Automation

The life-blood of American industry has become automation. Proper automation allows companies to produce and distribute higher quality products at less cost to the consumer.  Powerlink Technologies can provide your company with turn-key automation systems for almost any process.  Following are some common components of a typical automation solution.

Real Time Control - The heat of the operation.

The evolution of the Intel Pentium processor combined with the power of Microsoft’s NT operating system has changed the face of real-time control forever. As automation systems become more complex they are required to perform more complicated control functions. These systems are often required to interact on a real time basis with other host systems such as an IBM AS/400. These requirements have exceeded the power of the Programmable Logic Controller (PLC). Although PLC’s such as Allen-Bradley’s PLC5-series have ruled the automation world with an iron fist for the past two decades their days are now numbered.

With the release of "soft-PLC" packages designed to run on a Pentium based computers the automation world has made a giant leap forward into the future. Now the Industrial customer whether a manufacturer or a distribution center, can enjoy the reliability, scalability, flexibility and power of a PC based automation solution.

Powerlink Technologies can provide your company with a turnkey automation solution. We use the latest "Soft-PLC" packages combined with our own Active Automation control libraries to create a system that not only meets or exceeds your requirements today, but will be easily modified or expanded in the future. 

Process Visualization - The Human Interface

An automation system is only as good as the interface it provides to the user. Process Visualization allows operators, engineers, managers and supervisors to monitor and control the entire operation through a graphical on-screen representation. A tripped pullcord or a drive over current error no longer has to take half an hour to track down. Process Visualization provides invaluable tools to keep your system running how you want it to.

Powerlink Technologies develops Process Visualization using the latest software tools including InTouch, RSView, Intellution, Factory Link and Microsoft Developers studio. We have the highest commitment to make our interfaces reliable and easy to use.

Using technologies developed for the Internet, Powerlink can bring the monitoring and control of your system into your companies Intranet or even to remote locations over the Internet.

Batch Processing - A Recipe for Success.

At the heart of many manufacturing processes is batch processing. Batch processing provides a scalable solution for your batch-related process. It allows users to model, simulate and implement recipes. When used correctly batch processing can reduce the time and costs required to implement a new batch related process by up to 50%.