed data acquisition modules. Moreover, the high speed computing, mass storage, and versatile communication interfaces help the system meet the requirements of rapid communication with high-precision weighing and quick data acquisition. If you are looking for such incredible benefits of automation systems, you can also get the best quality embedded computers, industrial rack computers, Fieldbus I/O systems, and SCADA ay Alltronix, the leading Advantech distributor in Bangalore, who has been serving clients effectively since more than four decades now!