SAMPLE PROJECTS
INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION

BRIDGESTONE Stargard:

Overall delivery and commissioning of machines:

• The Automatic Discharge Station of the high-bay warehouse (3 sets)
• Automatic loading station for mica impregnation machines (3 sets)
• The Automatic Transportation and storage system for tire treads molds (10 ton gantry crane and magazine)
• Automatic mica impregnation station
• Mica impregnat mixer (3 sets)
• Rubber strips cutting machine - WCH CUTTER (7 sets)
• Machine for scrolling and centering spacers (cooperating with the calender machine)
• Feeding and cutting the rubber machine - TMA (cooperation with the weighing mixers system)
• Machine for cutting rubber strips - NCH (2 sets)
• Rubber feeders (2 sets)
• Robotized reel loading workcell (4 robots)

Modifications of machines and production lines:

• Modification of mica imprefnation machine, reconstruction of silicon heads
• Equipped of mills in automatically controlled cutting knives and related with that program changes
• Modification of tire samples cutting machine
• Transporters, guillotines and centrators of material on tire tread production line
• Mechanical and software changes in tire building machine
• Electrical modifications of curing presses
• Automatic detection (by metal detectors) and removal of metal inclusions in the rubber on rolling mill lines
• Automation of pallets (with rubber mix) moving system
• Automation system for extruders and their integration with the main line
• Replacing the vision system and modification of the control streamlining the quality control in the technological sequence

Other tasks:

• Preparation for the production and commissioning of tire building machines
• Optimization of tire building machine (algorithms analysis, PLC program modifications, production tests)
• Optimization of PLC programs for listed production machines: HEX, BELT, Tire calender machine (Tire building machine) , HSB, WAVY
• Optimization of trimming machine (sensors changes, software modifications, adjustments mechanics)
• Optimization of the tread production line
• Optimization of machines included in the extrusion moulding and cutting process line
• Implementation of SCADA system for monitoring, data collection (to SQL database) and the reporting from the machines included in the technological treads production line/li>
• Implementation of the SCADA system for tire building machine - duration of individual machine steps monitoring, archiving and presentation of the collected data

BRIDGESTONE Poznań:

Overall delivery and commissioning of machines:

• Spacer auto-scrolling machine
• Dual transport manipulator cooperated with sealant applying machine
• Robotic station for applying and controlling the quality of the sealant (2 robots) with a double transport manipulator

Modifications of machines and production lines:

• Replacing / upgrading the control system on KEYER machine (PLC, operator panel)
• Replacing / upgrading the control system of the DMC machine (PLCs, operator panels, motion, servo drives) - 2 systems

Other tasks:

• Preparation for production and commissioning of Tire calender machine (3 systems)
• Modification of PLC program and motion control of Tire building machines, extending its functionality

MICHELIN Olsztyn, Poland

Modifications of machines and production lines

• Modification of safety sysem on tire confection machines unwinders. Perform a risk assessment
• Significant modernization (that meets essential requirements - Machinery Directive) steel cord cutter. Exchange of control system, drives and cables. Design and installation of the safety system, mechanical changes to improve ergonomics. Perform a risk assessment
• Automatic transfer of tires from visual inspection to preparation for transportation in tire building machine

MICHELIN Bad Kreuznach, Germany

Overall delivery and commissioning of machines:

• Machine for visual inspection and testing of tires (2 sets)

MICHELIN Lasarte-Oria, Spain:

MICHELIN Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

MICHELIN Samutprakarn, Thailand

MICHELIN Shenyang, China

MICHELIN Pirot, Serbia

MICHELIN Tuscaloosa, USA

MICHELIN Woodburn, USA

MICHELIN Leon, Mexico

MICHELIN Olsztyn, Poland

Specialized measurements:

• Device for measuring the resistance of rubber which increases the discharge of electrostatic charges

Modifications of machines and production lines:

• Mechanical installation of the measuring head module on calender machine. Development of control system. Commissioning of the cord thickness measuring system with adjustable gap and archiving of measurement data in to SQL database

Overall delivery and commissioning of machines:

• Line for automatic queuing and transportation of filters for grinding and coating applying with monitoring inspection table (5 sets)
• Mobile drying filters device
• Robotic cell for loading DPF filters and pads to the trolley using vision system (2 robots)
• Machine for inserting DPF filter into the matrix
• ATEX machine for analysis of DPF filter parameters

Other tasks:

• Execution of control cabinets for mixers (8 sets)
• Developing and commissioning robotic test system to cleaning the filters
• Developing and commissioning robotic test system, with depalletizing DPF filters. System includes vision system for position detection and loading filters on trolley

Overall delivery and commissioning of machines:

• Compressors diagnostic line
• Machine for checking the internal diameter of front housing and it's integration to the main production line
• The riveting machine of car compressors components

Modifications of machines and production lines:

• Modification of assembly line. Cycle time optimization for individual operators. Work ergonomics improvement. Expand the data collection and reporting system. The additional workplace and belt conveyors development, equipped with pleumatic balancer and ergonomic active arms

Overall delivery and commissioning of machines:

• Robotized workcell to operate presses with loading and unloading workpieces equipment (2 robots)
• Robotized workcell to operate presses with loading, moving and unloading workpieces equipment (2 robots)
• Robotized workcell for the lathe line (2 robots)
• Robotized workcell for transporting details between individual processing machines (4 robots)
• Robotized workcell consisting of steering system components (2 robots)
• Robotic workstation for transport details between processing stations (2 robots)
• Robotic laser marking station (2 robots)
• Rollers length measuring machine after treatment in lathe (2 sets)

Overall delivery and commissioning of machines:

• Material rewinding machine with its brushing

Modifications of machines and production lines:

• Modernization of machine control for joining sheets
• Modernization of machine control for sheet cutting in accordance with the requirements of the technological process
• Modernization of the control of the machine for the production of abrasive discs

Modifications of machines and production lines:

• Development, delivery and commissioning gearbox assembly support system. Integration with database system which generates assembly sequences for individual products

Modifications of machines and production lines:

• Emergency power system designed to manage production lines power and power source auto-choose (grid or generator) with using SCADA system for visualization and data archiving
• Design, construction and commissioning of the control system for the production of window profiles machinery (cutting on the fly), cooperating with extruders (11 sets)
• Development and implementation of material flow speed synchronization, between the extruder and profiling machine

Modifications of machines and production lines:

• Sandwich panels Production Line modification consists in adding to the production process dosing new components - control, visualization and data collection for new components

Other tasks:

• Extending the SCADA system functionality of sandwich panels production line, for analysis and data collection from production, to SQL factory database for reporting purposes. Modification of the production recipes system and adapting them to the needs of production
• Development and commissioning length measuring system for produced components, collating information with other production data and reporting
• The process data collection of the production line based on the SCADA software

Completed tasks:

• Delivery of 3 sets of power drive for screw compressors 250kW, 355kW, 355kW. Design of electrical system, construction of supply cabinets, installation, commissioning and measurements

Completed tasks:

• Development, delivery and commissioning control system of baking trays cleaning machine

Completed tasks:

• Delivery, installation and commissioning of switchboards for sewage treatment plants (Pn = 1,25MW, In = 2500A)

Completed tasks:

• Design of electrical diagrams
• Continuous production of control and power cabinets according to diagrams designed by us, or client diagrams
• Comprehensive installation and wiring on the factory

Completed tasks:

• Monitoring and control operating parameters system of the internal combustion engine (part of the fire protection system) along with the implementation of visualization in the Gdansk Refinery - LOTOS