{"id":315,"date":"2019-07-16T19:31:45","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T19:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wba.systems\/wba1\/?page_id=315"},"modified":"2022-04-28T19:38:07","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T19:38:07","slug":"tube-cutting-line-with-ndt-a-b-controls","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wba.systems\/wba\/automation\/projects\/tube-cutting-line-with-ndt-a-b-controls\/","title":{"rendered":"Tube Cutting Line with NDT, A-B Controls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Replace Siemens S\/5 PLC and Optronics Motion Controller for Tube Cutting Line and Non-Destructive Test (NDT) Line.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Line Functionality<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

– 2 Cutting Heads with servo control for cut and chamfer axes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– 4 DC Drives for cutting head conveyors \u2013 position accuracy of -0 to +3 mm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Laser encoder on infeed of each cutting head for tube position\/length calculations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Lead sensor and 20 tail sensors for each head to calculate tube length<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Use flaw data and cut parameters to determine optimal cut plan for tube.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Encoder Feedback for adjusting cutting head height for different pipe diameters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Track tube length\/weight through conveyors to bundler system<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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NDT Functionality<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

– Encoder Feedback to PLC for tube position and length calculation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Signals from Flux and Eddy Current Test Stand \u2013 capture flaw signal, determine flaws and track flaw positions to Line PLC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Encoder Feedback for Test Stand Position adjustment for different pipe diameters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Encoder Feedback for Pinch Roller Positioning for different pipe diameters<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Controls<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Line<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

– Control Logix Rack, 2 High Speed Counter Cards for encoder feedback<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– 4 Servo Drives, 4 DC Drives, 11 AC Drives, 15 Starters for Ancillary Motors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– 2 Touchscreens, 16 Point I\/O Racks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NDT (Non-Destructive Test)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

– Control Logix Rack, High speed counter cards for encoder feedback<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– 6 AC Drives, 1 Touchscreen, 6 Point I\/O Racks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Signals from Eddie Current and Flux test stands<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Overall System<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

– 14 Double Door Cabinets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– 3 Disconnect Cabinets<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– 3 Operator Consoles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– 13 Field IO Enclosures (Point I\/O racks used to replace existing racks)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Data Tracking from Test Line (NDT) through cutting line to Bundler<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Line PLC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Line Ancillary Devices<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cutting Head Drives<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cutting Axes Servo Drives<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Line Disconnect 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Line Transfer Conveyors Drives<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Line Transfer Conveyors Drives<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Line Positioning Conveyors (DC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Line Power Supplies, Etc<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Line Disconnect 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Line Overloads and PTC relays<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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NDT PLC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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NDT Conveyor Drive and Transfer Device Controls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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NDT Conveyor Drive and Transfer Device Controls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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NDT Power Supplies, Etc<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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NDT Disconnect<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Replace Siemens S\/5 PLC and Optronics Motion Controller for Tube Cutting Line and Non-Destructive Test (NDT) Line. Line Functionality – 2 Cutting Heads with servo control for cut and chamfer axes – 4 DC Drives for cutting head conveyors \u2013 position accuracy of -0 to +3 mm – Laser encoder […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":117,"parent":613,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-315","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-projects"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wba.systems\/wba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wba.systems\/wba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wba.systems\/wba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wba.systems\/wba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wba.systems\/wba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=315"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.wba.systems\/wba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1796,"href":"https:\/\/www.wba.systems\/wba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/315\/revisions\/1796"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wba.systems\/wba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/613"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wba.systems\/wba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wba.systems\/wba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wba.systems\/wba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wba.systems\/wba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}