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Upgrading grain plant to PLC controller
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<blockquote data-quote="jorgenbg" data-source="post: 7066165" data-attributes="member: 31720"><p>Im building a new grainstore at the moment. I ordered a complete enclosure with PLC from a company which only make electric panels. Its about half price compared to buying it through the dealer of grain store equipment.</p><p></p><p>I just sent the spec of all the motors I need to control and the switches I will use. They then build it an connect everything down to terminals. So easy to connect field devices.</p><p></p><p>Biggest reason I do it this way is because I want full control over this, and Im a bit of a geek. My cousins new grains store would not work because of some programming glitch, and it took days before they fixed it. During busy harvest I dont have patience for that.</p><p></p><p>And if the HMI(screen) would stop working, then you just control everything with a computer instead.</p><p></p><p>I chose Siemens PLC. Just because internet is full of information and tutorials of Siemens. Not the cheapest and probably not the best.</p><p></p><p>A PLC guru told me to go "soft plc", which means you just have it on your computer. He said its much cheaper and more options.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jorgenbg, post: 7066165, member: 31720"] Im building a new grainstore at the moment. I ordered a complete enclosure with PLC from a company which only make electric panels. Its about half price compared to buying it through the dealer of grain store equipment. I just sent the spec of all the motors I need to control and the switches I will use. They then build it an connect everything down to terminals. So easy to connect field devices. Biggest reason I do it this way is because I want full control over this, and Im a bit of a geek. My cousins new grains store would not work because of some programming glitch, and it took days before they fixed it. During busy harvest I dont have patience for that. And if the HMI(screen) would stop working, then you just control everything with a computer instead. I chose Siemens PLC. Just because internet is full of information and tutorials of Siemens. Not the cheapest and probably not the best. A PLC guru told me to go "soft plc", which means you just have it on your computer. He said its much cheaper and more options. [/QUOTE]
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