Metallizing is the process of coating metal on materials ranging from glass to paper and plastics. Optima has upgraded a number of metallizing machines for packaging and foils manufacturers. Our control system experts have been involved in hardware, design and software engineering for metallisers, as well as, in build and test activities. Below you can find a diagram describing the basic working principles of a metalizing machine – Optima’s logo indicates how our control system engineers were involved.

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Continued Upgrade of Batch Plant

Posted on March 4, 2025

When our customer needed to upgrade their aging batch processing and bulk delivery systems on site, they turned to Optima Control Solutions.

Optima were tasked with migrating the legacy control system over to a modern integrated batch control solution with no disruption to production

APPROACH

A Rockwell Automation solution was installed, which included

ControlLogix PLC upgrades in each mixer / bulk system
Redundant Server running FactoryTalk ® Batch
EtherNet/IP device-level ring network topology

RESULTS

Reduced obsolescence risk and downtime
Site-wide familiarity of operator interfaces for each process
Ability to develop recipes away from the factory floor or off-site for ease of deployment and remote support for timely intervention in the event of any equipment malfunction
Reduced batching errors caused by operators

Becuase the system runs from a central batch server, the customer has the ability to develop recipes away from the factory floor or off-site for ease of deployment,. This reduces batching errors that may be caused by operators

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Control Systems Engineering

Metallizing Machines

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