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Digital cloud-based asset monitoring is offered worldwide

October 8, 2024

Our new digital cloud-based services platform can be used worldwide. The software means Optima can monitor and track your assets in real time. You can view device history, schedule tasks and monitor the machine via the cloud. This keeps you informed of any issues as and when they occur. Escalation thresholds can be configured, so ...

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Full Project Turnkey Solutions

October 3, 2024

We are pleased to offer turnkey solutions to our clients. Depending upon the client’s brief and the project scope we very often manage the full project, including mechanical engineering and electrical installation. We have select sub-contract companies with whom we work regularly. Alternatively, we will readily work with customer-nominated third parties. Our project management skills and ...

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Safety Scanner Issues and EN999

July 2, 2024

Optima were recently asked to advise on a safety guarding application for one of our customers.  There had been a number of false trips of the laser scanner causing the machine to stop. A plastic chain ‘barrier’ had been fitted as a temporary measure with instructions to operators to not breach the barrier whilst the machine was ...

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Parker SSD Microtach Replacements

July 1, 2024

Microtach encoders, manufactured by SSD Drives for many years offered reliable transmission of sensitive high-frequency information in an electrically noisy environment. The technology used a combination of an incremental encoder disk combined with micro-electronics to facilitate the use of single fibre optic transmission of the encoder pulses. This gave a huge advantage of being able to transmit ...

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Accelerate your digital and sustainability transformation at Siemens Transform 2024

March 15, 2024

Transform 2024: Transform the everyday We are delighted to invite you to join us for Transform 2024 – the technology showcase from Siemens. Join thousands of participants and accelerate your digital and sustainability transformation to transform the everyday, for everyone, on 17-18 July at Manchester Central. ·     Hear from, engage with, and collaborate with industry experts on key industry topics ...

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Optima’s Siemens Solution Partner Accreditation for 2024

March 4, 2024

Optima are proud to maintain both our Siemens Drives and Motion and Factory Automation accreditations for 2024. Our Solution Partner status as Automation Drives verifies our status of application and system expertise, industry knowledge and project experience with Drives, IOT, Cloud and Edge Applications. We implement tailor-made solutions with exceptional quality. Our partner accreditation forms part ...

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S88 Solution Solves Obsolescence Issue

February 10, 2022

Addressing obsolescence is an issue facing many companies and failure to create a robust action plan can often lead to problems that not only affect the operation of a line or machine, but can also result in unfavourable issues that could have detrimental effects on quality levels and brands. The dangers of obsolescence were identified early ...

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Up to 5 Years Warranty as Standard on our Motor and Drive Upgrades with Siemens

June 29, 2021

As a trusted Siemens Drive and Motion Partner, any machine upgrade that Optima engineer that uses Siemens Drives and Motors, Siemens will provide a 5 year warranty on the drive and 3 years on the motor/ motor gearbox Free of Charge. Optima can also extend this standard warranty further for you at preferential rates as ...

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Optima achieve accreditation by Avetta for supplier competency

April 28, 2021

Optima have been certified as an approved supplier to Schneider Electric and become part of the Avetta Consortium. Membership of Avetta is your guarantee of our quality, procedures and most important of all, safe working standards. We look forward to working closely with Schneider Electric on upcoming major projects. This enhances our product and engineering services ...

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Re-commencement of commissioning on major projects

March 5, 2021

Critical process industry can’t stop, so Optima have been back commissioning on-site for some time now to support our customers. For this major project, we have written the PLC and SCADA platform to control the whole process from start to finish. The application is written entirely in TIA Portal with a total of three WinCC SCADA ...

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