PN2447 – Completed Jan 25
Gauntlet Machine Compliance
Avoca
CXControls Ltd
CXC HQ – Rebuild and FAT Manchester – Client tested Slovenia – Final Destination
Confidential
Textiles Manufacturing
HAZOP and LOPA
CE Compliance
Design and Build
Panel Manufacture
System Integration
Install, FAT, Commission
CXControls were engaged by Avoca initially to perform a Machine Safety Gap Analysis on their imported gauntlet machine to establish operational readiness in order to meet CE Compliance.
The machine weighed 8 tons, with two sperate sections, consisting of a:
The system encompassed a fully integrated control system with a central six-metre panel suite, housing all VSD drives and a PLC section.
The CXControls team integrated a centralised Siemens S7 CPU 1515 F-2 PN PLC with several distributed ET200 I/O stations on the plant. Functional safety to SIL2 compliance was achieved using Siemens fail-safe I/O cards and Profisafe communications.
The SCADA system utilised WINCC flexible on 5 Siemens TF1500 HMI’s.
The solution was delivered in two phases….
Phase 1:
Perform a Gap Analysis on the imported machine including Machine Safety HAZOP and resulting LOPA (Layers of protection analysis), to establish a baseline design criteria for improvements.
Phase 2:
A successful project resulting in a fully CE compliant machine for use in Europe.
Post operational trials were carried out successfully and the machine was then exported by our client to a final site in Slovenia, and is operating successfully to meet plant demand.