Rewire Automation Engineering Team working on a 120″ Drum twister for SKET Germany. Let our experience help you advance to the next level.
Our first rotation of the Takeup 2017
Rewire Automation Engineering Team working on a 120″ Drum twister for SKET Germany. Let our experience help you advance to the next level.
Our first rotation of the Takeup 2017
NorthHampton 1250 DT Inertia Testing:
The Traverse screen This screen is used for electronic traversing. The left Flange and the right Flange values are entered. This is the value from the imaginary center line. The Position will increase due to rotational pulse counting. Once the Value is equal to or greater than the direction will be changed. This system retains no error as the count is only used in the direction to the outer flange. On the return direction the traverse crosses a zero proximity and the count starts from this reset pulse.
Recently an advertisement in the June issue of the Wire Journal (pages 20 and 21) there was an advertisement that spanned two pages. The advertisement had me thinking for a couple of days until I decided to write this. Apparently the message I got from the advertisement is this;
When you hire smaller contractors there are benefits that are not always apparent, when the big guys get busy your project becomes a number that number moves up and down based on the value of your project. The little guy also has your interest and he also has your number but since he would rather not over extend himself he will keep your project closer to him.
When you deal with a larger organization you will find that personal attention with one engineer is not the same with a different engineer. As people within larger organizations are moved from project to project, this leads to an issue of understanding of your process and whomever is available will look after your project. Whereas in a smaller company your interest is always important. When you succeed we succeed.
As I reflect back to all the customers we have dealt with each one has my personal telephone number and they were always asked to contact me day or night as small as the problem or issues might be. In a larger organization your project is diluted through multiple people with different talents and personal phone calls become ” your call is important to us please leave your number and I will get back to you at my earliest convenience”.
Around 1995 I worked on a larger Wire twister that took 6 months from start to finish. This project was in a different and difficult country (middle east). The requirements were integration of 16 6RA24 drives with Profibus to two S5-115 processors and two UTICOR touchscreens, the line had infinite permutations due to the customers requirements. When I got back to Toronto I met a crew from Siemens that was working on a machine for the company I was then working for. This crew of four were programming DC drives, PLC’s and touchscreen’s. Four people were working on this large project and after 2 weeks I noted that nothing had been done as they were in a continuous physiological discussion with regards to who is to do what and who was to blame for that. I finally asked the lead guy to come with me to my office. I asked this large company Rep. why his crew was blaming each other, after not getting anywhere with him I showed him what one individual is capable of, I showed him in detail what I had accomplished in the Middle East. After I was finished he looked at me perplexed and told me that this is impossible as no one does everything. In the end his crew kept on bickering for a few more weeks the machine was eventually got started but I never forgot “that sometimes bigger is not always better”.
One last thing about the that Wire Journal Ad was the last statement ” Complex projects, simplified” As an manager of Electrical projects I have yet to see a complex project become simplified, sure throwing money at a problem works but is not efficient, without understanding what you are trying to do or accomplish, again personal service is a must a large contractor will not have the time or focus for your project. Would you buy a house without switch plates, without molding, sure the structure is standing but the details are also important.
I strongly believe that “Sometimes the louder one screams the less he is heard”. So when I see this advertisement I also understand that the little guy is also important. Smaller contractors are cost efficient and care about what you do and will do what ever it takes to make your decision the right decision.
The usage of trending is of great importance to us. We can review what has happened and why it happened from our screens down to 0.1 seconds. We are able to see well into the past (up to 3 weeks) and determine if there was an operator error or a system malfunction. This is a great reason why you need someone like REWIRE AUTOMATION at your side. Liability issues can become assets quickly. By scrolling back into the past a lot of information can be shown at the exact time of an incidence. We can trend up to 16 pens per screen and the pens can record either digital or analog signals complete with descriptive wording. The following can be done with the Trend:
Rewire has been working extensively with Flexible pipe manufacturers and machine builders for the manufacturing of large OD flexible Pipe. We have successfully completed three factory lines that are able to produce 3,4,6 and 8″ flexible pipe.
Our designs are field proven and we have the know how to make your next deep sea project a reality. By partnering with us we will create flexible designs that will work today and tomorow. Control systems that are troublefree maybe a challenge for most but we know how to work far away from home and keep you running 24/7.