Process Line Technology - IMS
When it comes to Process Line knowledge and experience, IMS takes a back seat to no one. Not only have we engineered and programmed effective control systems for a diverse range of process lines, but we have developed the principle control schemes and mathematics at the core of the design.
IMS conducts machine tension studies in-house and applies this knowledge to our designs. We are well versed in all aspects of process line control.
- Entry Section Control: automated coil loading, automatic feed-up, shear control, welder control
- Accumulator Looper Control: load cell or calculated tension control
- Furnace Control
- Dancer Control
- Catenary Control
- Coating Pots Control, Air Knife Control
- Tension Leveling & Stretch Leveling
- Temper Mill Control
- Exit section automation & tension control
- Weld & Stitch tracking
- Product Tracking
Applications (new or retrofit)
include:
- Galvanizing Lines
- Pickling Lines
- Coating / Paint Lines
- Annealing Lines
- Heat Treat Lines
- Secondary Steel Processing: Cut-to-length, Slitting, Inspection Lines
- You name it, we have probably done it!
Technology platform experience includes:
- Rockwell Automation and Allen Bradley PLCs, AC & DC Drives, & HMI
- Siemens PLCs, AC & DC Drives, & HMI
- ABB PLCs, AC & DC Drives, & HMI
Retrofit legacy platform knowledge includes:
- Allen-Bradley PLC5 & SLC500
- Reliance Electric Automax
- GE Series Six 9070 9030 Rx7i Rx3i
- Modicon x84 and Quantum